With his career-best round of 69 and a second consecutive Medalist honor in the bag, golfing talent Elijah McCarty was able to obtain his first career Mid-South Conference Golfer of the Week honors Monday afternoon as announced by conference officials.

McCarty, who has finished in the 70s or better in 27 of his 31 career rounds, birdied seven holes (2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, and 18) and notched pars on seven additional holes to win the SSU Invitational by two strokes over fellow teammate DJ Graham. The Bears, behind the efforts of McCarty, Graham and Jordan Hughes, finished inside the top-three overall in the tournament.

As part of SSU's 'A' squad, McCarty, Graham, Hughes and fellow teammates BJ Knox and Steven Zimmerman all birdied the ninth hole, while leading 10 SSU golfers that finished with a score at or under a 78.

McCarty's performance helped Shawnee State defeat second-place Ohio Christian by 13 strokes (287 to 300). The Bears' A' team finished one-under par for the day.

Dating back to the beginning of last season, McCarty has finished inside the top-10 overall in six of his last seven invitational showings.

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