WIU's Slattery, SUU's Jung Earn Golf Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Kurt Slattery and Southern Utah's Monica Jung were named The Summit League's Golfers of the Week for their performances April 4-11.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Kurt Slattery, Western Illinois
Sr., (Taylor Ridge, Ill./Indian Hills CC)
Slattery earns his first career Golfer of the Week award after finishing in ninth place at the NYX Hoosier Invitational last week. He fired a 54-hole 213 (70-69-74) giving him a career-high finish. Slattery's second round 69 was also a career low while defeating competitors from nationally-ranked Indiana.
Also nominated: Jacob Groninger, IPFW; Michael Davan, IUPUI; Bryan Boaz, Oral Roberts.
Previous 2012 honorees: Feb. 22 - Jeff Evans, SUU; Feb. 29 – Nathan Anderson, NDSU; March 8 – Eddie Tackett, IPFW; March 14 – Michael Davan, IUPUI/Korbin Kuehn, UMKC; March 21 – Korbin Kuehn, UMKC; March 28 - Jacob Groninger, IPFW/Michael Davan, IUPUI; April 4 - Korbin Kuehn, UMKC/Andrew Godfrey, WIU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Monica Jung, Southern Utah
Fr., (Sydney, Australia/Strathfield South)
Jung records her second Golfer of the Week honor this season after earning her eighth top-20 finish in 10 tournaments this season. Her three-round 224 (72-77-75) earned her a 15th-place finish at the Cowgirl Classic in a field of 24 teams including top-100 programs Iowa and Colorado State. She has led or co-led the Thunderbirds in all but one tournament this season and carries the lowest stroke average in program history (76.1).
Also nominated: Liz Ecker, Oakland; Kristi Tschudin, Western Illinois.
Previous 2012 honorees: Feb. 29 – Alheli Moreno, ORU; March 8 – Crystal Reeves, ORU; March 14 – Monica Jung, SUU; March 21 – Jordan Essman, IUPUI; March 28 – Crystal Reeves, ORU; April 4 – Hailey Sheldahl.
