LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Golf Athletes of the Week. For Men's Golf, IUP's Alex Swinnerton was named Athlete of the Week. For Women's Golf, Gannon's Ditte Petersen and Millersville's Emma Schotsch were selected as Co-Athletes of the Week.
PSAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week
Alex Swinnerton
IUP
Junior
Saskatchewan, Canada / Centennial Collegiate
Swinnerton was the runner-up at the Cecil C. Spadafora IUP Invitational, with scores of 75 and 74 (149, +7) to earn his 13th career collegiate top-five finish and 17th inside the top 10. His performance helped the Crimson Hawks tie for second in the team standings.
PSAC Women's Golf Co-Athlete of the Week
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Ditte Petersen
Gannon
Senior
Dianalund, Denmark / Sorø Akademi Skole
Petersen led Gannon to the championship of the Cav Classic hosted by Walsh in Canton, Ohio, finishing as the medalist. After shooting a two-under par 70 on the opening day, the lone round under par on the day, she added a 78 on Tuesday for a 148 total, 4-over par. She led by five strokes after the first day and won by five strokes. She dealt with vastly different playing conditions for both rounds -- with day two featuring cold, high winds, rain, and even hail. She had three birdies in each round. Petersen has now won two tournaments this year and six in her career.
PSAC Women's Golf Co-Athlete of the Week
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Emma Schotsch
Millersville
Senior
Philadelphia, Pa. / Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Schotsch won the MU Women's Invitational on a tiebreaker with Shepherd's Sara Veara and helped Millersville to its program-record-tying fifth win of the season. Schotsch bested a field of 64 golfers, including golfers from seven other PSAC programs. The decider between Schotsch and Veara was Schotsch's score on the course's No. 1 handicap hole, which Schotsch parred and Veara bogeyed. It was the third win of Schotsch's career, moving her into fourth in Millersville history.