SDSU’s MacDonald, DU’s Korte Named Golfers of the Week
SDSU’s MacDonald, DU’s Korte Named Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Chris Korte and South Dakota State's Sydney MacDonald were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances March 18-24.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Chris Korte, Denver
Fr. // Littleton, Colo.
Korte captures his first career Golfer of the Week award after finishing in a tie for sixth place at the Desert Shootout last week. All three of his rounds were below par as the freshman finished with a 54-hole score of 207 (69-67-71) for a stroke average of 69.0. Denver placed fifth out of 15 teams and finished 24-under par for the tournament.
Also nominated: Cole Adams, IUPUI.
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; March 18 – Grant Smith, SDSU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Sydney MacDonald, South Dakota State
Jr. // Calgary, Alberta
MacDonald earns her first Golfer of the Week honor this season and second of her career after helping South Dakota State to its second consecutive tournament title at the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational. The junior finished second out of 101 golfers with a 54-hole 214 (73-73-68). She broke the school records for 18 holes (68), 36 holes (141) and 54 holes (214) in the event. The second-place finish was MacDonald's fourth top-five finish and sixth top-10 finish of the year.
Also nominated: Aneta Abrahamova, IUPUI.
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; March 18 – Brenna Lervick, USD.
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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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