TicketSmarter WAC Golfers of the Week Announced
DENVER – Grand Canyon's Matteo Cristoni and Sam Houston's Jennifer Herbst have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week, respectively, for April 6 through April 12.
Cristoni, a freshman from Modena, Italy, jumped 20 spots from his opening round to win his first individual title as a Lope with a 5-under-par 139. After shooting a 2-over-par 74 in the opening round, he returned to the course for the second day and fired a 7-under-par 65 to move atop the leaderboard. He also led the Lopes to the top of the team leaderboard as GCU tied with CSUN for the team title.
Herbst, a sophomore from Perth, Australia, shot a school-record 65 in the opening round of the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational to set her up for a five-shot victory and her first tournament win of the season. After firing the 7-under 65 to open the tournament, she used a 1-under-par 71 and a 5-over-par 77 to earn the victory. It was her seventh top-10 finish of the season and she leads the WAC in stroke average at 71.8 per round.
Other men's nominees: Abilene Christian's Zane Heusel tied for seventh individually at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, finishing with a 2-over-par 218 … Chicago State's Camron Jones won NKU's The Jewell, shooting a 2-under-par 140 to finish ahead of 77 other golfers … NM State's Garrison Smith tied for first place with a 3-under-par at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, using a round a 2-under-par 70 to move into a share of the lead … Sam Houston's Josh Herman led the Bearkats at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, shooting an even-par 216 to take fourth individually and lead SHSU to a runner-up team finish … UT Rio Grande Valley's Leonardo Novella tied for 58th at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, shooting an 18-over-par 234 … Utah Valley's Joseph Glenn led the Wolverines at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, shooting a 10-over-par 226 to tie for 34th place.
Other women's nominees: NM State's Alison Gastelum tied for 21st at the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bays GC in University Place, shooting a 13-over-par 229 … Utah Valley's Leighton Shosted posted her fourth top-five finish of the season by tying for third with a 5-over-par 221 at the Bobcat Desert Classic.