Niagara University Athletics

Stosh Kajfasz served as head coach of the Niagara men's golf coach from the spring of 2017 through the fall of 2022. 

The Purple Eagles placed eighth at the 2022 MAAC Championships and three student-athletes were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. 

Niagara placed fourth overall at the 2021 MAAC Championships. Ryan Sabo tied for fifth place and earned All-MAAC honors. Two Purple Eagles were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. 

The Purple Eagles earned their best tournament finish of 2019-20 at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship, tying for sixth place. Freshman Ryan Sabo turned in the best individual performance of the season, tying for second place at the annual Little Three Championship. Prior to the cancellation of the spring season due to COVID-19, the Purple Eagles competed in the Pinehurst Intercollegiate at the historic Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C. Niagara finished in 12th place. Three Purple Eagles were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. 

Freshman Tyler Edholm led the way for NU during the 2018-19 season, placing second at the Little Three Championship on Sept. 11 with a score of 143 (-1). He shot his second under-par round of the season at the Binghamton Invitational, carding a 70 (-2) in the final round of the tournament. Niagara placed ninth at the MAAC Championships and three Purple Eagles earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors. 

Kajfasz was named the head coach of the men's golf program in March 2018 and during his first seasn, Kajfasz coached Christian Nizamis to a fifth place finish at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Invite. Nizamis led all players at the end of the first round after firing a 69 (-3) and finished the tournament with a total score of 144 (E). The Purple Eagles placed ninth at the 2018 MAAC Championships and three Purple Eagles were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. 

Since May 2014, Kajfasz has served as a volunteer golf coach for the Niagara Falls City School District (NFCSD). In addition to providing private instruction for athletes and organizing practice rounds and competitions for the team, he also designed a five-step clinic to introduce golf to the athletes and helped four athletes receive NCAA golf scholarships.

Kajfasz has also served as an instructor at JK’s Golf Instruction in Niagara Falls, N.Y. since May 2014. While there, he has worked to implement and execute a nine-step clinic for junior golfers, as well as providing private instruction.

Prior to his time with NFCSD and JK’s Golf Instruction, Kajfasz was a bag room attendant and youth instructor at Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Fla.

Kajfasz is also a full-time business teacher in the North Tonawanda City School District. 

Kajfasz completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Niagara University, earning a bachelor’s in business administration in 2014 and a master’s in secondary education in 2016.