James Bowen returns for his fifth season as the head men's and women's golf coach for the Penn State Behrend Lions. He had been working with the golf program as an assistant coach for sixteen seasons and was appointed the head coach in the fall of 2006.

Bowen, AMCC Coach of the Year, guided the Lions to capture the 2009 AMCC crown and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. He mentored AMCC Player of the Year and three-time all-conference selection, Joe Nelson.

In 2008-09, the blue and white finished as the AMCC runners-up placing second out of eight teams with Nelson earning indivdual medalist honors.

In the 2007-08 season, Bowen led the golf team to post five of the top thirty finishes in the first round of the AMCC Championships. Day two was not as strong as Behrend fell to seventh at the championship and two golfers earned AMCC All-Conference honors.

In 2006, the blue and white placed third at the AMCC Championships after finishing as the league's runner's-up the previous year. In 2004, Behrend captured the AMCC title at Pine Creek Golf Club in Cluster, PA.

Coach Bowen's interest in the development of player skills and positive motivation have been very strong assets to the program. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Bowen continues to serve the College as a manager of Food and Housing.