Ball State University Athletics
Locante, Green Honored as MAC Scholar Athletes of the Week
February 19, 2021 | Men's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State swept the Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week awards with diver Caitlin Locante taking the honor on the women's side and golfer Tyler Green on the men's.
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Locante, a senior elementary education major with a 3.84 GPA, followed her school-record performance from Jan. 16 with another stellar performance, sweeping the 1M and 3M boards Feb. 12 at Miami to help the Cardinals to a near upset of the RedHawks in their home pool.
Locante's score of 296.25 on the 1-meter board was the best of her career, pushed her past the NCAA Zone Diving "A" cut mark of 295.00 and was the third-best individual effort in program history. The Brookfield, Wisconsin, product also solidly won the 3-meter competition with a score of 314.25 points, which is just shy of her program-record and NCAA Zone Diving "B" cut mark of 323.625 set Jan. 16 versus UIndy.
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Green, a redshirt senior general studies major with a 3.29 GPA, posted a perfect 3-0 record at the No. 2 spot in the lineup at the season-opening Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play at Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, Florida.Â
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Green clinched all three of his matches before reaching the final hole. His victory margins were more impressive each round, as he defeated Evansville's Spencer Wagner, 2&1, Drake's Shayne Patel, 3&2, and DePaul's Noah Kolar, 4&3. The Columbia City, Indiana, product led Ball State to a 2-1-0 record as a team and a tie for second place for the week. He was also named the MAC Men's Golfer of the Week.
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The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to MAC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and perform well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate up to one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).
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Locante, a senior elementary education major with a 3.84 GPA, followed her school-record performance from Jan. 16 with another stellar performance, sweeping the 1M and 3M boards Feb. 12 at Miami to help the Cardinals to a near upset of the RedHawks in their home pool.
Locante's score of 296.25 on the 1-meter board was the best of her career, pushed her past the NCAA Zone Diving "A" cut mark of 295.00 and was the third-best individual effort in program history. The Brookfield, Wisconsin, product also solidly won the 3-meter competition with a score of 314.25 points, which is just shy of her program-record and NCAA Zone Diving "B" cut mark of 323.625 set Jan. 16 versus UIndy.
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Green, a redshirt senior general studies major with a 3.29 GPA, posted a perfect 3-0 record at the No. 2 spot in the lineup at the season-opening Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play at Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, Florida.Â
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Green clinched all three of his matches before reaching the final hole. His victory margins were more impressive each round, as he defeated Evansville's Spencer Wagner, 2&1, Drake's Shayne Patel, 3&2, and DePaul's Noah Kolar, 4&3. The Columbia City, Indiana, product led Ball State to a 2-1-0 record as a team and a tie for second place for the week. He was also named the MAC Men's Golfer of the Week.
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The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to MAC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and perform well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate up to one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).
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