Methodist University Golf national champions (l-r) Chase Walts, Coach Steve Conley, and Caleb Ryan pose at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday prior to being honored for their 14th title by Vice President Kamala Harris and others.

Representatives of the national championship-winning Methodist University men’s golf team were recognized on Monday at the White House as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted NCAA championship teams from the 2023-24 season.

MU’s Head Men’s Golf Coach Steve Conley and players Chase Walts and Caleb Ryan attended the event that celebrated the team’s 14th NCAA Division III National Championship, which was won in May in Las Vegas. Conley was named national coach of the year for the ninth time, and both Ryan (a senior) and Walts (a junior) earned first-team All-American honors.

Below, please find video of the ceremony:

MU also had members of its nationally renowned PGA Golf Management program in attendance, including MU Women’s Golf Head Coach Kelsie Warren. Warren was also a national champion at Methodist University and a four-time All-American. The MU women’s program has won 26 national titles.

To learn more about MU’s PGM program – which has a 100% student job placement rate in the golf industry since 1989 – visit methodist.edu/pgm.


Pictured above: Methodist University Golf national champions (l-r) Chase Walts, Coach Steve Conley, and Caleb Ryan pose at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday prior to being honored for their 14th title by Vice President Kamala Harris and others.