Breanna Jenco - Women's Golf Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Breanna Jenco

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
jencob@xavier.edu
Phone:
513.745.1903

Breanna (Patz) Jenco was named the head coach of the Xavier women's golf program in July 2015 after working for two seasons as an assistant coach at Akron. She was named the head coach at Notre Dame on June 11, 2025.

AS A HEAD COACH

Jenco has led the golf team to arguably its most successful era since taking over the program in the summer of 2015. The six-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year has led the Musketeers to six straight BIG EAST Championships, most recently the 2025 title. The 2019 title was the first conference team title in program history.

Xavier has advanced to six NCAA Regionals and had its first NCAA National Championship participant in program history in 2019 (Mikayla Fitzpatrick). The team appearance at the 2019 NCAA East Lansing Regional was also a program first.

She has coached 23 All-BIG EAST Selections, including four student-athletes who have earned BIG EAST Golfer of the Year honors. Three golfers have also collected BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors.

Academically, the Musketeers have had numerous WGCA All-American Scholars - most recently having five golfers earn the honors in 2024 (must have over a 3.50 GPA). The program consistently has one of the top team grade point averages in the athletics department. The team had the highest semester grade point average in the department in both the spring and fall semesters of 2020.

AS A PLAYER

Jenco earned three Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors during her time at Xavier and earned 2013 All-CAA Tournament honors as a senior after finishing fourth in the conference tournament.

In addition, she was named 2013 CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year and was a four-time National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar (2010-13). She also earned the Thomas E. Sedler Award, which goes to a Xavier male and female senior student-athlete who has demonstrated hard work and enthusiasm during their career at Xavier.

The Plainfield, Ind., native appeared in 42 events during her Xavier career and her 77.56 career scoring average for 119 career rounds is the best in program history. She finished first or second in season scoring average in each of her four years as a Musketeer, including first as a sophomore. All four of her single-season averages rank among the top-15 in school history. Jenco concluded her career at Xavier as the program's record holder for the lowest single-round score, carding rounds of 69 on two occasions.

Jenco, who stands third all-time at Xavier for career birdies with 183, recorded nine top-10 finishes and 18 top-20 finishes in her career. Patz was a three-time All-State selection at Avon High School in Avon, Ind. She finished fourth at the IHSAA State Finals in 2006 and finished in third place in 2008. She was named the 2008 IHSAA Mental Attitude Award winner for women's golf and the 2009 National High School Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year.

NOTABLES

• Six-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year (2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
• 2025 BIG EAST Champions - sixth in program history
• 2025 NCAA Columbus Regional - Team participant
• 2024 BIG EAST Champions - fifth in program history
• 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional - Team participant
• 2023 BIG EAST Champions - fourth in program history
• 2023 NCAA Westfield Regional - Team participant
• 2022 BIG EAST Champions - third in program history
• 2022 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional - Team participant
• 2021 BIG EAST Champions - second in program history
• 2021 NCAA Louisville Regional - Team participant
• 2019 BIG EAST Champions - first in program history
• 2019 NCAA East Lansing Regional - Team participant
• 2019 NCAA Championships - Individual participant
• 23 All-BIG EAST Selections
• 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 BIG EAST Golfer of the Year
• 2017, 2021, 2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
• Six WGCA All-American Scholars in 2018, 2019
• Five WGCA All-American Scholars in 2021, 2024
• Four WGCA All-American Scholars in 2022, 2023

COACHING TIMELINE

2015-present - Xavier - Head Coach
2013-14 - Akron - Assistant Coach

AS A HEAD COACH

Hometown: Plainfield, Ind.
Playing Experience: Xavier, 2009-13
Education: Xavier, '13 | Akron, '15
Family: Husband: Joey | Daughter: Josephine; Son: Maverick