HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – For the third time this season and eighth time in his career, Mark Civanich of the Trine University men's golf team has won the Athlete of the Week award from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
The senior from Valparaiso, Indiana helped the Thunder enter into a tie for tenth overall at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. Trine shot a 605 (302-303) over 36 holes. The event was contested at Weibring Golf Course and Ironwood Golf Course.
Individually, Civanich fired a 72 on day one and a 74 on day two to give him a total of 146. He was tied for tenth on the player leaderboard and won a six-man playoff with a birdie on hole six for a spot on the All-Tournament team. Civanich led all MIAA student-athletes in scoring at the event.
The Brit-Thunder Cup is being played on Monday, April 8 at the Cascades Golf Course in Jackson, Michigan.