
Alan E. Baxter has completed his third year as head coach for the golf team at Our Lady of the Lake University.
Baxter is a graduate of St. Mary's University, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance in 1986 and a Doctor of Jurispudence in 1989. At St. Mary's, he was the president of his fraternity, Kappa Sigma, from 1985-1986. From 1983-1986, Baxter was on the varsity golf team. He lettered for three years and was captain for two years. He also received the most valuable player award twice.
In the 2016 season, the Saints captured the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Championship for the second straight year. The Saints posted a two-day 900 at the Waterchase Golf Club. They finished ahead of the University of St. Thomas, the University of Houston-Victoria and the University of the Southwest. The Saints participated in a combined tournament with teams from the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Rafael Jauregui (68-70-80) and Francisco Gonzalez (74-72-72) led the team with a 218. They both earned a share of the tournament individual title and were named to the 2016 RRAC Men's Golf All-Conference Team. In addition, Baxter received his second RRAC Coach of the Year award.
In 2015, the Saints claimed its first-ever Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Championship after shooting the lowest round of the day at the Twin Hills Golf and Country Club. The Saints finished with a two-day 887 ahead of both University of Texas at Brownsville and University of St. Thomas who finished with scores of 891 and 893. The tournament combined both Sooner Athletic Conference and Red River Athletic Conference teams.
Additionally, Ian Berrigan, Christopher Schreidel and Tommy Xu were selected to the RRAC Men's Golf All-Conference Team and Baxter was named RRAC Coach of the Year.
During Baxter's first year as coach for the Saints, the team played in seven tournaments -- three in the fall and four in the spring. The team hosted the Men's Golf Red River and Unaffuliated Athletic Conference Championship Tournament at the Olympia Hills Golf Course. The Saints finished fifth out of six teams. Curently, Baxter is mayor of the City of Windcrest, a position he has held since 2011. In addition, he is CEO and President of DBGIC Management, LLC. and FAR Music, LLC. Here he negotiates contracts, promotes, markets, consults and manages recording artists, enterainers, models, actors, professional athletes, coaches, athletic and entertainment events, sponsorships and naming rights for facilities.
Baxter previously was a sports agent for various professional athletes, including golfers, basektball players, football players and baseball players.
His coaching experience includes coaching a 15-member team comprised of 16-18 year olds in the Big Leage Baseball League. He has also coached PGA tour golfers, including Rex Caldwell, Frank Conner and Esteban Toledo. He has been head coach with various professional basketball teams in Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, he owned the Barcelona Howlers, a professional football team. He was also its general manager and head coach for two years.
# | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
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Alan Crosswell-Karam | FR | 5-8 | Mexico City, Mexico | Texas Connections Academy at Houston | |||
Gerardo Daniel | FR | 5-10 | San Antonio, Texas | Johnson High School | |||
Jeremy Gordon | SR | 6-0 | San Antonio, Texas | Clark High School/Texas State Univ. | |||
Jonah Guajardo | FR | 5-7 | San Antonio, Texas | O'Connor High School | |||
Stevan Hinojosa | JR | 6-0 | Mission, Texas | Sharyland HS/UT-Brownsville | |||
Rafael Jauregui | JR | 6-2 | Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico | Bachillerato Internacional/ Jefferson | |||
Taylor Kucia | SO | 5-11 | McAllen, Texas | Memorial HS/UT-RGV | |||
Omar Ramirez | SR | 6-0 | Fort Stockton, Texas | Fort Stockton High School | |||
Merrick Ramos | SR | 5-9 | Helotes, Texas | O'Connor HS/Ranger JC | |||
David Ray Jr. | FR | 6-1 | San Antonio, Texas | Reagan High School | |||
Christopher Schriedel | SR | 6-3 | Helotes, Texas | O'Connor HS/Midland JC | |||
Jon Ybarra | JR | 5-10 | Mission, Texas | Sharyland HS/UT-Brownsville | |||
Kane Ybarra | FR | 5-7 | San Antonio, Texas | Warren High School |