Harry "Hap" Jennings begins his 20th season, his fifth as an assistant coach in 2023-24. Jennings was the head coach of the Wildcats from the program's inception through the 2017-18 season. Coach Jennings decided to change his role to pursue other endeavors. Head Coach Jennings had conference, regional and national history making and hall of fame season successes. He is extremely proud of all his players and the teams he coached here at Wilmington University and is excited about the future players coming to Wilmington University.

During his tenure as Head Golf Coach, the team won the Atlantic/East Super Regional in 2012 at Hershey Country Club and had a player win medalist honor by seven strokes. The team also won its second Atlantic/East Super Regional Championship in 2015 at the Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. He also became the first coach in Wilmington University history to be named East Region Coach of the Year after the Golf Coaches Association of American, in conjunction with the Eaton Corporation awarded him in 2012, and recently earned his second Regional Coach of the Year award following the 2015 season.

In the 2016 season, Jennings took his team further than any other East Region program by earning a spot in the Elite 8 at the NCAA Division II National Tournament following three rounds of stroke play. The team advanced to the Medal Match Play but fell in the quarterfinals to eventual 2016 NCAA Division II National Champion St. Leo University.

Harry “Hap” Jennings tenure as Head Golf Coach:

• 2021 CACC Hall of Fame Induction
• 2011-12 Hall of Fame Golf Team Induction
• 10 Conference Championships 8 consecutive CACC Conference Championships 2011-2018 best in Conference/Regional history.
• Elite 8 Match Play 2016 National Championship first team ever in Conference/Region
• 6-time CACC Coach of the year 2011-2015 CACC Coach of the Year four seasons in a row from 2012-2015
• 2-time Regional Coach of the year 2013 and 2015
• 7 NCAA National Golf Championship appearances
• 8 players in the top ten in the East Region and posted the lowest scoring average regionally for two years running.
• First team in Conference/Regional history to be ranked number 1 in East Region 6 consecutive years.
• First team in Conference/Regional history from the northeast to win twice on a Florida and West Coast NCAA tournament schedule. (The Jay Jennison Cup, Flagler Invitational 1^st place, Dennis Rose Intercollegiate, Hawaii Hilo 1^st place. Otter Invitational Cal State Monterey Bay 3rd Place one behind National Champions Barry University, Bayonet-Blackhorse Seaside, California.
• 1300 plus head-to-head career wins
• 48 first place finishes/22 second place finishes
• 47 All-Conference players
• 36 Medalists
• 15 Ping All-Region players (2009-17)  
• 10 CACC Players of the Year
• 4 Rookies of the Year
• 1 Delaware Open low amateur score
• 2 Delaware State Amateur winners
• Highest national ranking of 22^nd in the country - first in the Conference and East Region
• First team in Conference history to go to the National Championship
• First team in Conference/Regional history to have a nationally ranked and recognized golf schedule.
• First team in Conference history to host a National Super Regional Championship
• First coach in Wilmington history to be named East Region Coach of the Year
• First team in Conference history to be ranked number one in the East Region 2009-2014
• Number one freshmen recruiting class in the Nation 2009-2010
• Numerous CACC Player/Rookie of the week/month awards
• Hosted 5 NCAA Conference Championships
• Hosted 1 NCAA National Super Regional Championships
• Chair of the CACC Golf Coaches Committee 2005-present
• Member of the Golf Coaches Association of America
• GCAA Bushnell/Golfweek Top 25 Coaches Poll voting Committee.