Carol Fromuth
St. Joseph's Academy
Impact Statement
Fromuth knows about winning. Since being honored, her girls have won the last four consecutive Missouri State Championships. She has nine titles while coaching at St. Joseph’s.
Biography
Fromuth has had a varied coaching career. At St. Joseph’s Academy her teams had posted a record of 104-5 through last season. They have compiled three Class 2 state titles and three runnerup finishes, to go along with a third-place finish in 2006 and a fifth-place finish this season. She was named the state’s Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000 and the St. Louis Metro Boys Coach of the Year in 1985, while coaching at Ballwin Lafayette High.
At Lafayette Fromuth also coached Junior and Senior Powder Puff football for four years and girls’ basketball for 22 years, 14 on the varsity. She has taught the rules of golf to high school golf coaches in Missouri for 12 years and is entering her ninth year as director of the Gateway PGA Junior Golf Association.
Fromuth received the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association Meritorious Service Award in 1995 and the Gateway PGA Distinguished Service Award in 2003. She was named Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations in 2006.
Fromuth continues to lead St. Joseph’s golf team since being honored in 2008. Her ladies continued to be the best on the course. Her teams have won the past four consecutive Class 2 Championships from 2016-2019.
Her 2017 State Championship team set a state record for the best 36-hole round with a score of 632.
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