Athlete of the Week Runners Up: Week of 4/20

As classes wind down and students prepare for final exams, the women’s golf team found success at a final of its own. After leading their team to an Ivy League Championship, junior Courtney Hooten and sophomore Anne Cheng earned this weeks Athlete of the Week honors. However, there were a few other Crimson athletes who had strong performances this week.

Brenna Nelsen, Women’s Golf

This weekend at the Women’s Ivy Championships, senior Brenna Nelsen shot a 231 over three rounds at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa. That score was good enough to tie with two other players for eighth place overall at the tournament. Her performance helped lead her team to its fourth consecutive Ancient Eight title.

Nelsen was one of only seven competitors to shoot a 75 or lower in the second round of play. She followed this up with another 75 in round three. Her round one score was an 81. She was joined by teammates Anne Cheng and Courtney Hooton in the list of top 10 finishers. Nelsen was only four strokes off the pace of co-leaders Christine Kim of Brown and Marika Lu of Yale on a tight leaderboard.

Julia Glynn, Women’s Lacrosse

Freshman midfielder Julia Glynn helped the Crimson secure two wins last week, a 12-1 victory against UMass Lowell on Wednesday and a 15-4 defeat of Yale on Saturday.

In the first contest, Glynn scored two unassisted goals in the second half and added an assist on sophomore cohort Megan Hennessey’s tally. She followed this up with another two-goal performance against Yale, this time adding five assists to her ledger. The seven point game represented a career high for the freshman.

For her efforts, the Manhasset, N.Y. native was named Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Week. This is the second time on the season she has received the honor.

Morgan Cheek, Men’s Lacrosse

In Harvard’s hard-fought 8-7 win over Yale on Saturday, freshman midfielder Morgan Cheek put two shots past the Bulldogs goalkeeper. The first came in the second quarter, less than a minute after teammate J.T. Palladino’s tally. It extended the Crimson lead to 5-1.

Cheek’s second goal came less than a minute into the fourth period. It was scored at a time when Yale had come up with three of the last four goals, allowing the Bulldogs to cut the Harvard lead to 6-4. The win moves the Crimson back to .500 on the year with a 7-7 overall record.