Women's Golf Coaching Staff

Head Coach Sloan Wallgren
Email: swallgren@carleton.edu
Phone: 507-222-5841

Sloan Wallgren was hired in December 2022 as head coach for the Carleton men's & women's golf teams. He took over both programs Jerry Eriksen, who retired in 2021 after 15 years at the helm of the Carleton men's team but returned to serve as interim head coach of both the men's and women's squads during the fall portion of the 2022-23 season.

Wallgren previously coached the men's & women's golf teams at St. Cloud State University (NCAA Division II) beginning in 2009 until the university shuttered its golf and football programs in 2020. He served as head coach over his final four years with the Huskies.

Wallgren received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota, then returned to his alma mater to earn a master's degree in Sports Management & Administration in 2017. He added a Specialist Degree in Education/Community Education Director's Licensure from Minnesota State University-Moorhead in 2022.

A former golf pro, Wallgren most recently worked as community education & athletic facilities manager for Wayzata (Minn.) Public Schools.

Assistant Coach Alyssa Akiyama
Email: aakiyama@carleton.edu

Alyssa Akiyama '20 joined the Knights as an assistant coach prior to the 2020-21 season. One of the top players in team history, she closed her collegiate career by winning the Women's Golf Coaches Association's (WGCA) Division III Juli Inkster Senior Award in 2020 and was a first-team WGCA All-American for 2019-20, garnering the second All-America Award of her career. A four-time All-Region and All-MIAC pick, Akiyama was an easy selection for both the 2019-20 MIAC's Senior and Player of the Year Awards. She paced the conference in adjusted scoring average (74.21) by more than two strokes per round and won three of the five tournaments which were held, including a wire-to-wire victory at the MIAC Championships where she broke the 36- and 54-hole scoring records en route to capturing the second conference title of her career.

Akiyama posted a career 77.31 scoring average, which ranks second-best in program history. She is 1 of 5 individuals to win multiple MIAC Player of the Year Awards for women's golf (2017 and 2020) and was the 15th woman in MIAC golf history to be named to four straight all-conference teams. As a player, she helped the Knights post a trio of top-7 results at the NCAA Championships.

Assistant Coach Alexis Chan

Alexis Chan '21 joined the Knights as an assistant coach in time for the 2022-23 season. She was a three-time All-MIAC performer, helping the Knights secure the MIAC team titles in 2017 and 2018 and a sixth-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships. She played in 22 events for Carleton, notching six top-5 results and an 80.1 career stroke average.