Golf Coaches

 

Head Coach Paul Thompson Men's Coach pethompson@lcsc.edu

Now entering his seventh season as the head coach of the Warrior golf program, Paul Thompson has brought the men’s team to the forefront of the Frontier Conference, and has made the trip to the NAIA national tournament more of an expectation than a hope.

Thompson has led the men’s team to four conference titles, coming in 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07, and the women’s team claimed the conference title in 2005-06.

Last season, the women’s team earned an at-large berth to the NAIA national championship, where they finished 19th overall. The men’s team narrowly missed claiming its seventh conference title, and finished the season ranked No. 33 in the final NAIA national poll.

Thompson has been named the Frontier Conference’s Men’s Coach of the Year on four occasions; with the latest coming in 2006-2007 when he led the men’s team to its third straight conference championship.

Paul's retirement from his position as Vice President of Pepsi Cola in Lewiston seven years ago opened the door of opportunity to pursue collegiate coaching.  With 38 years of experience in the business world, he has a strong background in fundraising and management.

A resident of Clarkston, Wash., Thompson has been married to his wife Judy for 44 years.  They have four children Polly, Tami, Todd, and Scott. 

Assistant Coach Steve Tilden Women's Coach stilden@stonebrakermcquary.com

Steve Tilden's passion and love for the game of golf has been evident for the past 31 years, as he has played and coached at various levels of competition. He worked as the assistant golf professional at the Lewiston Golf & Country Club for about five years while attending college. His coaching career includes involvement with some of the junior golf programs in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. He began coaching at LCSC in the spring of 2002.  

At the end of the 2005-2006 season Tilden was named the Frontier Conference Women's Golf Coach of the Year. Under his leadership, the women's team is consistently ranked in the NAIA Top 25 and has made it to the national tournament five of the six years he has been at the helm. Tilden has coached four NAIA All-Americans and his team members are consistently on the all-conference teams for their play as well as academics. In 2007-2008, his team was named to the NAIA All Academic Top 25.

 

Tilden is a graduate of Lewiston High School and also attended Lewis-Clark State College. He has been a licensed insurance agent for Stonebraker McQuary Insurance since 1992.