Recently, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) in conjunction with Golf Pride Grips released their annual regional and national coach of the year awards. St. Thomas Aquinas College Head Golf Coach Stephen Ferrara was named the Division II East Region Coach of the Year in recognition of his team's outstanding 2021 season.

Ferrara guided his Spartan squad to four top-five finishes during regular season play, including victories in the Le Moyne College Mike Bello Invitational, the College of Saint Rose Invitational and the Wykagyl Shootout against Concordia College.

In the postseason, St. Thomas Aquinas posted a second place finish in the NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Super Regional Championship, which automatically qualified STAC to participate in the NCAA Division II National Championship, the program's eighth appearance as a team (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021) and ninth overall (2015 Niklas Koerner - Individual Player).

STAC's success on the links in 2021 also translated into several Spartans being recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America with Division II Ping All-Region selections earlier this summer, as golfers Shkelqim Kukaj, Joseph Tammaro, Sean Trapp, Norman Viron and Jake Yarmolowitz were named to the East Region Team.

2021 GCAA/Golf Pride Grips Regional & National Coach of the Year Awards Official Release