Cari Cottle is in her fourth season as assistant men's and women's golf coach at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Cottle came to Ohio Wesleyan after a stellar coaching career at the high school level. She was girls varsity golf coach at Olentangy Orange High School for 6 years, guiding the Pioneers to 2 state championships, a state runner-up finish, and a fifth-place finish, along with 2 district titles and 5 conference championships. Cottle was named Golf Coach of the year for Ohio and the Mideast section in 2017-18, and received District Coach of the Year recognition in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Prior to Olentangy Orange, Cottle was girls middle school golf coach at Worthington Kilbourne High School for 2 seasons. She coached softball for 9 years at Olentangy Liberty High School, with 5 seasons as junior varsity coach, 2 seasons as an assistant coach, and 2 seasons as head coach.
Cottle is a 2010 graduate of the University of Dayton, majoring in exercise science and fitness management. She was a member of the Flyer women's golf team for 4 years.
She is a native of Columbus and attended Worthington Kilbourne High School.
