The University of West Florida Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the 2008 Men’s Golf Team as an inductee in the 2026 UWF Athletics Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, at the Darrell Gooden Center on the University of West Florida campus. A cocktail reception will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 6 p.m.
Under head coach Steve Fell, the 2008 Men’s Golf Team won the NCAA Division II National Championship. The team finished No. 1 in both the final Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches Poll and the final GolfStat rankings. Fell also received the GCAA National Coach of the Year Award.
A championship season with seven tournament wins
The team won seven tournament titles, including victories in its final five tournaments of the season. The seven wins set a program record for the most team tournament victories in a single season. That achievement came alongside the national championship and the team’s No. 1 finishes in both final rankings.
The roster included Tobias Rosendahl, Otto Bonning, Kyle Scott, Matthew Galloway, Federico Damus and Kevin Cooper. The team also lost women’s golf teammate Danielle Smith in January of that season. The source said that loss brought the team closer and gave its successful season a larger purpose.
FSB Take
The Hall of Fame induction recognizes a UWF team that combined a national championship with a program-record seven tournament wins. The team’s five consecutive victories to close the season and No. 1 finishes in two final rankings provide a clear measure of its championship run. The Nov. 13 ceremony will place that season among the 2026 UWF Athletics Hall of Fame class.
Source: Original report