Yoder, Ommen Earn MIAA Weekly Golf Awards

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Justin Yoder (Central Missouri) and Erin Ommen (Nebraska-Omaha) have been named MIAA Golf Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 7-13, as selected by a conference SID panel. Ommen earns her second consecutive and second overall award this season, while Yoder is a first-time honoree in 2010.
 
MIAA MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Justin Yoder, Sr., Central Missouri
Yoder was the top MIAA individual finisher at the Missouri Southern Spring Classic, the third MIAA scoring event of the season. The senior from Versailles, Mo., fired rounds of 75 and 72 to finish in third place with a total score of 147 (+3). Yoder led Central Missouri to the team championship, its third title in three MIAA events this season.

MIAA WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Erin Ommen, Sr., Nebraska-Omaha
Ommen led the Mavericks in scoring by six strokes during the two-day Tarleton State Spring Classic and posted the low round for the team with a four-over par 76 on each day.  The senior from Omaha, Neb., finished eight-over for the tournament. It was the fourth time in four tournaments this spring that she posted UNO’s top score or tied for the top spot. Ommen finished in a four-way tie for eighth overall.

2010 MIAA Golf Student-Athletes of the Week
3/24 - Men: Nick Hague, Jr., FHSU; Women: Jen Lawson, Jr., TSU
4/1 - Men: Matt Miller, Jr., UCM; Women: Krystal Limsiaco, Sr., TSU
4/8 - Men: Logan Gilliland, So., MWSU; Women: Erin Ommen, Sr., UNO
4/16 - Men: Justin Yoder, Sr., UCM; Women: Erin Ommen, Sr., UNO