TicketSmarter WAC Golfers of the Week Announced
DENVER – Lamar's Hugo Hellman and Seattle U's Shayna Lu have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week, respectively, for February 9 through February 15.
Hellman, a senior from Salem, Sweden, took third at the Border Olympics while also leading the Cardinals to a third-place team finish. Starting strong from the beginning, Hellman opened the tournament with a 4-under-par 68 in the first round. He followed that up with a 2-under-par 70 in the second round and finished the tournament with a 2-over-par 74 to earn the top three finish.
Lu, a freshman from Honolulu, won all three of her matchups at the Mountain Classic Match Play as the Redhawks won the team title as well. All three of her matches were runaway wins, with her closest match coming in the semifinal round in a 5&4 win over Cal State Fullerton's Kayla Hunn. As a team, the Redhawks defeated Boise State in the final, 3-2.
Other men's nominees: Dixie State's Brock Nielson tied for ninth at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invite, shooting a 211 on the tournament … NM State's Aidan Thomas shot a 67 in the second round of the Border Olympics to lead the Aggies … Utah Valley's Kai Iguchi recorded his first top-10 finish of the season with a seventh-place finish at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invite.
Other women's nominees: Utah Valley's Bailey Henley went 2-0-1 at the Mountain Classic Match Play, tying in the first round and then picking up wins in the second and third rounds as the Wolverines won the third-place match over Wyoming.