Bio

Elise Ibrahim is in her third year as Head Men’s Golf Coach.

Ibrahim, who is also the Head Women's Golf Coach, has guided one Ping All-American, one Ping all-region player, one all-Heart of America Athletic Conference player, three NAIA Scholar-Athletes, and five Heart Scholar-Athletes.

Ibrahim returned to WPU after spending a year as the assistant coach and director of player development at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Minnesota. While there, she assisted with day-to-day activities, practices, budgeting, management of athletes, and recruiting. Ibrahim also developed a summer junior golf academy at Legacy Golf Course and coached private lessons.

A 2019 graduate of William Penn with a degree in Exercise Science, Ibrahim earned her Master’s of Business Leadership degree from WPU in 2021 as well. Running concurrently with her studies, she was a graduate assistant for the athletic performance department and was an assistant coach for the women’s golf team from 2019-2021. As an assistant coach, she helped with recruiting, player development, and practice.

Ibrahim enjoyed one of the most successful careers in Statesmen women’s golf history, earning four all-Heart of America Athletic Conference laurels as a player from 2016-2019, including being named Heart Player of the Year on three occasions. An NAIA Third-Team All-American in 2019, she won nine tournament crowns (2018 Heart champion) and was a 10-time Heart Player of the Week.

With her name appearing numerous times in the school’s record books, Ibrahim most notably owns the single-season stroke average mark and is second in career stroke average. Ibrahim is also first on the 18-hole and a 72-hole lists, while being second on the 36-hole and a 54-hole rankings.

An NAIA long-drive competition champion, Ibrahim was also a member of William Penn’s record-setting team scores for 18, 36, and 72 holes.

She excelled in the classroom as well, being named a Scholar-Athlete twice by both the Heart and the NAIA.

Ibrahim owns a +1 handicap and has a PGA Associate accreditation.

Ibrahim resides in Oskaloosa with her husband Abu Ibrahim, the Assistant Athletic Director for Human Performance at William Penn.  The couple has a son, Zayn.