Casey Wild of Tarleton State University was named Women's Golfer of the Week for her performance at the Midwestern State Invitational. She led Tarleton to a third place finish with her own third place individual result, shooting scores of 77 and 75. Jelina Fernando of West Texas A&M finished tied for 10th with rounds of 79 and 77 to help West Texas A&M finish tied for fourth as a team. Shelby Turner of Western New Mexico won the individual title at the Embry Riddle Invitational by shooting 71 and 73. No. 4 Tarleton women's golf finished third at the Midwestern State Invitational, with Casey Wild and Lydia Traylor tying for third

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GOLFERS OF THE WEEK
MEN’S
No nominees.
WOMEN’S
Casey Wild, Tarleton State University, JR, Wodonga, Australia, Wodonga Senior Secondary College
Wild led No. 4 Tarleton at the Midwestern State Invita onal with a third-place individual finish, carding a 152
(+8). Wild shot a 77 in the first round and had a two-stroke improvement on the second day with a 75 (+3). Wild
had 21 pars and a team-leading four birdies in the tournament.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Jelina Fernando, West Texas A&M University, finished ed for 10th at the Midwestern State Invita onal this
week with a 156 score on rounds of 79 and 77. Fernando paced the Lady Buffs to a ed for fourth finish as a
team. She was the only Lady Buff to shoot in the 70s both rounds. She also defeated nine ranked golfers in the
golf stat rankings, including two ranked in the top 25.
Shelby Turner, Western New Mexico, was able to break through as she was ed for first a er a one under 71
to start the Embry Riddle Invita onal. She then came back with a 73 during the second round to post a 144 and
win the individual tle by a stroke. The Lady Mustangs finished second as a team out of seven total teams.
NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Angelo State
Cameron
Midwestern State
Tarleton State
No. 4 Tarleton women’s golf finished third at the Midwestern State Invita onal at the par-72 Wichita Falls
Country Club on Tuesday. The TexAnns shot a 316 in the first round and improved their score by six strokes to
finish with a 626 (+50). Dallas Bap st won the tournament with a 613 (+37). Tarleton was one of six Lone Star
Conference team compe ng with the TexAnns finishing ahead of all conference opponents. Tarleton totaled
96 pars, which was third best out of 20 teams, and also had 12 birdies in the two rounds. Casey Wild and Lydia
Traylor led the TexAnns as they both were part of a four-way e for third place with a score of 152 (+8). Wild
shot a 77 in the first round and had a two-stroke improvement on the second day with a 75 (+3). Traylor had a
74 in the opening round and a 78 in the second round. Wild had 21 pars and four birdies while Traylor carded
a team-best 23 pars and three birdies. Beatriz Prados moved up one spot to finish in a e for 13th with a final
score of 158 (+14). Prados recorded an 81 on Monday and followed with a 77 this a ernoon. Prados matched
Wild with a team-leading four birdies. Sarah Gee finished with a 165 (+9) and ed for 46th. Gee had rounds of
84 and 81. Kerbey Kipp improved her score by nine strokes to card an 80 on the final day and finish with a 169
(+25). Tarleton will play in the O er Invita onal in Seaside, California on March 20-21.
Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Kingsville
UT Permian Basin
West Texas A&M
The No. 33-ranked West Texas A&M Lady Buff golf team finished ed for fourth at the Midwestern State
Invita onal this week with a 36-hole score of 638. WT fired rounds of 322 and 316 in a very windy tournament.
Freshman Jelina Fernando paced the team finishing toed for 10th with a 156 score on rounds of 79 and 77 as
she was the only Lady Buff to fire both rounds in the 70s. Fernando defeated nine ranked golfers, including
two in the top 25. As a team, WT went 6-3-1 against ranked teams, tying No. 47 Oklahoma Chris an, while
defea ng No. 17 Academy of Art, No. 35 Regis, No. 20 St. Edward’s, No. 25 Midwestern State, No. 43 Rogers
State and No. 48 Newman. The Lady Buffs host the Lady Buff Spring Invita onal April 3-4 at Ventana Canyon in
Tucson, Arizona.
Western New Mexico
MEN’S SCHEDULE
Monday-Tuesday, March 20-21, 2017
Western New Mexico at Cal Bap st Invite
Texas A&M-Commerce, UT Permian Basin at Lion
Invita onal at Tanglewood
WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
Monday-Tuesday, March 20-21, 2017
Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, UT
Permian Basin at Hillcat Classic
Midwestern State, Tarleton State at O er Invita onal
WEEKLY AWARDS
DATE MEN’S
S-8 No nominees
S-15 Brayden Cruth, West Texas A&M
S-22 No nominees
S-29 Tate McVay, West Texas A&M
O-6 Tate McVay, West Texas A&M (2)
O-13 No nominees
O-20 Brayden Cruth, West Texas A&M (2)
O-27 No nominees
N-3 Brayden Cruth, West Texas A&M (3)
F-16 Jaime Waltmire, Western New Mexico
F-23 Braxton Sides, West Texas A&M
M-2 No nominees
M-9 Daniel Nielsen, Cameron
M-16 No nominees
DATE WOMEN’S
S-8 Ma ye Mason, West Texas A&M
S-15 Casey Wild, Tarleton State
S-22 Lydia Traylor, Tarleton State
S-29 Emily Taylor, Texas A&M-Commerce
O-6 Caroline Christensen, Cameron
O-13 Casey Wild, Tarleton State (2)
O-20 Kamryn Cummings, Angelo State
O-27 Breanna Smith, Tarleton State
N-3 No nominees
F-16 Ueakarn “Loukyee” Songprasert, West Texas A&M
F-23 Sarah Gee, Tarleton State
M-2 No nominees
M-9 Emily Taylor, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)
M-16 Casey Wild, Tarleton State (3)
GOLFLONE STAR CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE | MARCH 16, 2017
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