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Todd Oehrlein joined the University of Wisconsin in 2004, and continues to mold Wisconsin women's golf into his vision of a successful program. He was named Co-Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2011, and Wisconsin qualified for the NCAA Central Regional Championship for the first time since 2003. During his short time at Wisconsin, Oehrlein worked with one of the most accomplished players in school history, Malinda Johnson. Johnson was a two-time All-Big Ten team member as well as four-time conference golfer of the week. Oehrlein draws from a previous coaching experience at UW-Eau Claire where he led the Blugolds to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division III National Golf Championship. During his tenure at UW-Eau Claire, Oehrlein's teams qualified for the NCAA championship all six years, finishing among the top-five four times including winning the 2001 national title. He was named Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) national coach of the year honors and was named the Golfweek magazine NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2001 and the GCAA Central Region Coach of the Year three times during his six-year appointment. At UW-Eau Claire, Oehrlein coached two first-team All-Americans including the 2003 Division III Player of the Year, Ryan Quinn of Galesville, Wis. He has also coached four second-team All-Americans, four third-team All-Americans, and four honorable mention All-Americans. Before being named head coach, Oehrlein served as the assistant golf coach for two years beginning in 1995. Oehrlein graduated in 1991 from UW-Eau Claire with a degree in biology. Oehrlein has plenty of athletic experience as a four-year letterwinner in basketball. He earned 1990 NAIA Academic All-America honors and was named WSUC All-Conference and NAIA All-District in 1991. After finishing his undergraduate education, Oehrlein continued his education at the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, graduating magna cum laude in 1995. He returned to UW-Eau Claire as an assistant men's basketball coach, a position he continued until coming to the UW. He helped guide the Eau Claire programto the national basketball championships twice and was the 2000 NCAA Division III runner-up. Oehrlein was active off the court as well, serving as a lecturer in the department of kinesiology and athletics from 1995 to 2003, teaching anatomical kinesiology as well as other wellness and health-related courses. In October of 2009 he was inducted into the UW-Eau Claire Athletics Hall of Fame. Todd and his wife Dina have one son, Nathan who is 12, and two daughters Taylor (10) and Olivia (8).
