WIU’s Blackburn, SDSU’s Mingo Collect Golfer of the Month Awards
WIU’s Blackburn, SDSU’s Mingo Collect Golfer of the Month Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Andrew Blackburn was named Summit League Men's Golfer of the Month while South Dakota State's Megan Mingo garnered the Women's Golfer of the Month award for their performances during the month of October.
ANDREW BLACKBURN, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Jr. // Sterling, Ill.
- Collected his first career Golfer of the Month honor
- Had a pair of top-10 finishes at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate and APSU Intercollegiate with four rounds under par
- Placed in a tie for sixth at the APSU Intercollegiate with a 207 (69-69-69), helping Western Illinois to a second-place finish and program-low 54-hole score of 836
- Tied for eighth place at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 219 (76-69-74) as the Fighting Leathernecks finished fifth out of 12 teams.
- For the month, Blackburn had an even 71 stroke average
Previous honorees: Grant Smith, SDSU
Also nominated: Austin Winings, IUPUI; Nick Myhre, North Dakota State; Trevor Torgerson, Oral Roberts; Jordan Rykal, South Dakota; Felipe Strobach, South Dakota State
MEGAN MINGO, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // Yankton, S.D.
- Earned her first career Golfer of the Month award
- Finished in a tie for sixth place at the Nebraska Chip-N Club Invitational with a 54-hole 218 (73-69-76), including a career-low 69 in the second round
- Placed eighth at the Payne Stewart Memorial (228) and finished in a tie for 12th at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (222)
- Led the Jackrabbits in all three tournaments during the month and recorded a 74.22 stroke average with a pair of rounds under par
Previous honorees: Katharina Baratta, DU/Brenna Lervick, USD
Also nominated: Katharina Baratta, Denver; Aneta Abrahamova, IUPUI; Natalie Roth, North Dakota State; Brenna Lervick, South Dakota
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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 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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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