Pioneer Seniors Awarded Summit League Golfers of the Month

DENVER – Seniors Oskar Arvidsson (Karna, Sweden) and Tonje Daffinrud (Tonsberg, Norway) were recognized by The Summit League Conference as Golfers of the Month for their October tournament performances.

“Oskar has done a very nice job for the team this fall,” said head coach Eric Hoos. “He has consistently played well tournament-to-tournament. I’ve always known he’s had it in him to play well. I look for him to score even better this coming spring.”

Building off a tournament title in the season-opener, Arvidsson continued great golf through the fall season and earned his first career award after recording a 71.17 stroke average during the month with a pair of top-10 finishes. At the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, the senior fired a 54-hole score of 219 (72-77-70) to place eighth in the tournament. He also took eighth place at the Pacific Invitational after his three-round score of 208 (69-70-69). Arvidsson leads the league with a 71.7 stroke average to close out the fall season.

The nation’s 29th-ranked collegiate women’s golfer, Daffinrud had a brilliant month of October with two tournament top-five finishes, a 210 54-hole performance that landed her amongst the best in DU program history, a hole-in-one, an invitation to a World Class Amateur Golf Tournament,  and now The Summit League’s Golfer of the Month, with an under-par 70.17 stroke average.

“I am so proud of how Tonje played and competed this past month,” said head coach Lindsay Kuhle. ”Finishing in the top-10 in the last two events and averaging just over 70, says a lot about her game right now. She has improved her long and short game and has the confidence to shoot under par in every round she plays. Shooting a 65 and 68 is very impressive and I couldn't be happier for Tonje. This honor is well deserved.”

IUPUI’s Ryan Porter share CO-Golfer of the Month honors with Arvidsson. Porter had a pair of top-10 finishes, along with a 71.25 stroke average during the month of October.  

Both Denver golf teams finished its fall season last week, and will enjoy a break before the men return to action Feb. 10 for the Farms Collegiate Invitational, while the women’s squad return to competition Feb. 15, for the Peg Barnard Stanford Invitational.

ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.

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