The University of Illinois Springfield golf program announced today that Jennifer Queller has returned to the program as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 school year.
 
"I am happy to continue being a part of such a great athletic program and team," said Queller.
 
"I'm really excited to add Jenni to our staff," said head coach Michael Leotta. "Her background as a successful college player and a UIS alum will have a huge impact on our student-athletes and our programs as a whole."
  
Queller was a member of the Prairie Stars program as a player from 2017-21. She is one of the top golfers in program history. She is the only golfer to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships, which she accomplished in 2019. She also earned all-GLVC honors as a senior.
 
Queller finished her career with a 79.50 scoring average, the second-best in program history. She won the 2017 Dan Salisbury Memorial, and had 10 top-10 finishes. Queller set the school's single-season scoring average mark in 2020-21 with a 78.28 mark, and he 2018-19 average of 78.82 is the fourth-best in the school's record book. Other school records included having the top national rating in 2020-21, the most par or better rounds in a season and career, most birdies in a season, most eagles in a season and career, and low score in a round.
 
Queller is originally from Corona, Calif, and attended Santiago High School. She graduated in 2021 from UIS with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with Honors and CAP Honors. She was named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team three times in her career, and earned the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award last season.