Awards

SDSU's Toscano, USD's Tolan capture #SummitGF weekly awards

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the third straight week, South Dakota State senior Teresa Toscano was named the #SummitGF Female Golfer of the Week, while South Dakota senior Matt Tolan earned the weekly male honor, league officials announced Wednesday.

Toscano won the seventh collegiate tournament of her career and third in a row. The Huelva, Spain native has not finished outside of the top two in four events this spring as her latest triumph came at the Bama Beach Bash.

Toscano posted a four-stroke victory in the 90-player field, posting a 213 (-3) during the 54-hole event in played at the Gulf Shores Golf Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. She led the field with 13 birdies, making at least four in each of her rounds, which were highlighted by a second-round 69 (-3).

Toscano is now owns sole possession of second play with 13 combined career weekly and monthly accolades.

Tolan captured the first weekly honor of his career after posting an eighth-place finish at the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate hosted by Missouri State. He was the top Summit League golfer in the 108-player field that featured four league teams.

The Eau Claire, Wis., native opened the 54-hole event with back-to-back rounds of 69. He made 10 birdies during the event, added an eagle and opened with a bogey-free 18 holes.

Female Golfer of the Week
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Sr. | Huelva, Spain
• Won the seventh collegiate tournament of her career and third in a row this season
• Closed the 54-hole event with a pair of under-par rounds, firing a 69 (-3) in round two and 71 (-1) in the finale
• Led the field with 13 birdies
• 13th career golfing honor (10 weekly, three monthly) moves her into sole possession of second place in league history

Others nominated: Pemika Ponlamuangdee, North Dakota.

Male Golfer of the Week
Matt Tolan, South Dakota

Sr. | Eau Claire, Wis.
• Posted the seventh top-10 finish of his career, firing a 54-hole score of 214 (+1)
• Already has four rounds of par or better this season, including two 69’s he shot in Missouri
• First career weekly honor

Others nominated: Dustin Hasley, Oral Roberts; Wyatt Spier, Western Illinois.

2021 Spring Weekly Honorees
Mar. 24 (Week 9)
Female:
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Male: Matt Tolan, South Dakota

Mar. 17 (Week 8)
Female:
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Male: Cameron Karney, Western Illinois

Mar. 10 (Week 7 )
Female:
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Male: Matthew Schaeffer, South Dakota State

Mar. 3 (Week 6)
Female:
Sarah Bell, Oral Roberts
Male: Josh Peters, Omaha

Feb. 24 (Week 5)
Female:
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Male: Jack Johnson, North Dakota State

Feb. 18 (Week 4)
Female:
Laerke Jensen, South Dakota
Male: Carson Griggs, Denver

Feb. 10 (Week 2)
Male: Jackson Solem, Denver

Jan. 28 (Week 1)
Female:
Camille Enright, Denver
Male: Carson Griggs, Denver

2020 Fall Monthly Honorees
October
Female:
Mandi Granato, Omaha
Male: Jack Johnson, North Dakota State

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