Langley Bell Vannoy begins her first year as the Director of Operations for the Northern Arizona golf program following two years as a graduate assistant.

She earned her master's degree in Educational Leadership from NAU in May 2018.

Born and raised in Pensacola, Fla., Vannoy played four years of college golf at Troy University, a Division I school out of the Sun Belt Conference located in Troy, Ala. Vannoy graduated summa cum laude in December of 2015, earning two bachelor’s degrees in health and physical education K-12.

While at Troy, Vannoy helped lead her team to two Sun Belt Conference Championships in 2014 and 2015 while earning third place individual honors in 2015 and attending NCAA Regionals both seasons. Vannoy was also very involved with the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) all four years as an undergrad, serving as SAAC president her senior year.

Among many individual honors, some of Vannoy’s most notable awards include: NCAA Women of the Year Nominee, Sun Belt Leadership Team, the Director of Athletics Trojan Way Leadership Award, National Strength and Conditioning All-American, and National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) four-year academic all-American. Vannoy also coached at the Nike Junior Golf Camp in Pebble Beach, Calif., for 10 weeks last summer and plans to do the same in 2016.

Outside of golf, Vannoy enjoys being outdoors and some of her hobbies include spearfishing and diving, paddle boarding, hiking, biking and archery. Additionally, fitness, nutrition and health are very big parts of her life.

Vannoy was born to her parents Jeff and Beverly Vannoy, whom she credits as her biggest fans. She also has a younger brother, Clayton Vannoy, who played on the men’s golf team at Troy University. Clayton was actually her first coach and the person whom Vannoy says inspired her passion for the game of golf.