Three Golfers Earn Weekly Recognition

2/28/2018 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Drew Eaton carried a 72.6 stroke average during the Colin Montgomerie-HBU Huskies Intercollegiate in Spring, Texas, to lock up The Summit League Men's Golfer of the Week honor, while South Dakota State's Cassidy Laidlaw and South Dakota's Lexi Peterson earned co-golfer of the week nods for their performances.

Drew Eaton, WESTERN ILLINOIS

So. // Quincy, Ill.

Competed at the Colin Montgomerie-HBU Huskies Intercollegiate, Feb. 25-27
Tallied a 54-hole score of 2-over-par 218, logging a second-round 3-under 69
Shot 73-69-76 (218) for the week to finish tied for 20th on the individual leaderboard
Top finisher for the Leathernecks, who placed 12th as a team
Second career Summit League Golfer of the Week honor

Previous Winners: Tommy Vining (South Dakota) – September and October // Jacob Michel (South Dakota) –Jan. 31 // Drew Eaton (Western Illinois) – Feb. 14 // Van Holmgren (North Dakota State) – Feb. 21

Cassidy Laidlaw, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Fr. // Calgary, Alberta

Competed at the Grand Canyon Women's Spring Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 24-25
Turned in a 10-over 226 scorecard as the Jackrabbits' top performer
Progressively improved each round of the tournament (77-75-74) for a 75.3 scoring average
Finished tied for 19th on the individual leaderboard
First career Summit League Golfer of the Week honor

Lexi Petersen, SOUTH DAKOTA

Jr. // Fairview, Ill.

Competed at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic in Charleston, S.C., Feb. 25-27
Logged a 75.6 scoring average and a 54-hole total of 227
Shot 72-77-78 for the week to earn a tie for 58th among a field of 217 golfers
Top Coyote performer, with the team finishing 36th (43 teams)
First career Summit League Golfer of the Week honor

Previous Winners: Natalie Roth (North Dakota State) – September // Sophie Newlove (Denver) – October // Lauren Whyte (Denver) – Jan. 31 // Paige Bird (Fort Wayne) – Feb. 7 // Abby Dufrane (South Dakota) – Feb. 14 // Mary Weinstein (Denver) – Feb. 21

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Through 35 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 at eight institutions, including three 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), 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 with the University of North Dakota becoming an official member on July 1, 2018. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced nine NCAA Champions along with over 90 Academic All-Americans, nearly 100 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague.

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