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Brad Fleetwood

Brad Fleetwood has taken the SWOSU Golf programs to new heights since arriving in January 2013 and he enters his 13th season leading the Men's and Women's Golf programs in 2024-25, fresh off being named the NCAA Central Region Women's Coach of the Year by the WGCA in 2024. 

In 12 years, both his programs have missed NCAA regional tournament appearances just once each while he has accrued a collective five national championship appearances including the historic 2019 run with the women's team that watched them win the NCAA Central Region Tournament and advance to the semifinals of match play at the national tournament.   

That spring of 2019 became the banner year for SWOSU Women's Golf as Fleetwood's team won the first NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship in program history and advanced to the National Championships. At nationals, SWOSU's Gloria Choi finished as the national runner-up individually and led the Lady Bulldogs into Match Play with a fourth-place finish during Stroke Play. In the Match Play portion, SWOSU defeated top-ranked Barry in the opening round before falling to eventual national champion Florida Tech in the national semifinals.

Most recently, Fleetwood added 'Women's Coach of the Year' to his resume for both the Great American Conference and NCAA Central Region after yet another successful campaign. The Lady Bulldogs, who were ranked in the top-25 throughout nearly the entirety of the 2023-24 season, finished as the Central Reigon Tournament Runner-Up in 2024 and qualified for nationals for a third time where they went on to finish 14th overall in the country.

Since his arrival to Weatherford, Fleetwood has earned GAC Coach of the Year honors twice - once for both the men ('16) and women ('24) - and he has coached 64 All-GAC selections, 51 All-American Scholars, 21 All-Region selections, three GAC Freshmen of the Year, three GAC Players of the Year, three All-Americans and four SWOSU Athletes of the Year.

Fleetwood came to SWOSU with NCAA Division I experience after serving as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State University from 2008-2012. During his tenure at Jacksonville State, he helped the Gamecocks to a combined four Ohio Valley Conference championships and coached two OVC Players of the Year and five Freshmen of the Year. The Gamecocks also advanced to five NCAA Division I Regionals with Fleetwood on staff and he was twice nominated for the GCAA Jan Strickland Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

Prior to his stint at JSU, Fleetwood served as the graduate assistant coach and assistant coach at his alma mater Northeastern Oklahoma State University from 2004-2008. The Riverhawks secured seven NCAA Regional bids including two national championship appearances.

Fleetwood is a native of Duncan, Okla., and a 2000 graduate from Duncan High School and he has one daughter, Ally Catherine. He holds two degrees from Northeastern State, earning his bachelors of Business Administration in 2005 and a master’s in Health and Kinesiology in 2007.
 
Fleetwood Year-by-Year Finishes
 
Season GAC (M) Regionals (M) Nationals (M) GAC (W) Regionals (W) Nationals (W)
2012-13 2nd 5th 19th 3rd 4th --
2013-14 5th 19th -- 3rd 2nd 12th
2014-15 2nd 4th 18th 3rd 8th --
2015-16 4th T-6th -- 3rd 8th --
2016-17 3rd 14th -- 3rd 7th --
2017-18 T-4th T-11th -- 2nd 6th --
2018-19 3rd 7th -- 2nd 1st Stroke Play: T-4th
Match Play: Semifinals
2019-20 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19
2020-21 3rd 5th -- 4th T-6th --
2021-22 2nd 17th -- 4th 9th --
2022-23 T-5th T13th -- 3rd -- --
2023-24 4th -- -- 3rd 2nd 14th

















THE FLEETWOOD FILE
 
Coaching Career
 
2013 – Present: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach)
  • 2024 NCAA Central Region Women's Golf Coach of the Year [WGCA]
  • 2024 GAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year
  • 2019 Women's Golf Central Regional Champions
  • 2019 NCAA Division II National Runner-Up Individual (Gloria Choi)
  • 2019 Women's Golf National Semifinals
  • 2016 GAC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year
  • Five National Championship appearances
  • One Individual appearance in National Championships
 
2008 – 2012: Jacksonville State University (Assistant Coach)
  • Four Ohio Valley Conference championships
  • Two OVC Players of the Year
  • Five OVC Freshmen of the Year
  • Five NCAA Division I Regional Appearances
 
2004 – 08: Northeastern State University (Assistant Coach)
  • Two National Tournament appearances
  • Seven NCAA Division II Regional bids
 
Education
 
Northeastern State University
   Bachelors of Business Administration, 2005
   Masters of Health & Kinesiology, 2007