Mia Kness enters her third season as an assistant coach on the women's golf staff in the 2025-26 season.
Kness helped lead Georgia Southern to its first national championship appearance and its top ranking (#32) in program history. The Eagles tied for second place at the NCAA Lexington Regional to advance to the national championship after finishing second at the Sun Belt Conference tournament. She guided Georgia Southern to six tournament championships and three individual titles. The squad set a program record in season scoring average and tallied the second-most birides in program history.
In her first year as an assistant coach, Kness helped lead the Eagles to a runner-up finish at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and mentored Louise Reau to a NCAA Regional bid. Georgia Southern finished the 2023-24 season with two team wins, five top-5 finishes, and nine top-10 finishes. The team set the program record in season scoring average with a 292.02 average.
Kness helped lead the Eagles to the 2022 Sun Belt Championship by tying for second in the conference championship, her best finish as an Eagle. She was named the 2021-22 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and Sun Belt Championship All-Tournament after competing in the lineup in all 11 tournaments and helping the Eagles to two team wins and three runner-up finishes.
Kness transferred to Georgia Southern from Seton Hall, where she compiled a 75.52 career scoring average with two victories, five top-5 finishes, nine top-10s and 15 career top-20s. Her career scoring average still ranks second in Seton Hall program history. Kness spent the 2022-23 academic year serving as the Director of Championships for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
