June 27, 2006
Release courtesy of Nick Huber, Buena Vista Univ. sports information director

STORM LAKE, IOWA . . . Derrick Sleezer has been named the head women's golf coach at Buena Vista University. Sleezer succeeds Tom Bohnenkamp who resigned in May.

Sleezer has been the head girl's golf coach at Washington High School in Cherokee for the past four seasons. He led the club to consecutive conference championships in 2005 and 2006, which were the first league titles in the program's history. Sleezer also guided the squad to its first appearance at the state tournament in 2005.

"I am excited to have another quality individual join the Buena Vista coaching staff," said Buena Vista athletics director Jan Travis. "Sleezer brings enthusiasm, knowledge of the sport, and many successful years of playing the game to our program."

Sleezer was a three-year letter winner on the golf team at Drake University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing. He was a member of two state champion teams while at Aurelia High School. Sleezer, who is also employed as a manager at Sleezer Fertility Center in Aurelia, has won the individual title at the Aurelia Open five times and was the Sioux Valley Match Play champion in 1998.

"I am really looking forward to joining the Buena Vista staff and continuing the success the program has enjoyed," Sleezer commented. "I look forward to having a good season in the upcoming school year."

Buena Vista has won three Iowa Conference Championships since 2000 and has finished in the top three in the league each of the past 11 seasons. The Beavers will begin the 2006 fall season at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Fall Invite during the first weekend in September.

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