USD’s Matthew, DU’s Southard Named Golfers of the Week
USD’s Matthew, DU’s Southard Named Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Samuel Matthew and Denver's Isabel Southard were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances March 4-11.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Matthew, South Dakota
Sr. // Roseville, Minn.
Matthew captures his fifth career Golfer of the Week award after firing a 221 at the 54-hole Sacramento State Invitational. The senior placed 19th out of 100 golfers with rounds of 77, 74 and 70. As a team, the Coyotes placed 11th in the 16-team field.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Petter Mikalsen, DU; Nov. – Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI; Feb. 18 – Naqiuddin Fuad, SDSU; Feb. 26 – Petter Mikalsen, DU; March 4 – Petter Mikalsen, DU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Isabel Southard, Denver
Jr. // Sharon, Mass.
Southard earns the Female Golfer of the Week honor after finishing in a tie for sixth place at the Florida Gator Invitational. The junior led the Pioneers, who finished fourth in the tournament, with a 54-hole 220 (77-72-71).
Also nominated: Ashton Taft, Fort Wayne; Kelli Witt, IUPUI.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Isabel Southard, DU; Nov. – Kennedy Ishee, ORU; Feb. 26 – Brenna Lervick, USD; March 4 – Sophie Peters, UNO.
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 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 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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