Jeff Roope

Jeff Roope

  • Class Year:
    Coach
  • Induction Year:
    2023

From Hall of Honor press release dated July 28, 2023:

In 10 years as head coach, Jeff Roope brought Wittenberg men’s golf back to national title contention and established the women’s program as one of the best in the nation as well. The men’s team broke through in Roope’s third season, winning the first of eight straight NCAC titles under his direction. He was named NCAC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year seven times, in addition to Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament each year from 2010-17, culminating in a national title in 2017, the first in program history. Wittenberg’s women won three straight NCAC titles from 2015-17 and followed those performances with one of the greatest three-year runs of national finishes in school history, taking runner-up honors in 2015 and finishing third in 2016 and 2017. Roope was named NCAC Coach of the Year four times and Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year four times as well. A native of Grove City, Ohio, Roope now coaches the University of Toledo’s men’s team and resides in Perrysburg, Ohio.