MEN’S
Garrett Leek, Midwestern State, SO, Undecided, Brock, Texas, Brock HS
Leek closed the Midwestern State Invitational with five consecutive birdies to complete his climb from 12th to first in the final round by firing a Wichita Falls Country Club course competition record of 63 Tuesday afternoon. Leek's hot finish allowed him to take advantage of the smallest opportunity created when Colorado School of Mines' Nic Beno followed an eagle and birdie on Hole Nos. 15 and 16 with unlikely double bogey on his penultimate hole on 17. Leek, who started his round at the second hole, started his surge with four birdies over a five-hole stretch from 6-10 before rattling off five consecutive pars. He then carded birdies on his final five to finish with nine total birdies to record his first collegiate individual win. His 63 matched the second lowest score in program history both to-par and total and was the lowest score since Derek Oland set the school record with a 10-under 62 in the opening round of the Argonaut Invitational during the 2013-14 season. Leek's 63 stands as the lowest tally in a third round of a tournament in program annals. Leek also matched the third lowest 54-hole total to-par in program history going 73, 69 and 63 for an 8-under total of 205.
WOMEN’S
Sofia Rodriguez, Tarleton State, FR, Psychology, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, IES Las Llamas
Rodriguez was the driving force behind Tarleton’s comeback to win the Oklahoma Intercollegiate after trailing by 11 strokes on Monday. Rodriguez shot a career-best 145 (+3) to win the first tournament title of her career. Rodriguez moved up nine spots after firing a collegiate personal best 69 (-2) in the final round – a seven-stroke difference than her first round. The freshman from Spain has finished in the top 20 in all four tournaments this season and Tuesday’s win was the first top 10 placement. Rodriguez posted a team-leading 25 pars and four birdies. She also led the field in Par 4 scoring, shooting a 3.94 (-1) and was the only player to shoot under par on Par 4s.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Men’s
S-12 Andres Brictson, Oklahoma Christian
S-19 Jeff Maciejewski, Lubbock Christian
S-26 Ben Constancio, St. Edward’s
O-3 No nominees
O-10 Daniel Unger, West Texas A&M
O-17 Garrett Leek, Midwestern State
Women’s
S-12 Hanna Harrison, DBU
S-19 No nominees
S-26 Loukyee Songprasert, West Texas A&M
O-3 Junie Khaw, Tarleton
O-10 No nominees
O-17 Sofia Rodriguez, Tarleton
SELECTED NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Alex Motes, Oklahoma Christian, competing as an individual, tied for sixth in Arkansas State's Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate at RidgePointe Country Club (par 72, 6,565 yards) in Jonesboro, Ark., shooting 74-68-72--214 (-2). Motes' 19 birdies during the three rounds ranked second among the 74 players in the tournament. OC was the only non-Division I team in the tournament, which drew 13 squads, and the Eagles finished eighth.
Madison Lake, Texas A&M-Kingsville, put together the best 36-hole score of her collegiate career and also posted her highest finish as a Javelina by placing second at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate, where she shot a four-over 146. Lake started off the tournament by matching her best 18-hole mark in Blue and Gold with a first-round 72 that earned her a share of first place. In the second round, she carded a three-over 74 that included a team-high 13 pars as well as a birdie. In four fall tournaments in 2019, Lake has finished in the top five twice.
Jelina Fernando, West Texas A&M, paced the Lady Buffs to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Preview in St. Albans, Mo. The senior finished in a tie for ninth at 17-over par for the 54-hole tournament shooting 3-over par 74 during Tuesday's final round where she recorded three birdies and nine pars.