DENVER - UT Rio Grande Valley's Emma Mesta has been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Golfers of the Week for March 9 through March 15.
Mesta, a freshman from Torreon, Mexico (Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy), posted a pair of top-20 finishes on the week. At the UTRGV Invitational, she finished in a tie for 19th with a 28-over-par 241. She followed that up with a 10th place finish at the Spring Break Invitational, firing an 11-over-par 221.
Other women's nominees: NM State's Camille Orito tied for 25th at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational, shooting a 6-over-par 223 ... Utah Valley's Kalea Heu finished tied for 12th at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational and tied for 27th at the Entrada Classic.