WAC Golfers of the Month Announced
DENVER – Seattle U's Nathan Cogswell and Grand Canyon's Siripatsorn Patchana have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Golfers of the Month, respectively, for September.
Cogswell, a sophomore from Kent, Wash., led the WAC with a 70.6 scoring average through five rounds played. After shooting a 6-over-par 150 at the Husky Invitational to open the season, he shot two sub-70 rounds at the Nick Watney Invitational, including an 8-under-par 63 in the tournament's final round to finish 10-under-par for his first top-5 finish of the season. His strong play also helped lead Seattle U to the top team stroke average in the month of September as the Redhawks averaged 286.8 per round.
Patchana, a junior from Anusawaree, Bangkok, Thailand, led both the Lopes and the WAC in scoring average through two tournaments play. The 2018 WAC Freshman of the Year averaged 72.4 through five rounds, earning a pair of top-15 finishes. In the season opener at the USA Intercollegiate in Mobile, Ala., she tied for 10th with an even-par 216 and then she followed that up with a 2-over-par 146 in stroke play and a 6-up match play win over Kansas State's Reid Isaac at the East and West Match in Verona, Wis.
Other men's nominees: Grand Canyon's Trevor Lampson shot a 2-over-par 212 at the Ram Masters Invitational to lead the Lopes in their only tournament of the month … Kansas City's Vitek Novak shot a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge to earn a top-15 finish in his first event of the season … UT Rio Grande Valley's Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi led the Vaqueros in his collegiate debut, shooting a 1-under-par 215 at the Hartford Hawk Invitational … Utah Valley's Jake Bryson averaged 71.2 strokes per round in the first month of his junior season, including a 5-under-par 65 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational.
Other women's nominees: California Baptist's Jocelyn Chee was the co-individual medalist at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic and also added a top-25 finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic … Kansas City's Megan Lucas led the Roos over the first month of the season, posting a 75.67 stroke average over six rounds … NM State's Dominique Galloway averaged 72.7 strokes per round with two top-5 finishes in the first month of her senior season … Seattle U's Krystal Hu led the Redhawks with a 74.78 stroke average in three tournaments, including a third-place finish at the Boston College Intercollegiate … UT Rio Grande Valley's Tilda Green posted a stroke average of 76.0 to pace UTRGV in the month of September … Utah Valley's Kaylee Shimizu led the Wolverines in the month of September with a pair of top-25 finishes, including a tie for sixth place at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic.