UMKC's Kuehn, NDSU's Anderson Earn Weekly Golf Awards
UMKC's Kuehn, NDSU's Anderson Earn Weekly Golf Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Kansas City's Korbin
Kuehn and North Dakota State's Amy
Anderson were named The Summit League's Male and Female
Golfers of the Week for their performances March 20-26.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Korbin Kuehn, Kansas City
Sr. // Overland Park, Kan.
Kuehn collects his sixth career Golfer of the Week award after
leading the Kangaroos at the Memphis Intercollegiate. The senior
fired a 227 (79-75-73) at the 54-hole tournament to finish in a tie
for 17th place. He led the team in scoring for the
fourth time this season and registered a 75.67 stroke average. For
the year, Kuehn is third in The Summit League with a 72.92 average.
Kansas City placed eighth in the 16-team event, ahead of Texas
Tech, Southern Mississippi and Cincinnati.
Also nominated: Drew Imel, Fort Wayne; Dillon Schultz, South
Dakota State.
Previous honorees: 10/3 – Korbin Kuehn, UMKC/Nathan
Anderson, NDSU; 11/7 – Nathan Anderson, NDSU; 2/20 –
Nathan Anderson, NDSU; 2/27 – Nathan Hughes, UMKC; 3/13
– Hudson Carpenter, SDSU; 3/20 – Nick Cunningham,
OU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
Sr. // Oxbow, N.D.
Anderson earns her eighth career Golfer of the Week award while
collecting a pair of monthly awards last fall. The senior recorded
her 22nd-straight top-four finish, excluding NCAA
Tournament play, with a runner-up finish at the Cincinnati
Invitational. She carded a 145 (72-73) in the two-round tournament
and her 72.76 stroke average this year leads the league. Anderson
collected her fourth runner-up finish of the year and was two shots
behind the leader before the final round was canceled due to
weather.
Also nominated: Susan Kirschenman, Kansas City; Morgan
Fitts, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: 10/3 – Amy Anderson, NDSU; 11/7
– Amy Anderson, NDSU; 2/27 – Amy Anderson, NDSU; 3/6
– Kassandra Komma, OU; 3/13 – Amy Anderson, NDSU; 3/20
– Kelli Witt, IUPUI.
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
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