IUPUI’s Juerling, FW’s Schroeder Named Men’s Golfers of the Week
IUPUI’s Juerling, FW’s Schroeder Named Men’s Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Jackson Juerling and Fort Wayne's Zach Schroeder was named Summit League Men's Golfer of the Week for his performance during the week of March 1-7.
JACKSON JUERLING, IUPUI
Jr. // Indianapolis, Ind.
- Captured his first career Golfer of the Week award
- Earned his first career individual medalist honor with a 36-hole 143 (70-73) at the Benbow Invitational
- Won the tournament by five strokes and helped IUPUI finish in second place
ZACH SCHROEDER, FORT WAYNE
So. // Lebanon, Ind.
- Captured his first career Golfer of the Week award
- Placed third out of 63 golfers at the Gary Freeman Spring Invitational with a 54-hole 218 (69-74-75)
- His first round 69 set a new career-low
- Took seventh place out of 74 competitors at the Lonnie Barton Invitational with a two-round 151 (74-77)
- Had an individual stroke average of 73.8 in two tournaments on the week as the Mastodons placed second at the Lonnie Barton and fourth at the Gary Freeman
Previous honorees: Sept. – Devin Jenkins, FW; Oct. – Petter Mikalsen, DU; Feb. 1 – Chris Korte, DU; Feb. 15 – John Duggan III, WIU; Feb. 22 – Andrew Israelson, NDSU; March 1 – Kyle Irlbacker, WIU
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