TicketSmarter WAC Golfers of the Week Announced
DENVER – NM State's Aidan Thomas and Sam Houston's Jennifer Herbst have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week, respectively, for September 22 through September 28.
Thomas, a sophomore from Albuquerque, N.M., went into his hometown and did something that only three NM State golfers had done before him, winning the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with a 9-under-par 207. Using a bogey-free 67 in the first round and 6-under-par 66 to take a three-shot lead into the final round, he battled tough conditions on the final day to earn medalist honors. He became the first Aggie golfer since 2017 to win an outright individual title.
Herbst, a sophomore from Perth, Australia, was one of two golfers to finish sub-par on her way to a second-place finish at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational, finishing with a 2-under-par 211. After a 1-over-par 72 in the opening round, she was 1-under-par in the second round and then jumped a spot in the standings with a 2-under-par 69 in the final round to earn the runner-up finish. In addition to her outstanding individual play, she helped lead the Bearkats to their second team title of the year, finishing 11 strokes ahead of second-place California Baptist with a 17-over-par 869.
Other men's nominees: California Baptist's John Hayes was the top finishing Lancer at the Nick Watney Invitational, tying for 11th place with an even-par 213 … Grand Canyon's Zac Owens set a tournament record with a 9-under-par 63 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, finishing fourth among 99 golfers with a 12-under-par 204 … Sam Houston's Chad Sewell fired three rounds of par or better to earn a top-5 finish and lead the Bearkats to a second-place team finish at the Badger Invitational … Utah Valley's Landon Anderson finished in a tie for 12th-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, firing a 9-under-par 207 to lead the Wolverines.
Other women's nominees: California Baptist's Jocelyn Chee finished fifth at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational with a 3-over-par 216 to help the Lancers take second as a team, finishing only behind the host Bearkats … Grand Canyon's Siripatsorn Patchana took ninth at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational, shooting a 6-over-par 219 … Tarleton's Sofia Rodriguez shot a 12-over-par 225 to lead the Texans at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational … UT Rio Grande Valley's Maria Jose Ramirez led the Vaqueros at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational with a three-round total of 225 to finish tied for 22nd.