O'Loughlin, Malinen And Nayar Named CU Athletes Of The Week, Presented by Arrow
October 18, 2019 | General, Men's Golf, Tennis
BOULDER - Men's golf's Daniel O'Loughlin and women's tennis' Sara Nayar and Monica Malinen were named CU Athletes of the Week, presented by Arrow, for the week of Oct. 7-14.
It's the second CU Athlete of the Week honor for O'Loughlin this season.
O'Loughlin, a senior from Nottingham, England, shared medalist honors with two others, leading CU to its seventh straight win in its own Mark Simpson-CU Invitational. He had a 12-under par 204 (69-67-68) total on the 7,703-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club course layout. Â
O'Loughlin had 16 birdies and 34 pars with just four bogeys en route to his second career win. He played both the par-4 and par-5 holes the best in the field, as he was 7-under on both combined throughout the three rounds. The 204 tied four others for the lowest score for a 54-hole tournament in school history.
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The doubles pair of Nayar and Malinen upset the No. 5 and No. 38-ranked doubles pair in the nation in the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the main draw quarterfinal, a first in school history.
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Also Nominated
Women's Golf -Â Kirsty Hodgkins
Senior Kirsty Hodgkins tied for second at the Betsy Rawls Invitational in Austin, Texas. She shot a 10-under 206 with sub-par rounds of 71, 67 and 68. Her scorecard is the second-best 54 hole par 72 score in school history and is the lowest for Hodgkins in two seasons. During the two-day event, she recorded 14 birdies and 36 pars. This was Hodgkins' second top-five finish of the year. She is now the CU career leader in top-five finishes with nine. This season she has recorded three rounds in the 60s, which is tied for third on the single-season chart. Her 10 career rounds in the 60s is second in CU's record book.
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Women's Soccer - JJ Tompkins           Â
Tompkins made 19 saves for the Buffaloes this past weekend. She opened the week with eight saves against UCLA and finished with a season-high of 11 saves against USC. In the process, Tompkins passes Sloane Cox to become CU's all-time career Seaver's leader with 322.Â
It's the second CU Athlete of the Week honor for O'Loughlin this season.
O'Loughlin, a senior from Nottingham, England, shared medalist honors with two others, leading CU to its seventh straight win in its own Mark Simpson-CU Invitational. He had a 12-under par 204 (69-67-68) total on the 7,703-yard, par-72 Colorado National Golf Club course layout. Â
O'Loughlin had 16 birdies and 34 pars with just four bogeys en route to his second career win. He played both the par-4 and par-5 holes the best in the field, as he was 7-under on both combined throughout the three rounds. The 204 tied four others for the lowest score for a 54-hole tournament in school history.
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The doubles pair of Nayar and Malinen upset the No. 5 and No. 38-ranked doubles pair in the nation in the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the main draw quarterfinal, a first in school history.
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Also Nominated
Women's Golf -Â Kirsty Hodgkins
Senior Kirsty Hodgkins tied for second at the Betsy Rawls Invitational in Austin, Texas. She shot a 10-under 206 with sub-par rounds of 71, 67 and 68. Her scorecard is the second-best 54 hole par 72 score in school history and is the lowest for Hodgkins in two seasons. During the two-day event, she recorded 14 birdies and 36 pars. This was Hodgkins' second top-five finish of the year. She is now the CU career leader in top-five finishes with nine. This season she has recorded three rounds in the 60s, which is tied for third on the single-season chart. Her 10 career rounds in the 60s is second in CU's record book.
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Women's Soccer - JJ Tompkins           Â
Tompkins made 19 saves for the Buffaloes this past weekend. She opened the week with eight saves against UCLA and finished with a season-high of 11 saves against USC. In the process, Tompkins passes Sloane Cox to become CU's all-time career Seaver's leader with 322.Â
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