Men’s Golf Adds Assistant Coach CD Hockersmith
8/13/2024 3:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana men's golf head coach Mike Mayer has hired assistant coach CD Hockersmith, the program announced on Tuesday.
"We are thrilled that Coach Hockersmith has accepted our invitation to join our Hoosier family," Mayer said. "He brings a tremendous amount of playing and coaching experience with him.
"He is well known among junior golfers in Indiana and the Midwest, and he will be a formative recruiter for us. Coach Hockersmith was an outstanding collegiate golfer at Ball State, an outstanding golfer at all levels, and he is most importantly an outstanding person. He will be a great addition to our men's golf program."
Hockersmith joins the Indiana program after spending the last three seasons as the head coach at Earlham College. He led the Quakers to three-straight top-5 finishes in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, including a school-record performance in a fourth-place result in 2024.
"I am thrilled to join the men's golf program at Indiana," Hockersmith said. "I have so much respect for Coach Mayer and what he has built here in Bloomington. The facilities are some of the best in all of college golf and I cannot wait to get my Hoosier career started."
He mentored two members of the Quaker golf program to All-America Scholar honors, had one player named All-HCAC, and coached the HCAC Player of the Week on seven occasions. Earlham set three program records in his final season with the program.
Prior to his time at Earlham, Hockersmith played professionally for 12 seasons. The Richmond, Ind., native earned Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar honors, All-MAC Second Team accolades, a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team, and was credited as the Most Valuable Player for the Cardinals. He also served as the team captain for head coach Mike Fleck during his senior season.
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"We are thrilled that Coach Hockersmith has accepted our invitation to join our Hoosier family," Mayer said. "He brings a tremendous amount of playing and coaching experience with him.
"He is well known among junior golfers in Indiana and the Midwest, and he will be a formative recruiter for us. Coach Hockersmith was an outstanding collegiate golfer at Ball State, an outstanding golfer at all levels, and he is most importantly an outstanding person. He will be a great addition to our men's golf program."
Hockersmith joins the Indiana program after spending the last three seasons as the head coach at Earlham College. He led the Quakers to three-straight top-5 finishes in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, including a school-record performance in a fourth-place result in 2024.
"I am thrilled to join the men's golf program at Indiana," Hockersmith said. "I have so much respect for Coach Mayer and what he has built here in Bloomington. The facilities are some of the best in all of college golf and I cannot wait to get my Hoosier career started."
He mentored two members of the Quaker golf program to All-America Scholar honors, had one player named All-HCAC, and coached the HCAC Player of the Week on seven occasions. Earlham set three program records in his final season with the program.
Prior to his time at Earlham, Hockersmith played professionally for 12 seasons. The Richmond, Ind., native earned Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar honors, All-MAC Second Team accolades, a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team, and was credited as the Most Valuable Player for the Cardinals. He also served as the team captain for head coach Mike Fleck during his senior season.
@IndianaMGolf
For all the latest on Indiana University men's golf, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMGolf on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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