Summit League Announces October Golfers of the Month
Summit League Announces October Golfers of the Month
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Jose Pablo Segurola and Oral Roberts' Kennedy Ishee were named The Summit League's Golfers of the Month for their performances Oct. 1 – Nov. 5.
MALE GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI
Sr. // Vitoria, Spain
Segurola collects Golfer of the Month honors after earning a pair of top-two finishes. The senior captured individual medalist honors at the Butler Fall Invitational by shooting an even-par 210 (69-70-71) as IUPUI placed third in the event. At the John Dallio Memorial, Segurola placed second with a 218 (80-67-71) to lead the Jaguars in defending its tournament crown. He concluded the month by placing in a tie for 22nd out of 100 golfers at the Dayton Fall Invitational with a two-round 151 (78-73). For the month, Segurola had a 72.38 stroke average and earned his second career win.
Also nominated: Petter Mikalsen, Denver; Clark Tiller, Fort Wayne; Parker Dolezal, Oral Roberts; Samuel Matthew, South Dakota.
Previous honoree: Oct. – Petter Mikalsen.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Kennedy Ishee, Oral Roberts
Fr. // Katy, Texas
Ishee earns the Golfer of the Month award after guiding Oral Roberts to the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial title. The freshman took second place in the tournament with a 54-hole 219 (69-76-74). Her first round 69 set a new career-best. The following week, she finished in a tie for 16th place out of 88 golfers at the Blue Raider Invitational with a score of 225 (73-76-76) as the Golden Eagles took second place. For the month, Ishee had a 74.0 stroke average and placed in the top-20 in both events.
Also nominated: Jessica Carty, Denver; Allison Curtis, Fort Wayne; Erin Ingram, IUPUI; Abby Dufrane, South Dakota.
Previous honoree: Oct. – Isabel Southard, DU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts 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 eight NCAA Champions along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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