PRINCETON, N.J. -- After leading Indiana to the program's first NCAA Championship appearance since 2007, Lauren Harling has been named the head coach of Yale's women's golf program. 

Harling spent eight seasons on the staff at Indiana and was promoted to associate head coach in July of 2017. During her tenure, the Hoosiers made three appearances in the NCAA Regionals (2013, 2016, 2019). This spring, IU finished 21st in the nation, the school's best finish since 1998, and in 2018 Erin Harper qualified for the NCAA Championship as an individual.

Harling, who also served as Indiana's recruiting coordinator, mentored a number of highly successful golfers. Harper graduated this spring with the lowest career scoring average (74.29) in school history and is currently playing on the Symetra Tour. In 2018, Mary Parsons finished with the best single season stroke average (73.31) in program history. Parsons also holds the lowest 18-hole score (66) in school history. In 2016, Camille Chevalier was named second team All-Big Ten and earned WGCA All-American Scholar accolades. She is presently on the Ladies' European Tour where she was named the 2017 Rookie of the Year. In addition, Harling helped Elizabeth Tong to a pair of NCAA appearances and first team All-Big Ten honors in 2015, the first IU golfer on the first team since 2006. Tong also is currently playing professionally on the Symetra Tour.

Harling is a member of Women Leaders in College Sports, Alliance of Women Coaches, and the Women's Golf Coaches Association and graduated from the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy in 2016. In addition, Harling completed her Master's in Public Affairs from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs in May 2018. She received her undergraduate degree in 2008 from IU's Kelley School of Business.
 
Harling joined the Hoosier golf family in the spring of 2007 as a transfer from North Carolina State, where she spent her freshman and sophomore years. She had an immediate impact with Indiana, helping the Hoosiers make the 24-team NCAA Championship field in 2007, IU's first NCAA Championship appearance since 1998. In 2008, Harling and the Hoosiers advanced to the postseason for the second-straight year, appearing in the NCAA East Regional in Athens, Georgia. Individually, Harling tied for 21st at the 2007 Big Ten Championships and tied for 21st at the 2007 NCAA Central Regional with a three-round score of 225.