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UA has also extended softball coach Caitlin Lowe for a year to take her through 2026-27, according to Arizona Desert Swarm, although the Star’s request to UA for updated contracts for both Anderson and Lowe returned only an offer sheet that Anderson signed on June 28.

Anderson’s offer sheet replaces the three-year contract from 2023-24 through the upcoming season, which paid him $140,000. His new two-year deal will pay $165,000 each of the next two seasons, plus up to $15,000 in academic bonuses and up to $45,000 in performance bonuses.

Lowe signed a five-year deal upon taking over for longtime coach Mike Candrea in 2021 that has been paying her $225,000 per year. That deal would have expired after next season, putting Lowe in a potentially difficult situation for recruiting, but the reported extension would give her two years left.

Lowe’s initial contract also includes standard UA academic and performance incentives, up to $15,000 in team APR and grade-point average bonuses and up to $20,000 for on-field achievements. Last season, she earned a $5,000 bonus for reaching the NCAA Tournament but missed out on an extra $2,500 if the Wildcats had made it to the Super Regionals.

Anderson’s new deal includes $7,500 for a Big 12 championship, and between $5,000-$45,000 for NCAA championship play depending on how far the Wildcats go. His performance incentives are capped at $45,000.

The men’s golf coach at UA since 2012, Anderson signed a three-year deal in 2021 worth $120,000 annually after he led the Wildcats to the Pac-12 title and was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. In 2023, Anderson agreed to another three-year deal taking him through next season, a deal that will be replaced by his new agreement in 2025-26.