UMKC's Hughes, NDSU's Anderson Named Golfers of the Week
UMKC's Hughes, NDSU's Anderson Named Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Kansas City's Nathan Hughes and North Dakota State's Amy Anderson were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances Feb. 20-26.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Nathan Hughes, Kansas City
Jr. // Bartlesville, Okla.
Hughes records his first career Golfer of the Week honor after placing in a tie for 10th place at the WSU Snowman Getaway. The junior carded a 54-hole one-under par score of 215 (71-73-71) for a stroke average of 71.67 on the week. He helped Kansas City to a fourth-place team finish with an 868. The Kangaroos finished ahead of Air Force, Gonzaga, Minnesota and Kansas State at the event. Hughes earned his third top-10 individual finish of the season and ranks fourth in the league with a 72.78 average for the year.
Previous honorees: 10/3 – Korbin Kuehn, UMKC/Nathan Anderson, NDSU; 11/7 – Nathan Anderson, NDSU; 2/20 – Nathan Anderson, NDSU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
Sr. // Oxbow, N.D.
Anderson captures the Female Golfer of the Week award after placing second at the UC Irvine Invitational presented by Kia. The senior from Oxbow, N.D., fired a 54-hole score of 219 (78-68-73) to finish four shots behind the individual champion. This was Anderson's third runner-up finish this season and has placed in the top-five in all six events on the year. She has also finished in the top-four in 20-straight events, excluding NCAA Tournaments. She leads the league with a 73.38 stroke average this season. As a team, the Bison finished in 10th place with a three-round score of 957. The weekly award was the sixth of Anderson's career while she also earned both monthly awards for the fall season.
Also nominated: Susan Kirschenman, Kansas City.
Previous honorees: 10/3 – Amy Anderson, NDSU; 11/7 – Amy Anderson, NDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, 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 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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