IUPUI's Segurola, Fernandez de Mesa Earn Golfer of the Week Honors
IUPUI's Segurola, Fernandez de Mesa Earn Golfer of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Jose Pablo Segurola earned The Summit League Men's Golfer of the Week honor while IUPUI's Ana Fernandez de Mesa was named the Women's Golfer of the Week for their performances March 5-11.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI
Jr. // Vitoria, Spain
Segurola earns his second Golfer of the Week award this season after his second-place finish at the Benbow Invitational. The junior fired a career-low 142 (68-74) for his fourth top-five finish this season and sixth career top-10 finish. Segurola's 142 is tied for the sixth-best 36-hole tournament score in school history.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Bill Calrson, NDSU; Nov. – Oskar Arvidsson, DU/Rylan Porter, IUPUI; Feb. 19 – Ole Ramsnes, DU/Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI; Feb. 26 – Samuel Matthew, USD; March 5 – Ole Ramsnes, DU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI
Sr. // Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain
Fernandez de Mesa collects her second consecutive Golfer of the Week award after placing first in the Benbow Invitational for her first career collegiate victory. The senior, who won by two shots, fired a 36-hole 149 (76-73) for her fifth top-10 finish and second top-five finish of the season.
Also nominated: Ashley Jeffers, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Sarah Storandt, NDSU; Nov. – Tonje Daffinrud, DU; Feb. 26 – Tonje Daffinrud, DU; March 5 – Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI.
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