April 9, 2007
Northwestern Spring Sports Release #4
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern has named Dan Doyle (Rochester, Mich./Stoney Creek) of men's golf and Garland Cooper (Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic) of softball its Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week.
Doyle equaled a career-best finish by placing fourth in an 80-player field at the Boilermaker Invitational this past weekend. Doyle's fourth-place effort helped the Wildcats finish second among 15 teams and earn several key wins over higher-ranked opponents.
Doyle fired rounds of 76 and 72 for a 4-over 148 in the tournament, which was shortened by 18 holes due to weather reasons. This is the first Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week honor of Doyle's career.
Cooper broke the Northwestern single-season home run record with four homers last week, giving her 16 on the season. She hit two in a 6-1 win Tuesday against Northern Illinois before homering in both ends of a double-dip Sunday at Indiana.
he now has 48 for her career, second all-time in Big Ten history. This is the third Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week honor of Cooper's career.
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