CAA Golf Weekly Awards - Oct. 12

CAA Golf Weekly Awards - Oct. 12

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Miles McQuiggan

RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 12, 2022) – Elon junior Garrett Risner and Charleston sophomores Emma Schimpf and Kieron van Wyk are the Colonial Athletic Association Golfers of the Week for their recent performances.
 
CO-MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Garrett Risner, Elon
Junior | Holly Springs, N.C. / Apex Friendship
A second-round 63 fueled Risner’s medalist achievement at the Phoenix Invitational, as the Elon junior was 14-under to win the tournament. Risner’s performance, along with a second place showing from Bronson Myers at 13-under, helped Elon win its home tournament.
 
CO-MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Kieron van Wyk, Charleston
Sophomore | Rumisig, South Africa / Curro Aurora
The defending CAA Championship medalist was 13-under at the Bank of Tennessee Invitational to split the individual title. van Wyk closed the tournament with a pair of bogey-free rounds to go 72-65-66 at the Blackthorn Club at the Ridges. The sophomore from South Africa birdied 15 and 16 in Tuesday’s final round.
 
WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Sophomore | Daniel Island, S.C. / Oceanside Collegiate Academy
Schimpf is the CAA Golfer of the Week for the second consecutive week and third time this season after collecting co-medalist honors at the Edisto Island Invitational. The sophomore from South Carolina went 72-66-72 for a 3-under performance and helped No. 25 Charleston to a second-place finish.
 
2022-23 CAA Golf Weekly Award Winners
Men’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 7            Casper Nerpin, Delaware
Sept. 14         Matthew Feinstein, William & Mary
Sept. 21         Julian Gonzalez, Towson
Sept. 28         Max Dupree, Charleston; Walker Isley, UNCW
Oct. 5               Charlie Bundy, William & Mary
Oct. 12            Garrett Risner, Elon; Kieron van Wyk, Charleston
 
Women’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 14         Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Sept. 21         Ashley Lafontaine, Elon
Sept. 28         Annabelle Ackroyd, Elon
Oct. 5               Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Oct. 12            Emma Schimpf, Charleston
 
Men’s Notes
Charleston finished eighth at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate with Kieron van Wyk collecting co-medalist honors at 13-under … Drexel placed fourth at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational in California … Oscar Maxfield tied for fourth at 7-under … Garrett Risner and Bronson Myers went 1-2 for Elon, which won its home tournament … William & Mary placed fourth with a top-10 from Logan Hunter, while North Carolina A&T was led by Diego Gonzalez … Dino Capazrio led Hofstra at the Seawane Club Classic on Long Island …  Towson tied for fifth and Monmouth finished 11th at the Bucknell Invitational … Julian Gonzalez earned a top-10 result for the Tigers and Erik Stevens was sixth overall for the Hawks.
 
Women’s Notes
Charleston was second, Elon placed fifth, and William & Mary finished ninth at the Edisto Island Invitational … Emma Schimpf’s 3-under was good for co-medalist honors and made her one of two Cougars in the top 10 along with Othilie Lied … Annabelle Ackroyd finished in the top 10 for the Phoenix and Emma Lu led the Tribe … Delaware placed 12th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Colorado with Christina Carroll leading the way for the Blue Hens … Monmouth’s Ava Lozito defeated Hofstra’s Cynthia Zhao by one shot at the Birdies Against Breast Cancer dual match on Long Island … North Carolina A&T finished second at the Outer Banks Intercollegiate with Victoria Stutts tying for third … Towson placed 10th at East Carolina’s Pirate Collegiate Classic with Madison Barber in the top 20.
 
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