Wetherbee Tabbed Summit League Golfer to Watch

Friday, January 18, 2019 | By: WIU Athletic Communications

The Galesburg native tees off for the last time as a Leatherneck this spring season.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.— Western Illinois men's golf student-athlete Jackson Wetherbee was named a Summit League Golfer to Watch, the league announced Friday (Jan. 18).

"Jackson is a very talented player who always finds a way to score," interim head coach Lia Biehl Lukkarinen said. "He was the lowest on the team with a scoring average of 73 and had three great fall events, including one tournament under par and five rounds at par or better. He is dedicated at practice and I anticipate he will finish his senior season at the top of the leaderboards."

A total of nine student-athletes were selected to the list based on nominations by each team's head coach.

Wetherbee, a senior from Galesburg, Ill., played 15 rounds in the fall of 2018 with a team-best 73.33 average. His lowest round this season is a 67 in the first round of the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational (Sept. 24-25). He notched two top-10 finishes this past fall, including one top-5 placing.

The Leathernecks were picked to finish eighth in the Summit League with a total of 15 points. Western Illinois opens the 2019 spring slate in St. George, Utah at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Southern Utah Feb. 11-12.

2019 Summit League Golfers to Watch

Denver
Jun Ho Won

North Dakota
Patrick Traynor

North Dakota State
Andrew Israelson

Omaha
Witchayapat Sinsrang

Oral Roberts
Cody Burrows

Purdue Fort Wayne
Zach Schroeder

South Dakota
Tommy Vining

South Dakota State
Jared Nicolls

Western Illinois
Jackson Wetherbee

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