CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- The Women's Golf Coaches Association announced the 58th and 59th members of the WGCA Coaches Hall of Fame on Monday, with Bruin head coach Mary Jo McCloskey joining the list of coaching legends as an inductee.

After beginning the GFU women's golf program in 2006, McCloskey has completed 19 seasons as the head women's golf coach at George Fox University. She has led the Bruins to 14 consecutive top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships and captured the program's first-ever NCAA title in 2023. In her time in Newberg, the Bruin head coach has transformed the nonexistent women's golf program into a national mainstay — the Bruins have earned a trophy in nine of the past 13 seasons by virtue of finishing in the top four at the NCAA Championship.

An eight-time Division III Golf Pride WGCA West Region Coach of the Year, McCloskey has coached two individual NCAA Champions, four PING WGCA Players of the Year, three WGCA Freshman of the Year Presented by StrackaLine honorees, 33 WGCA All-Americans, and 28 WGCA All-American Scholars. In addition, McCloskey also served two terms as the Division III Director on the WGCA's Board of Directors.

""I am both surprised and deeply honored to be selected for induction into the WGCA Hall of Fame," McCloskey said, "I want to thank all of those who nominated me, as well as the WGCA board, for this humbling recognition. I will be accepting this award in December on behalf of George Fox Women's Golf and the incredible program we have built together—supported by administrators, trustees, alumni, families, and, most importantly, the players who have given their all year after year. It is truly an honor to represent George Fox Women's Golf and the village that has made our journey so meaningful."

Alongside McCloskey as an inductee will be Shauna Taylor, head women's golf coach at the University of Arkansas. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning with a reception sponsored by Babygrande Golf and followed by dinner and the banquet.