AMERICUS, Ga. -- Georgia Southwestern State University junior Nicolas Escobar was named a Peach Belt Conference Co-Golfer of the Week by the league office on Thursday afternoon. Escobar finished in a tie for seventh place at the Nova Southeastern University Shark Invitational that concluded on Tuesday at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, Fla. Escobar's three-round score of 2-under-par (211) matched fellow PBC Co-Golfer of the Week and Shark Invitational participant Evan Thompson from the University of North Georgia.  

The Top 10 finish was Escobar's second in three events this fall. A native of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Escobar fired rounds of 71-71-69 to earn his first PBC Golfer of the Week award. He was 5-under on the par-5s with 36 total pars over the three rounds. Escobar is currently third in the PBC in stroke average (71.22). He becomes the 27th GSW golfer in program history to earn the Peach Belt's weekly award.