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Alex McCulla Named MVC Co-Golfer of the Week

ST. LOUIS – Behind a top-two finish in the strong field at the Bearcat Invitational, Illinois State sophomore Alex McCulla has been named a MVC Co-Golfer of the Week, announced by the conference office on Friday morning.

McCulla, who has played in all eight rounds this season for ISU with half of those being at or under par, tied for second at the Bearcat Invitational, finishing with a three-round score of 207 (-6). He shot an even-par 71 on his opening round, before following that up with a career-low 67 (-4) in the second round and a 69 (-2) in the tournament's final round.

The lone golfer ahead of McCulla during the tournament was individually ranked 221st at the close of the 2021-22 season, and he finished ahead of golfers ranked 48th, 140th, and 245th – including two of which are currently ranked 53rd and 61st in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

As a team at the event the Redbirds finished fourth overall and saw the team's program-record streak of seven consecutive under-par rounds to open a season snapped during the final 18 holes of the tournament.

This season McCulla is averaging 72.1 strokes per round – third-best on the squad – and over his 35-round career he is averaging 74.3 strokes per round which ranks ninth in the Illinois State record books for golfers with at least 35 career rounds.

After competing in three tournaments over the opening three weeks of the season the Redbirds have some much-earned time off, next competing at the Purdue Fall Invitational on October 10-11 at the Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Indiana.

This is the second-career Golfer of the Week honor for McCulla (the first was September 8 last season), and the third time this season that a Redbird has been named Golfer of the Week as Valentin Peugnet earned the honor after the first weekend of the season, and Peugnet and Felix van Dijk shared the award last week.

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Players Mentioned

Alex McCulla

Alex McCulla

Sophomore
Valentin Peugnet

Valentin Peugnet

Senior
Felix van Dijk

Felix van Dijk

Senior

Players Mentioned

Alex McCulla

Alex McCulla

Sophomore
Valentin Peugnet

Valentin Peugnet

Senior
Felix van Dijk

Felix van Dijk

Senior