LIBERTY, Mo. – William Jewell College is pleased to announce the hiring of Ian Barnes as the new head men's and women's golf coach. He becomes the 16^th head coach of the men's program while being the 7^th head coach of the women's team, beginning his duties August 4.

Barnes, an alumnus of the Central Missouri golf program, has been a member of the Mules' coaching staff since his graduation from the program in 2021. In his four years on staff he was a part of Central Missouri's 2022 Regional Championship win and individual medalist at the National Tournament. Barnes is most recently coming off of mentoring the Mules to a 2025 National Tournament berth, while seeing three regular season team tournament wins between 2022 and 2024.

While playing on the greens for the Mules, Barnes helped the program to a No. 4 national ranking in 2021, winning six-of-nine tournaments en route to both MIAA and Regional championships. Individually, he was named to the MIAA All-Tournament Team after being tied for third, shooting a 219 (+3) on the weekend. Barnes also was named the 2021 NCAA DII Men's Golf "Elite 90" award winner, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 90 championships.

Barnes earned his Bachelor's Degree in Design & Drafting Technologies from Central Missouri. He is married to wife Ashley and is the proud father of his son, Kellen.