Stetson redshirt sophomore Mason Quagliata battled through heavy wind and near freezing temperatures early this week to capture his first collegiate tournament title at the Aggie Invitational in Greensboro, NC.
 
Today he was recognized for that performance as the co-ASUN Player of the Week. Quagliata shared the weekly award with North Florida's Nick Gabrelcik who was the co-medalist at The John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach.
 
Quagliata's second round 70 on the wind-swept Bryan Park Golf Course was the low-round of the opening day of play and he followed up with a final round score of 73 to coast to an eight-shot victory over his closest competition.
 
His victory in the Aggie Invitational was not only his first win, but his first collegiate top 10 finish.
 
Quagliata's efforts helped the Hatters to their first team victory since 2011. In his third season as a member of the Stetson team, Quagliata has battled back from a car accident earlier this spring that caused him to miss out on playing in a tournament for the first time in his career.
 
His per round scoring average is 74.87 this season and he has lowered his career average to 75.09 through 58 rounds of competition.
 
Quagliata and the Hatters will return to action April 11-12 at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate at the Hermitage Golf Club's President's Reserve Course in Old Hickory, Tenn. The 2022 ASUN Championship will be played April 24-26 at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.
 
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