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SDSU Golfers Earn Awards

SDSU Golfers Earn Awards

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South Dakota State’s Felipe Strobach was named Summit League Men’s Golfer of the Week, while SDSU’s Megan Mingo collected the women’s award for their performances March 2-8.

 

FELIPE STROBACH, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Fr. // Lima, Peru

  • Collected his first career Golfer of the Week award
  • Took individual medalist honors at the Jackrabbit Invitational with a 54-hole score of 215 (69-72-74) with 14 birdies for his best collegiate performance
  • Fired a 225 (69-78-78) at the 54-hole Desert Mountain Intercollegiate against six ranked teams, placing in a tie for 39th
  • For the week, Strobach had a 73.3 stroke average with three rounds at or below par

Also nominated: Zach Schroeder, Fort Wayne; Ben Maskus, Omaha

 

Previous honorees: Sept. – Grant Smith, SDSU; Oct. – Andrew Blackburn, WIU; Feb. 17 – Grant Smith, SDSU; Feb. 25 – Cody Burrows, ORU; March 2 – Blake Brorman, ORU

 

MEGAN MINGO, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Jr. // Yankton, S.D.

  • Earned her first Golfer of the Week honor this season after capturing October Golfer of the Month
  • Took first place at the Jackrabbit Invitational with a 54-hole 214 (71-72-71) with six birdies leading SDSU to the tournament title
  • Finished in a tie for third place at the Red Rocks Invitational earlier in the week with a 36-hole score of 147 (72-75) as the Jackrabbits took first out of nine teams
  • Became the first SDSU golfer to win an individual title with her first-place finish at the Jackrabbit Invitational
  • For the week, had a 72.2 stroke average with four rounds at or below par

Also nominated: Madison Chesnutt, Fort Wayne; Brenna Lervick, South Dakota