Athletics Directory
Chris Kosiba
Men’s Golf
Head Coach
Telephone: 998-2059
Email: kc71@nyu.edu
Chris Kosiba, who served as interim coach of the men’s golf team during the 2007 spring season, will remain as the team’s head coach and will also become the first head coach of the newly added women’s golf program at New York University.
Last spring, Kosiba led the Violets to victories at the MIT Jack Barry Invitational (April 28) and at the Stevens Institute of Technology Invitational (April 30). The squad also produced a second-place finish at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship, which was held at the Orange County National Golf Course in Orlando, Florida (April 22-23).
Kosiba will have a strong group of players returning for the 2007-08 season.
Michael Leibfried returns following a freshman campaign in which he was selected UAA Rookie of the Year and earned First Team All-UAA honors after shooting a four-under par 68 in the opening round and finishing fourth overall at the UAA Championship. Leibfried also won the individual title at the Stevens Invitational and tied for second place at the NYU Violet Classic. In recognition of his outstanding performance, Leibfried was selected PING Division III Third Team All-American, All-Northeast Region and All-Freshman,
Adam Krainson, who won the individual title at MIT and placed second at both Stevens and at the Violet Classic (along with Leibfried), returns for his senior season, as does Matt McGinnis, who finished fifth at MIT and sixth at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Championship.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead an established Division III men's golf program that has experienced great success in the recent past and should continue to compete among the nation’s elite,” said Kosiba of an NYU program that qualified for three consecutive NCAA Division III Golf Championships (2004-06). “I’m also excited to be part of the atmosphere and energy that starting a women’s golf program from the ground up will create.”
Kosiba will also continue to serve as an assistant coach of NYU’s women’s basketball team. He has been on the staff since the 2003-04 season, and during that period the Violets have posted a 91-21 record and have made three trips to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 2007.
Before arriving at NYU, Kosiba served as the head women’s basketball coach, as well as the athletic facility coordinator, women’s recruiting coordinator, and the assistant women’s volleyball coach at Hilbert College during the 2001-02 season. Among his many duties, Kosiba was responsible for recruiting and budgeting for the women’s basketball team, as well as for all of the College’s athletic facilities.
Prior to his stint at Hilbert, Kosiba served as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Guilford College from 1999-2001. While there, he helped lead Guilford to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship and to a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Kosiba also served as a graduate assistant coach at Division I Western Illinois University from 1997-99.
A 1997 graduate of Guilford with a degree in exercise and sports science, Kosiba was a four-year letterwinner and two-time co-captain of the men’s varsity basketball team. He was twice named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Kosiba, who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in science and physical education from Western Illinois, is a native of Tampa, Florida, and resides on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Chris Kosiba, who served as interim coach of the men’s golf team during the 2007 spring season, will remain as the team’s head coach and will also become the first head coach of the newly added women’s golf program at New York University.
In his coaching stint last spring, Kosiba led the Violets to victories at the MIT Jack Barry Invitational (April 28) and at the Stevens Institute of Technology Invitational (April 30). The squad also produced a second-place finish at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship, which was held at the Orange County National Golf Course in Orlando, Florida (April 22-23).
Kosiba will have a strong group of players returning for the 2007-08 season. Michael Leibfried returns following a freshman campaign in which he was selected UAA Rookie of the Year and earned First Team All-UAA honors after shooting a four-under par 68 in the opening round and finishing fourth overall at the UAA Championship. Leibfried also won the individual title at Stevens and tied for second place at the Violet Classic, which NYU hosted at the Hampshire Country Club in Mamaroneck, NY. In recognition of his outstanding season, Leibfried was selected PING Division III Third Team All-American, All-Northeast Region and All-Freshman,
Adam Krainson, who won the individual title at MIT and placed second at both Stevens and at the Violet Classic (along with Leibfried), returns for his senior campaign, as does Matt McGinnis, who finished fifth at MIT and sixth at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Championship.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead an established Division III men's golf program that has experienced great success in the recent past and should continue to compete among the nation’s elite,” said Kosiba of an NYU program that qualified for three consecutive NCAA Division III Golf Championships (2004-06). “I’m also excited to be part of the atmosphere and energy that starting a women’s golf program from the ground up will create.”
Kosiba will also continue to serve as an assistant coach of NYU’s women’s basketball team. He has been on the staff since the 2003-04 season, and during that period the Violets have posted a 91-21 record and have made three trips to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 2007.
Before arriving at NYU, Kosiba served as the head women’s basketball coach, as well as the athletic facility coordinator, women’s recruiting coordinator, and the assistant women’s volleyball coach at Hilbert College during the 2001-02 season. Among his many duties, Kosiba was responsible for recruiting and budgeting for the women’s basketball team, as well as for all of the College’s athletic facilities.
Prior to Hilbert, Kosiba served as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Guilford College from 1999-2001. While there, he helped lead Guilford to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship and to a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Kosiba also served as a graduate assistant coach at Division I Western Illinois University from 1997-99.
A 1997 graduate of Guilford with a degree in exercise and sports science, Kosiba was a four-year letterwinner and two-time co-captain of the men’s varsity basketball team. He was twice named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Kosiba, who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in science and physical education from Western Illinois, is a native of Tampa, Florida, and currently resides on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.