INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of strong performances at the Dan Salisbury Memorial resulted in a sweep of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s & Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday.
 
The Trojans competed in their second (men) and third (women) events of the fall after playing at the Great Midwest Fall Invitational with runner-up team performances.
 
A heavy portion of the Great Midwest men’s programs competed at the Tiffin-hosted Kyle Ryman Memorial as Hillsdale’s Joel Pietila led the way for the Chargers as they tied for third in the team standings.
 
Malone’s Scotty Brown also tied for fifth individually and Findlay’s Justin Roth tied for 13th as Findlay placed ninth in the field.  
 
Men’s Athlete of the Week
Blain Turner
Trevecca
Freshman
Mt. Juliet, TN (Wilson Central HS)
 
Turner was the medalist at the Dan Salisbury Memorial as the Trojans finished runner-up in a nine-team field.
 
The freshman posted a two-round score of 141 (-3) at the Panther Creek Golf Course in Springfield, Ill., including a first-round score of 69.
 
He claimed first in the 53-player field by a margin of six strokes over second-place Louis Bagur of Illinois Springfield. TNU was just three strokes of first place and tourney host Illinois Springfield for top team honors.
 
Turner now ranks second in the conference in scoring average on the season at a 70.86 pace per 18 holes.
 
Women’s Athlete of the Week
Rachael McMahan
Trevecca
Sophomore
Knoxville, TN (Farragut HS)
 
McMahan, the 2017 G-MAC Championship runner-up and conference freshman of the year, tied for third at the same Dan Salisbury Memorial event.
 
Like the TNU men, the Trojans’ women also placed second in the team scoring while McMahan would tie for third overall with a score of 155 (76-79).
 
McMahan’s teammates Lexie Shaw and Brynn Craven also finished in the top 10 as TNU had a two-day team score of 657 (324-333).
 
The sophomore is now third in the conference in scoring average at 78.36 through 5.5 rounds of play in the fall season. Her low round was an even-par 72 in the first day of the Great Midwest Fall Invitational.