Galesburg, IL – Two men with strong golfing backgrounds will lead the Prairie Fire golf teams this fall.

Knox athletic director Chad Eisele announced the hiring of Rielly Parungao and A.J. Shule as interim head coaches.  Parungao will coach the women’s golf team while Shule will guide the men’s squad.

Parungao will also be the assistant men's golf coach.

Shule is a 2012 Knox College graduate.  He was a four-year member of the men’s golf team, including the 2008 Midwest Conference championship squad.

Shule has some coaching experience under his belt after serving as a volunteer assistant for the Prairie Fire men’s golf team last season.

“There are very few things that get me more excited than golf at Knox,” he said.  “I’m happy to help out in any way I can and glad to lead the guys.”

Shule has played most of the courses the men’s team will visit this season, which he believes will be beneficial.

Parungao is a 2010 Monmouth College graduate who played golf for the Fighting Scots.

Parungao has worked as the assistant golf professional at Soangetaha Country Club in Galesburg since March.  He was also a golf teaching assistant for a year-and-a-half for the Peoria Park District’s Newman Golf Course and is currently in the PGA Professional Golf Management Program.

The women’s golf team will take to the course first at the Mount Mercy Fall Invite in Marion, Iowa on August 31 and September 1.

Eisele said a permanent coach for the Knox golf teams will be named in the near future.