Melissa Luellen named Pac-10 Coach of the Year

<p> Head women's golf coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/luellen_melissa00.html">… Luellen</a> has been named Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year. Luellen had previously been selected as Coach of the Year by the league's coaches in 2006 and 2007.</p><separator></separator><p>Under Luellen's leadership, the Sun Devils won their seventh NCAA Championship by eight strokes over conference opponent UCLA. The Sun Devils shot a 30-over 1182 (302-298-291-291) to bring home their first championship trophy since 1998. Luellen was also selected as SkyCaddie NGCA National Coach of the Year and West Region Coach of the Year.</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils won six tournaments during their championship season including the NCAA Fall Preview, The Derby Invitational, the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, the 2009 Pac-10 Championships, the NCAA West Regional and the 2009 NCAA Championship. Luellen coached four players to All-American status and the team finished the season ranked first by both Golfweek and Golf Stat.<!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>