Week 7: GPAC Golfers of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following golfers-of-the-week for April 4-10, 2022. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2021-2022 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Golfers-of-the-Week

Women – Kendra Placke, Concordia University
Kendra Placke of Concordia University is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Golfer-of-the-Week. Placke, a junior from Seward, Nebraska, carded a three-over-par 75 in rainy and windy conditions during the Concordia Invite at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln, Nebraska. She beat out a field of 82 golfers as fourteen colleges/universities were represented in an event that was shortened to one day due to strong winds. It was her fifth career tournament win.

Men – Micah Ramirez, Doane University
Micah Ramirez of Doane University is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men's Golfer-of-the-Week. Ramirez, a senior from Loveland, Colorado, was playing in his 36th collegiate event and his 74th and 75th rounds of golf last weekend and he walked away with his first championship. He won the Lawrence Tech Invite at TPC Deere Run by three strokes. Ramirez shot a 141 (72-69) and was the only player to finish under par.