Student Athlete of the Week - May 12 - May 18
Joey Benedetti has been named the GoDucks.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of May 12 - May 18.
Benedetti, a senior from Huntington Beach, CA, led the Ducks to a second place finish in the NCAA West regional, earning the Ducks a bid to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2003. Benedetti shot his third straight 3-under 69 on Saturday to win the NCAA West Regional by four strokes. Benedetti became the first Oregon golfer to medal at the NCAA West regional, finishing at 9-under 207 at the par-72, 7,111-yard Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, WA. The Ducks' second-place finish was also the highest for Oregon.
Benedetti and the rest of the Oregon men's golf team will compete in the NCAA Championships at Kampen Course in West Lafayette, IN, starting Wednesday, May 28-31.
The Benedetti File
2007-08: The most experienced golfer on the team needs to continue his consistent play for the Ducks to succeed. Has started 24 straight tournaments entering the spring. Began senior campaign with a solid fall, placing 26th or better in all five tournaments. Among those tournaments was a career low round of 65 in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational where he tied for 20th (74-71-65-210). Best showing was a tie for 11th at the Pacific Invitational (69-70-68-207).
2006-07: Started all 13 tournaments and was second on the team with a 73.4 stroke average. Solidified a spot in the top five with his consistent play. Back-to-back career efforts in the fall when he tied for sixth at the Northwest Collegiate Classic (76-69-71-216) and tied for eighth at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational (70-66-74-210). Second round 66 at the Alister Mackenzie was a season low. Was unable to record another top ten finish in the spring, but played solid throughout, with his best finish coming at the Pac-10 championships, where he finished in a tie for 19th (71-73-76-69-289).
2005-06: Led team with a 74.0 stroke average, playing in 10 tournaments. Came on in the spring with three top-25 finishes. Tied for 22nd at the Duck Invitational (76-71-73-220). Best performance of the season was a tie for eighth at the Thunderbird Intercollegiate (72-68-69-209). Tied for 12th at the U.S. Intercollegiate (74-71-145).
2004-05: Freshman made an immediate impact, playing in all four events during the fall and three events in the spring. Tied for 10th at The Prestige at PGA West (79-75-73-227). Finished 33rd or better in the other three fall tournaments. Shot a low round of 68 in his very first tournament as a Duck.
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| Week 2 | September 2 - 8 | Football | Dennis Dixon |
| Week 3 | September 9-16 | Football | Jonathan Stewart |
| Week 4 | September 17-23 | Football | Cameron Colvin |
| Week 5 | September 24-30 | Volleyball | Heather Meyers |
| Week 6 | October 1-7 | Soccer | |
| Week 7 | October 8-14 | Football | Nick Reed |
| Week 8 | October 15-21 | Football | Jonathan Stewart |
| Week 9 | October 22-28 | Cross Country | Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott |
| Week 10 | October 29 - November 4 | Football | Nick Reed |
| Week 11 | November 5-11 | Volleyball | Gorana Maricic |
| Week 12 | November 12-18 | Basketball | Malik Hairston |
Week 13 | November 19-25 | Cross Country | |
| Week 14 | November 26 - December 2 | Volleyball | Sonja Newcombe |
| Week 15 | December 3-9 | Wrestling | Ryan Dunn |
| Week 16 | December 10-16 | Wrestling | |
| Week 17 | December 24-30 | Basketball | Maarty Leunen |
| Week 18 | December 31- January 6 | Football | Jonathan Stewart |
| Week 19 | January 7-13 | Basketball | Malik Hairston |
| Week 20 | January 14-20 | Basketball | Tamika Nurse |
| Week 21 | January 21-27 | Tennis | |
| Week 22 | January 28 - February 3 | Track & Field | Ashton Eaton |
| Week 23 | February 4-10 | Wrestling | Ryan Dunn |
| Week 24 | February 11-17 | Softball | Neena Bryant |
| Week 25 | February 18-24 | Lacrosse | Ilsa van den Berg |
| Week 26 | February 25 -March 2 | Track & Field | Alexandra Kosinski |
| Week 27 | March 3-9 | Basketball | Maarty Leunen |
| Week 28 | March 10-16 | Softball | Neena Bryant |
| Week 29 | March 17-23 | Track & Field | Jamesha Youngblood |
| Week 30 | March 24-30 | Lacrosse | Lindsay Killian |
| Week 31 | March 31 - April 6 | Track & Field | Phil Alexander |
| Week 32 | April 7-13 | Golf | Cathryn Bristow |
| Week 33 | April 14-20 | Track & Field | Marcus Dillon |
| Week 34 | April 21-27 | Track & Field | Andrew Wheating |
| Week 35 | April 28 - May 4 | Track & Field | A.J. Acosta |
| Week 36 | May 5-11 | Track & Field | Ashton Eaton |
| Week 37 | May 12-18 | Golf | Joey Benedetti |
