Wednesday, March 23, 2011

MACON, Ga. – ETSU swept the Atlantic Sun’s Men’s and Women’s Golfer of the Week awards after Paul O’Kane beat the country’s No. 1 golfer and Nina Muehl took fourth at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate, the conference announced on Wednesday.

MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK:
Paul O’Kane, ETSU (Sr. - Castledawson, Northern Ireland - Business)
• First A-Sun Golfer of the Week award
• Led the Bucs to an eighth-place finish at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
• Knocked off the No. 1 player in the country, Patrick Cantlay of UCLA
• Played at No. 1 position for the Bucs throughout the event
• Helped team to a first-round victory against second-seeded Alabama

WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK:
Nina Muehl, ETSU (Sr. – Vienna, Austria – Business Management)
• Third A-Sun Golfer of the Week award; Fourth A-Sun award
• Matched the best round of the tournament with a 6-under-par 66 in the final round at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate
• Her 66 represented her third sub-70 round of the season and her eighth round of par or better
• Has three straight top-four finishes • Leads the Bucs with a with a 74.4 stroke average

OTHER MEN’S NOMINEES:
• Kevin Aylwin (Jr., UNF) – Tied for second at Schenkel Invitational; fired three sub-par rounds of 70 (-2), 71 (-1) and a career best 67 (-5)
• Ben Greene (So., Kennesaw State) – Finished fourth at Furman Intercollegiate shooting 70-70-71/211, -5; totaled 11 birdies and two eagles as Owls took second

OTHER WOMEN’S NOMINEES:
• Alexandria Buelow (So., Stetson) – Captured her second win of the season (fourth of career) at the Siena College Homewood Suites Invitational; led Hatters to a 20-stroke win

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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts five of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.