Aberson begins his 15th season as the head men's golf coach and 21st overall season as a part of the Northwestern golf program entering the 2024-25 season, spending two years as an assistant and four years as a player. Aberson also serves as the director of the golf facility inside the Juffer Fieldhouse.
Family: wife - Kate; children - Quinn and Cadence
Alma Mater (Year): Northwestern College (2006)
Playing Career: played four years (2003-06) for the Red Raiders earned All-Conference honors two years part of a Red Raider team that qualified for regionals four straight years.
Coaching Experience:
2010-present: Head Coach at NWC
2008-2009: Assistant Coach at NWC
Team Accomplishments Under Aberson:
- 8x GPAC Champion
- 8x qualifier to the NAIA National Championships
- ranked/earned votes in the NAIA coaches' poll in 10 of the last 12 seasons; finished 13th in the final poll (2017), 17th in final poll (2013), and 18th in final poll (2025)
- 12x finished in the top five within the GPAC
- guided his team to 39 1st place finishes
Other Coaching Accomplishments:
- 8x GPAC Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2015-2018, 2024-25)
- coached six GPAC Champions (Caleb Badura, Justin Kraft (2x), Neil Malenke, Jackson Laven, Axton Miller)
- 3 NAIA All-Americans
- 30 NAIA Scholar Athletes
- 12 NAIA Scholar Teams
Year by Year Results under Aberson:
2024-25: 1st in GPAC; NAIA Qualifier; T19th at NAIA Championships
2023-24: 1st in GPAC; NAIA Qualifier; 29th at NAIA Championships
2022-23: 2nd in GPAC
2021-22: 5th in GPAC
2020-21: 5th in GPAC
2019-20: 5th in GPAC
2018-19: 2nd in GPAC; Caleb Badura - national qualifier
2017-18: 1st in GPAC; NAIA Qualifier; 18th at NAIA Championships
2016-17: 1st in GPAC; NAIA Qualifier; 13th at NAIA Championships
2015-16: 1st in the GPAC; NAIA Qualifier
2014-15: 1st in the GPAC; NAIA Qualifier
2013-14: 5th in the GPAC
2012-13: 1st in the GPAC; NAIA Qualifier; 17th at NAIA Championships
2011-12: 1st in the GPAC; NAIA Qualifier
2010-11: 5th in the GPAC
updated June 2025
