Wednesday, March 30, 2011

MACON, Ga. – FGCU’s Briana Carlson won the second tournament of her career to claim the Atlantic Sun’s Women’s Golfer of the Week award while Kennesaw State’s Jeff Karlsson posted a top-10 finish against a tournament field that included seven top-60 programs to win his first Men’s Golfer of the Week award, the conference announced on Wednesday.

WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK:
Briana Carlson, FGCU (So. – Inverness, Fla. – Accounting)

• Third A-Sun Golfer of the Week award
• Shot her best round of the season a 67 to earn medalist honors at UC Spring Invitational
• Notched her third top-five finish of the spring
• Won her second tournament title, adding to her win at the 2009 Eagle Golf Invitational

OTHER WOMEN’S NOMINEE:
• Kimmy Graff (So., Mercer) – Took Mercer’s top individual finish at the University of Cincinnati Spring Invitational; Graff’s three-round total of 224 concluded with a final-round 73

MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK:
Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State (Jr. - Gothenburg, Sweeden – International Business)

• First A-Sun Golfer of the Week award
• Tied for ninth at the Linger Longer Invitational
• Shot a three-round score of (73-71-71/215, -1)
• Totaled 12 birdies over 54 holes
• Led the Owls to a sixth-place finish
• Linger Longer featured five top-50 teams

OTHER MEN’S NOMINEES:
• Joe Byun (Jr., UNF) – Recorded a season-best finish of T-11th in helping the Ospreys tie for 10th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay, an event that featured 10 top-50 teams
• Josh Cone (Jr., Mercer) – Booked a three-round total of 221 to take Mercer’s top individual finish at the Linger Longer Invitational
• Alex Medinis (Jr., FGCU) – Tied for second at the FAU Spring Break Championship; Shot five-under 211 for the tournament (68-73-70), a career-low for a 54-hole event
• Dan Smith (Sr., Belmont) – Tied for 10th at the Jacksonville State/Grub Mart Intercollegiate - his third top-10 finish of the season

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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.