It is the first time in his career that Higham has received USU student-athlete of the week honors.
May 7, 2012
LOGAN, Utah -
Aggie golfer Tanner Higham has been named the America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, May 6, in an award that is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
It is the first time in his career that Higham has received USU student-athlete of the week honors.
Higham, a sophomore from Shelley, Idaho (Shelley HS) tied for eighth-place with a 5-over par 221 (68-77-76) at the 2012 Club Glove Western Athletic Conference men's golf championship held last week in las Vegas, Nev. That eighth-place finish for Higham is the best by an Aggie golfer since Devin Daniels was the individual runner-up at the 2007 WAC Championships after shooting a 7-under 209 (69-66-74).
Utah State finished in eighth-place in the eight-team WAC Championship field this year with a 55-over 876 (294-313-312).
Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
SOFTBALL - Senior infielder Lindsey Marquez (Artesia, Calif.) hit .286 (2-7) this past weekend with two runs batted in, one run scored and one home run against No. 12 Hawai'i as Utah State was swept in the three-game series by scores of 9-2, 18-0 (5), and 10-3. In the first game of the series, Marquez hit a pinch-hit two run home run. She also had one hit in four at-bats in the series finale.
2011-12 Utah State Athlete of the Week Winners
Aug. 29 - Shantel Flanary, Soccer
Sept. 5 - Chuckie Keeton, Football
Sept. 12 - Robert Turbin, Football
Sept. 19 - Brian McKenna, Cross Country
Sept. 26 - Marcus Fritz, Men's Tennis
Oct. 3 - Robert Turbin, Football
Oct. 10 - Chuckie Keeton, Football
Oct. 17 - Liz McArthur, Volleyball
Oct. 24 - Jennifer Flynn, Soccer
Oct. 31 - Brian McKenna, Cross Country
Nov. 7 - Molli Merrill, Soccer
Nov. 14 - Brockeith Pane, Men's Basketball
Nov. 21 - Robert Turbin, Football
Nov. 28 - Bobby Wagner, Football
Dec. 5 - Adam Kennedy, Football
Dec. 12 - Preston Medlin, Men's Basketball
Dec. 19 - Michael Smith, Football
Dec. 26 - Preston Medlin, Men's Basketball
Jan. 9 - Brooke Jackson, Women's Basketball
Jan. 16 - Ashlee Brown, Women's Basketball
Jan. 23 - Silas Pimentel, Men's Track & Field
Jan. 30 - Sarah Landes, Gymnastics
Feb. 6 - Ashlee Brown, Women's Basketball
Feb. 13 - Sarah Landes, Gymnastics
Feb. 20 - Sarah Landes, Gymnastics
Feb. 27 - Katelyn Heiner, Women's Track & Field
Mar. 5 - Preston Medlin, Men's Basketball
Mar. 12 - Paige Jones, Gymnastics
Mar. 19 - Lindsey Spencer, Women's Track & Field
Mar. 26 - Preston Medlin, Men's Basketball
April 2 - McKenzie Davis, Women's Tennis
April 9 - Daniel Howell, Men's Track & Field
April 16 - Lindsey Spencer, Women's Track & Field
April 23 - Lindsey Spencer, Women's Track & Field
April 30 - Sonia Grabowska, Women's Track & Field
May 7 - Tanner Higham, Men's Golf
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