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Austin Peay State University Athlete of the Week Tucker Wallace

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Austin Peay State University Sports Information - , APSU, Governors, Govs, Lady GovsClarksville, TN – Senior Tucker Wallace, of the Austin Peay State University men’s golf team, has been named the Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week.

Wallace led the Govs to victory with a third-place 206 (70-67-70) at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, hosted by the Govs on the Links at Novadell, October 20th-21st. The Dickson Tennessee native’s second-round 67 was tied for the fifth-best round in the entire tournament, and he was one of just two players to be under par in each round on the par-72 course.

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Wallace’s ascendance helped the Govs clinch the win in their home tournament for the ninth time overall and third time in the last four seasons. The third-place tie also is a career best for the Dickson County High School graduate.

The Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information staff each Tuesday during the academic year. Copies in a Flash, of Clarksville, sponsors the award.

Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included

  • Junior Aubrey Marsellis, of the volleyball team, recorded her season’s second triple-double with an 11-kill, 11-dig, 33-assist outing against SIU Edwardsville and added a 40-assist outing against Eastern Illinois last weekend.
  • Freshman wide receiver Wesley Thomas, of the football team, caught his first career touchdown reception on a career-long 43-yard reception in the Govs loss at UT Martin.
  • Freshman forward Sophia Fabbro, of the women’s soccer team, assisted on a goal against Murray State, Friday, and added her season’s second goal in the Lady Govs Sunday contest at UT Martin.
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