Men's Golfer Earns Fourth Weekly Heart Award of the Season

Marshall, Mo., (May 2, 2023)- A Missouri Valley College men's golfer has earned another weekly award from the Heart of America Athletic Conference for his performance last week.

Freshman Mateo Quiroga (Canelones, Uruguay) has been named the Heart Men's Golfer of the Week for the fourth time this season capturing the individual title at the Heart Championship last week at The Preserve on Lake Rathbun in Moravia, Iowa.

Quiroga had a three-round score of -15 (201) to win the conference title by nine strokes.  He finished with two rounds of -6 (66), and one round of -3 (69).  As a team, the Vikings finished as the conference runner-up by one stroke behind Park (Mo.).

Quiroga earned his fourth weekly Heart award this season.  He was named the Heart Men's Golfer of the Week back on March 27, April 3, and April 17.  Quiroga was also the NAIA Men's Golfer of the Week on April 19.

Next up, Quiroga will play as an individual at the 2023 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship, May 16-19 at Las Sendas Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.

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