COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Colorado Mesa University’s Leo Lavalle is the Week 5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week.

Last year’s RMAC Freshman of the Year matched his season and personal best in the opening round of the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite in Amarillo, Texas, shooting a 65 (-6) and without posting a single bogey. Lavalle followed this by firing an even-par round of 71, before posting a 68 (-3) in the final round. Over the course of the tournament, he made 13 birdies and recorded a third-round eagle. 

The sophomore from Querétaro, Mexico, was the top NCAA golfer and took second overall in a field of 89. His final 54-hole score was 204 (-9) and led the Mavericks to a third-place team finish. 
 
Others Nominated: Lukas Taggart, Colorado School of Mines; Marius Dosiere, CSU Pueblo; Brycen Farris, South Dakota Mines. 
 
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.