SDSU's Smith, USD's Lervick Earn Golfer of the Week Honors
SDSU's Smith, USD's Lervick Earn Golfer of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Grant Smith and South Dakota's Brenna Lervick were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances March 12-17.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Grant Smith, South Dakota State
So. // Des Moines, Iowa
Smith collects his first career Golfer of the Week honor after placing seventh at the Jackrabbit Invitational last week. The sophomore fired a 54-hole 206 (70-71-65) for his fourth top-10 finish of the season. His third round 65 tied the school record as South Dakota State placed sixth out of 15 teams in the event.
Also nominated: David Watterson, Fort Wayne; Rylan Porter, IUPUI; Bill Carlson, North Dakota State; Parker Dolezal, Oral Roberts; Cody Seal, South Dakota.
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; March 12 – Samuel Matthew, USD.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Brenna Lervick, South Dakota
So. // Chanhassen, Minn.
Lervick earns her second Golfer of the Week award this season after tying for first place at the Jackrabbit Invitational. She finished the 54-hole tournament with a score of 212 (71-69-72). Her second round 69 was tied for the second-lowest round of the tournament. Earlier in the week, Lervick fired a 156 at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational. For the week, Lervick had three rounds of par or lower with a stroke average of 73.6 in the two events.
Also nominated: Aneta Abrahamova, IUPUI; Cassie Wurm, North Dakota State; Shinwoo Lee, Oral Roberts; Sydney MacDonald, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Isabel Southard, DU; Nov. – Kennedy Ishee, ORU; Feb. 26 – Brenna Lervick, USD; March 4 – Sophie Peters, UNO; March 12 – Isabel Southard, 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 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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