OU's Foster, NDSU's Anderson Earn Golfer of the Week Honors
OU's Foster, NDSU's Anderson Earn Golfer of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Mark Foster and North Dakota State's Amy Anderson were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances April 3-9.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Mark Foster, Oakland
Jr. // Davison, Mich.
Foster earns his first career Golfer of the Week award after posting a 71.33 stroke average at the NYX Hoosier Invitational. The junior shot a 214 (72-73-69) at the 54-hole tournament. His final round 69 was the fifth score of under par and has recorded a 74.74 stroke average this season. Foster finished 12th in the event and the Golden Grizzlies placed in a tie for seventh as a team.
Also nominated: Jacob Groninger, Fort Wayne; Nathan Hughes, Kansas City; Miles Knutsen, South Dakota State; Ben Kilborn, Western Illinois.
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; 3/27 – Korbin Kuehn, UMKC; 4/3 – Santiago Ruiz, IUPUI.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
Sr. // Oxbow, N.D.
Anderson collects her ninth career Golfer of the Week award and fourth this season after earning her 18th career tournament title at the Kangaroo Invitational. She recorded a score of 214 (69-72-73) at the event for her third tournament title this season. It was also North Dakota State's third team win this season which ties the school record. With her 18th career title, Anderson breaks the collegiate record, according to Golf World, of 17 career wins by former San Jose State and current LPGA golfer Juli Inkster.
Also nominated: Susan Kirschenman, Kansas City; Kristi Tschudin, Western Illinois.
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; 3/27 – Amy Anderson, NDSU; 4/3 – Yuri Otsuka, 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 history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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