Fedorka Named CMS Head Men's Golf Coach After Stint as Interim Coach

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Mitchell Fedorka was officially appointed as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps head men's golf coach after serving as the program's interim head coach for the past 18 months, it was announced today by director of athletics Erica Perkins Jasper.

Fedorka became the interim head coach in June of 2020, following the retirement of long time head coach Bim Jollymour after 20 seasons at the helm. Fedorka, who had been an assistant for Jollymour for the previous three seasons, guided the program through an off year due to the COVID pandemic and helped CMS keep a roster in tact that was able to dominate in the fall of 2021, winning both of its events by substantial margins, including an 833 (-31) at the California State Intercollegiate that shattered the program record for low score over a 54-hole tournament. 

Under Fedorka's leadership, the Stags ascended up to No. 4 in the national rankings in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches poll at the end of the fall season, which is where they will stand when they resume play later this month for the spring portion of the schedule at The Joust at Goose Creek on Feb. 21-22. Senior Mason Chiu also currently ranks No. 1 in the GolfStat player rankings, while first-year Yuefeng (Michael) Ma, who is part of Fedorka's first recruiting class, is No. 4 and junior Will Parker is No. 6, giving the Stags three top-10 golfers after the fall season.    

As a collegiate player, Fedorka competed for SCIAC rival La Verne, and finished second in the NCAA Division III Championships as a junior in 2009, tying for the individual title after 72 holes before ending as the runner-up after a playoff, helping the Leopards to a second-place finish as a team. He earned the Jack Nicklaus Award as the top player in all of NCAA Division III that season, receiving his honor from Nicklaus at the 2009 Memorial Tournament. He was also the Lee Fulmer Award winner as the SCIAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Year, capturing the league championships in a sudden death playoff after shooting a six-under round. 

Fedorka also finished as the runner-up at the 2010 NCAA Division III Championships, finishing behind only Tain Lee of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps by three strokes. He was inducted to the La Verne Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017, just seven years after graduating. 

A native of Upland, Fedorka served as an assistant coach of the La Verne women's golf program prior to joining the staff at CMS.