Jonesboro, AR — (Contributed) — May 12, 2025 — Head men’s golf coach Mike Hagen has signed a new agreement that extends his contract to June 30, 2030, the Arkansas State Athletics Department announced Monday.

“Coach Hagen has led our men’s golf program to conference championships, multiple postseason competitions and rewritten the program record book,” said A-State Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields. “The success of the program is a direct reflection of the leadership Coach Hagen provides.”

With two individuals playing at NCAA Regionals this week, Hagen is wrapping up his 10th season at A-State, having placed the Red Wolves in seven of the last eight NCAA postseason competitions. In the final national rankings of each of Hagen’s 10 seasons, A-State has ranked inside the top 100 and among the top five in the league. The Red Wolves have been a top-four seed in the Sun Belt Conference Championships for nine consecutive seasons, with no championship contested during the 2019-20 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I would like to thank Dr. Todd Shields, Dr. Brendan Kelly, the ASU Board of Trustees, and our entire administration for continuing to believe in the vision I have for this program,” said Hagen. “I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish the last 10 years and I’m looking forward to what we accomplish over the next five. My family and I enjoy being a part of this community and I’m looking forward to the next five years.”

Under Hagen’s guidance, A-State has two conference titles (2018-19, 2023-24) and made three appearances at the NCAA Championships as a team (2019, 2021, 2024). A two-time Sun Belt Coach of the Year recipient, Hagen has coached Julien Sale (2020-21) and Thomas Schmidt (2023-24, 2024-25) to SBC Golfer of the Year accolades. Three players, Zan Luka Stirn (2016-17), Luka Naglic (2018-19) and Jake Wallis (2024-25), have been named the league’s Freshman of the Year in Hagen’s tenure and Stirn was also the Newcomer of the Year.

In total, Hagen has coached 26 All-Sun Belt Conference selections, the second-most in the league since he began his tenure in the 2015-16 season. Hagen also helped lead Jack Maxey to the individual conference title this season, A-State’s second all-time conference individual champion and first since 1997.

Hagen’s teams have rewritten the program record book over his 10 seasons, including the program record low round, 36-hole and 54-hole totals. All 10 seasons comprise the top 10 single-season stroke averages for a team, including a record 285.17 average during the 2024-25 campaign. A-State has claimed an event title each of Hagen’s 10 seasons, including multiple titles in six seasons, for a total of 24 since the 2015-16 season.

Inducted into the NJCAA Golf Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Hall of Fame in 2019, Hagen arrived at A-State after 10 seasons at Indian Hills Community College leading the Warriors to four NJCAA National Championships over a five-year span. Hagen received the NJCAA Coaches Legacy Award in 2025, recognizing the all-time winningest coaches in NJCAA history.

Hagen has also coached on the international stage, helping with collegiate Team USA in 2008 in South Africa and 2012 in the Czech Republic. He has also spent time as a member of the GCAA Poll, NJCAA All-American Selection Committee, Jack Nicholas Award Selection Committee, Phil Mickelson Award Selection Committee and Jimmy Russell Award Selection Committee.