Justin Pratt begins his second season as the head coach of the men’s and women’s golf teams at the University of Montevallo. He is the first full-time head coach in the program’s history.

In Pratt’s first year as coach of the Falcons, both teams experienced success. The men’s team had a season that witnessed improvement from beginning to end and included a solid win at the University of West Georgia and a sixth place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament at Callaway Gardens in a very tough golf conference.

The women finished the season strong with a third place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. The Falcons placed two golfers on the PBC First Team (Emily Gibson and Emma Breen). Gibson was also named the Conference Player of the Year and a First Team All-America selection for her outstanding play all season. 

Prior to being named the head coach, Pratt had been a familiar face around the Montevallo athletic department having spent eight years as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's soccer program.

With his assistance the UM soccer program reached new heights, going to four NCAA tournaments, making one Final Four appearance, winning the GSC regular season in 2008 and the GSC tournament in 2004. He helped coach 43 All-GSC selections, one Major League Soccer draft pick, four NSCAA All-Americans, 17 NSCAA All-Region members and three GSC Players of the Year.

Pratt is a 1999 graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he received a bachelor's degree in health promotions/fitness leadership while leading the Blazers to a pair of Conference USA championships and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 1999 during his four-year career. Pratt was a first round draft pick in the 2000 A- League Draft ( USL 1st Division) and played 3 years with the Indiana Blast and El Paso Patriots.