SUU's Evans, OU's Ecker Selected as Golfers of the Week
MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Jeff Evans, Southern Utah
So.,
Cedar City, Utah/Cedar
Evans earns Golfer of the Week honors after shooting a three-round
212 (77-69-66) a the Cowboy Classic. After sitting in 102nd place
following round one, the sophomore climbed the leaderboard with
rounds of 69 and 66 to finish in a tie for seventh place at 2-over
par. Only three of 130 players finished under par and Evans
finished tied for third in the tournament with 10 birdies.
Also nominated: Drew Imel, IPFW; Brandon Goeckner, IUPUI;
Alex Hogben, UMKC; Michael Coriasso, Oakland; Kyle Peterman,
Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 2/10 Jeff Evans, SUU; 2/17 - Nick
Olsgaard, NDSU; 2/24 - Brett Iliff, UMKC; 3/3 - Kyle Peterman, WIU;
3/17 - Kyle Peterman, WIU; 3/24 - Jared Nifong, IUPUI; 3/31 - Kyle
Peterman, WIU.
WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Liz Ecker, Oakland
So.,
Delray Beach, Fla./Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central
Ecker collects her first career Golfer of the Week award after
finishing in a tie for seventh place at the Tina Barrett
Invitational last week. The sophomore posted her first top-10
finish of the season with a 229 (77-74-78) at the tournament.
Ecker's 229 scored also matched her season-low for a 54-hole event
as Oakland placed fifth out of eight teams.
Also nominated: Jordan Woods, IUPUI; Emily Brink, Western
Illinois.
Previous honorees: 2/24 - Crystal Reeves, ORU; 3/3 - Amber
Hensley, ORU; 3/10 - Kristi O'Brien, IUPUI; 3/17 - Kylie
Bollenbach, ORU; 3/24 - Amy Anderson, NDSU; 3/31 - Crystal Reeves,
ORU.
