Swarthmore College Athletics

Tana Thomas has been Swarthmore College's men's golf coach since the fall of 2022.

In 2024-25, the Garnet finished fourth at the Centennial Championships. Dylan Zhang placed fourth on the leaderboard to become just the second golfer in program history to earn three All-Centennial selections.

In 2023-24, Thomas guided Swarthmore to its first Centennial Conference runner-up placement since 2017. The Garnet boasted two All-Region players (Benjamin Garcia Moreira, Dylan Zhang) for the first time in program history with Garcia Moreira also earning a spot on the national All-Freshman Team. Garcia Moreira was also chosen the Centennial Rookie of the Year. Swarthmore claimed four tournament titles during the season. The squad's performance helped land Thomas the GCAA Region III Coach of the Year award. Thomas was also selected to represent Region III on the NCAA Golf Committee for the next four years

Thomas led the Garnet to a third-place finish at the 2023 Centennial Championship. Swarthmore claimed the team title at four tournaments during the campaign. Dylan Zhang was named the Centennial Rookie of the Year after tying for fourth individually at the conference tourney and went on to earn All-Region honors.

Thomas has spent two decades as an NCAA Division-III golf coach and over 30 years as a golf instructor. She most recently spent six seasons leading the men's and women's programs at Cabrini University. Thomas also coached at Immaculata University from 2005-16, while spending time as the head women's golf coach at Northern Arizona University (1995-1998) and Smith College (1995). 

The nine-time conference Coach of the Year experienced plenty of success during her time at Cabrini. Under her guidance, the men's team captured three-consecutive AEC Championships. The Cavs also appeared in the 2022 NCAA Championship Tournament for its fifth NCAA appearance in program history and first since 2017. 

In 2021-22, Thomas led the men's team to a dominating championship three-peat. The Cavs defeated the championship runner-up by 34-strokes and had four individuals finish inside the top-five for the tournament.  On the women's side, the Cavs finished seventh in the Centennial Conference Championships, while placing one individual inside the top-five scorers to earn All-Centennial honors. Thomas started Cabrini's women's program in 2017.

Before joining the Cavs, Thomas coached at Immaculata University from 2005-2016. Thomas was named CSAC Coach of the Year four times and led the Mighty Macs to the 2013 CSAC title and an appearance at the NCAA Championship.

Prior to her time at Immaculata, Thomas spent four years at Division-I Northern Arizona University, where she began the women's golf program in 1995. Thomas led the Lumberjacks to the Big Sky Conference title in 1996 and 1997 and was named Coach of the Year at the conclusion of both seasons.

Thomas also had stints as head women's coach at Smith College and head boys' coach at Sir Francis Drake High school in San Anselmo, Calif.

Thomas graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in the humanities. Thomas was a standout junior and collegiate player, representing California in the Junior America's Cup and competed in the USGA Girls National Championship twice.

At Arizona State, Thomas was a member of the 1990 NCAA Championship winning Sun Devils, the program's first NCAA title.