Matthew, Fernandez de Mesa Named Golfers of the Week
Matthew, Fernandez de Mesa Named Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Samuel Matthew was named The Summit League Male Golfer of the Week while IUPUI's Ana Fernandez de Mesa earned Female Golfer of the Week honors for their performances March 26 – April 1.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Matthew, South Dakota
Jr. // Roseville, Minn.
Matthew earns his third Golfer of the Week honor this season after turning-in his best finish as a Coyote at the Beu/Mussatto Invitational. The junior placed second out of 82 competitors with a 54-hole 223 (71-74-78) for a 74.3 stroke average. He led South Dakota to a second-place finish, its best of the season, out of 13 teams.
Also nominated: Rob van de Vin, IUPUI; Kyle Jandro, North Dakota State; Nick Steffens, Western Illinois.
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; March 12 – Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI; March 19 – Samuel Matthew, USD; March 26 – Patrick Frodigh, DU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI
Sr. // Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain
Fernandez de Mesa collects her third Golfer of the Week award this season after placing second at the Saluki Invitational last weekend. The senior fired a 36-hole 148 (71-77) which tied for her career-best. Her second-place finish, out of 83 golfers, was her third top-five finish and sixth top-10 finish this season along with her eighth top-10 finish of her career. IUPUI finished tied for fifth out of 14 teams in the competition.
Also nominated: Kristi Tschudin, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Sarah Storandt, NDSU; Nov. – Tonje Daffinrud, DU; Feb. 26 – Tonje Daffinrud, DU; March 5 – Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI; March 12 – Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI; March 19 – Brenna Sherwood, IPFW; March 26 – 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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