Arvidsson, Porter, Daffinrud Named Golfers of the Month
Arvidsson, Porter, Daffinrud Named Golfers of the Month
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Oskar Arvidsson, IUPUI's Rylan Porter and Denver's Tonje Daffinrud were named The Summit League's Golfers of the Month for their performances Oct. 2 – Nov. 2.
MALE GOLFERS OF THE MONTH
Oskar Arvidsson, Denver
Sr. // Karna, Sweden
Arvidsson earns his first career award after recording a 71.17 stroke average during the month with a pair of top-10 finishes. At the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, the senior fired a 54-hole score of 219 (72-77-70) to place eighth in the tournament. He also took eighth place at the Pacific Invitational after his three-round score of 208 (69-70-69). Arvidsson leads the league with a 71.7 stroke average to close out the fall season.
Rylan Porter, IUPUI
So. // Mooresville, Ind.
Porter captures the Male Golfer of the Month honor after recording a pair of top-10 finishes during the month of October. The top-10 finishes were the first of his career as he shot a combined 5-over par in the two tournaments. The sophomore fired a 36-hole 143 (70-73) to finish in a tie for fifth place at the Butler Fall Invitational. He followed that up with a seventh-place performance at the Dayton Fall Invitational with a two-round score of 142 (74-68). Porter recorded a 71.25 stroke average during the month and lowered his team-leading average to 72.29 to close the fall season.
Also nominated: Drake Devereaux, Fort Wayne.
Previous honorees: 10/2 – Bill Carlson, NDSU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Tonje Daffinrud, Denver
Sr. // Tonsberg, Norway
Daffinrud earns the Female Golfer of the Month honor after fifth-place finishes at the Schooner Fall Classic and the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational and a 70.17 average in October. The senior shot a 211 (70-76-65) at the Schooner Fall Classic and followed that with a 210 (71-71-68) at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational. At the conclusion of the fall campaign, she leads the league with a 72.2 stroke average. In addition to her two top-five finishes, Daffinrud also represented her country of Norway in the Spirit International Amateur Tournament that featured the world's top amateur golfers.
Also nominated: Allison Curtis, Fort Wayne; Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI.
Previous honorees: 10/2 – Sarah Storandt, NDSU.
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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