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Lia Biehl Lukkarinen is the only woman in the Ohio Valley Conference who serves as Director of Golf for both the men's and women's teams. A two-time All-Big Ten performer for the University of Illinois in the 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons, Biehl Lukkarinen was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a WGCA All-American Scholar. Following her collegiate career, she played on the Futures Tour (now the Symetra Tour), earning a victory at Railside Golf Club in Gibson City, Illinois, in 1994. She played a full season in the LPGA, competing in the 1994 Women's U.S. Open.
As of 2020, Biehl Lukkarinen, who is now in her 19th season as a head coach, was one of just three women serving as Director of Golf for men's and women's teams in the country.
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