Bowser, Anderson Earn Final Weekly Golf Awards
Bowser, Anderson Earn Final Weekly Golf Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Evan Bowser and North Dakota State's Amy Anderson were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances April 10-16. The honors mark the final awards of the season.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Evan Bowser, Oakland
Fr. // Dearborn, Mich.
Bowser captures his first career Golfer of the Week award after winning his second tournament of the season at the Detroit Titans Invitational. All three of his rounds were at or below par as he fired a 212 (72-69-71) in the 54-hole tournament. Bowser became the first Golden Grizzly golfer to win multiple tournaments in the same season since current PGA Tour player Brian Stuard and Jon Pauli in 2004-05.
Also nominated: Jacob Groninger, Fort Wayne; Rob van de Vin, IUPUI; Dan Bidle, 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; 4/10 – Mark Foster, OU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
Sr. // Oxbow, N.D.
Anderson collects her 10th career award and fifth this season after capturing her 19th career tournament title at the Creighton Invitational. The senior fired a 146 (74-72) at the 36-hole tournament to finish eight strokes ahead of her nearest competitor. The win was her fourth of the season and her fourth-straight individual Creighton Classic title. She helped the Bison to their school record fourth tournament win of the season.
Also nominated: Allison Curtis, Fort Wayne; Lauren Kuss, IUPUI; Alanna Gerber, Oakland; Emily Brink, 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; 4/10 – 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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