DALLAS – Conference USA announced Wednesday its C-USA golf weekly honors as Middle Tennessee’s Taylor Edlin set a new career-low 54-hole score at the Evie Odom Invitational to secure her first C-USA Women’s Golfer of the Week honor of the season. On the men’s side, Rice’s Raghav Chagh shared the honors this week with North Texas’ Vicente Marzilio. Chagh took second at the Mark Simpson Invitational for the Owls, while Marzilio did the same at the Trinity Forest Invitational for the Mean Green. The 2022-23 C-USA Athletes of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear.
C-USA Women’s Golfer of the Week – Taylor Edlin, Middle Tennessee, Sr., Louisville, Kentucky
Edlin was the Blue Raiders' highest finisher at Evie Odom Invitational, hosted by Old Dominion in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Louisville, Kentucky, native tied for 11th at 213, setting a new career low-low 54-hole score. Edlin was two off the individual lead with her 13 birdies in the event, doubling her season total while battling inclement weather and the ensuing uncertainty. Her 68 in the second round tied her career low and is the second-lowest round by a Blue Raider on the season.
C-USA Men’s Co-Golfer of the Week – Raghav Chugh, Rice, So., New Delhi, India
Chugh had the best tournament finish of his career, finishing six-under par to take second place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. Chugh opened the tournament tying the best round of his career, firing a 67. He followed that with 68 before closing the tournament with a 69, becoming the first Owl to shoot in the 60's all three rounds since Michael Whitehead at the 2011 Border Olympics. The New Dehli, India native tied the 36-hole school record (135) and his 54-hole score of 204 tied the second lowest in school history. His performance left him just one stroke shy of his first career title.
C-USA Men’s Co-Golfer of the Week – Vicente Marzilio, North Texas, Jr., Don Torcuato, Argentina
Marzilio tied for second at 11-under and was the clubhouse leader before being beaten by two shots after his final round was completed at the Trinity Forest Invitational. Marzilio tied to lead the field with 16 birdies, including a 32-hole stretch to close out his tournament without a bogey. He shot a 71-67-67 to claim his best finish since winning the Conference USA championship as a freshman.
2022-23 C-USA Women’s Golfer of the Week
S7 Sydney Hackett, WKU
S14 Clemence Cadeac, Florida Atlantic
S21 Karissa Kilby, FIU
S28 Mason Lewis, North Texas
O5 Taylor Edlin, Middle Tennessee
2022-23 C-USA Men’s Golfer of the Week
S7 N/A
S14 Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee
S21 Markus Varjun, Middle Tennessee
S28 Ethan Hagood, UAB
O5 Raghav Chugh, Rice and Vicente Marzilio, North Texas