SDSU's Carpenter, NDSU's Storandt Earn Weekly Golf Honors
SDSU's Carpenter, NDSU's Storandt Earn Weekly Golf Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Hudson Carpenter was named The Summit League Male Golfer of the Week while North Dakota State's Sarah Storandt earned Female Golfer of the Week honors for their performances April 2-8.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Hudson Carpenter, South Dakota State
Sr. // Stillwater, Minn.
Carpenter records his second career Golfer of the Week award after capturing the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate title by three strokes. He carded a season-low 54-hole score of 211 (76-67-68) while his second round 67 was also a season-low. Carpenter won his second individual title of the year and helped South Dakota State finish in fifth place, its second consecutive top-five finish and third this season.
Also nominated: Oskar Arvidsson, Denver; Jacob Groninger, Fort Wayne; Bill Carlson, North Dakota State; Karl Krieser, Omaha; Dan Bidle, 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; April 2 – Samuel Matthew, USD.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Sarah Storandt, North Dakota State
Jr. // Moorhead, Minn.
Storandt claims her second honor of the season after capturing her third individual title this season at the Gary Crossley Ford Kansas City Shootout. The junior fired a 54-hole 223 (76-72-75) to finish six strokes ahead of three golfers that tied for second place as the Bison placed third out of 15 teams.
Also nominated: Jessica Carty, Denver; Ashton Taft, Fort Wayne; Katie Kesti, Omaha; Sydney MacDonald, South Dakota State; Jessica Knepp, 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; April 2 – Ana Fernandez de Mesa, IUPUI.
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 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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