Lucas Balala is in his third year as a member of the Linfield men's golf coaching staff.
Balala graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He was a four-year golf letter winner, earning all-Northwest Conference honors as a senior.
Balala led Linfield to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 NWC Championships and a fifth-place position in the NWC's overall 2017-18 team standings. He concluded his four-year career having posted the fourth-lowest scoring average in program history at 76.90.
A graduate of Curtis High School in University Place, Washington, Balala was a three-time state tournament participant and was named the South Puget Sound League Player of the Year as a junior.