USD's Matthew, DU's Daffinrud Named Golfers of the Week
USD's Matthew, DU's Daffinrud Named Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Samuel Matthew earned The Summit League Men's Golfer of the Week honor while Denver's Tonje Daffinrud was named the Women's Golfer of the Week for their performances Feb. 19-25.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Matthew, South Dakota
Jr. // Roseville, Minn.
Matthew earns his first career Golfer of the Week award after placing 12th out of 100 competitors at the Snowman Getaway last week. The junior fired a 54-hole 5-under par 211 (69-69-73) for a 70.3 stroke average on the week. With his performance, Matthew lowered his stroke average to 72.92 on the year.
Also nominated: Ursinio Puga, North Dakota State.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Bill Calrson, NDSU; Nov. – Oskar Arvidsson, DU/Rylan Porter, IUPUI; Feb. 19 – Ole Ramsnes, DU/Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Tonje Daffinrud, Denver
Sr. // Tonsberg, Norway
Daffinrud captures the Female Golfer of the Week award after recording a pair of top-10 performances. No. 23-ranked Daffinrud placed second at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate with a 7-under par 209 (70-67-72), edging eight of the top-10 nationally ranked individuals in the process. She also sank her second hole-in-one on the season on No. 3 in the second round. As a team, the Pioneers also defeated a pair of top-10 programs (No. 4 Washington, No. 9 Alabama). Daffinrud also finished tied for eighth at the Peg Barnard Invitational with a 36-hole 145 (73-72) score. The senior recorded a 70.8 stroke average in the two tournaments and leads The Summit League with a 71.71 average this season.
Also nominated: Cassie Wurm, North Dakota State.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Sarah Storandt, NDSU; Nov. – Tonje Daffinrud, DU.
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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 eight institutions, including three 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), 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, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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