ATLANTA, Ga. – Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir was chosen as the ASUN Conference Golfer of the Week on Thursday.  It is the third time this season Kristinsdottir has earned the recognition.
 
The senior won the French Broad Collegiate Invitational hosted by UNC Asheville.  Kristinsdottir rebounded from a first round 78 (+7) on Monday to shoot back-to-back rounds of 1-under 70 on Tuesday and Wednesday.  She concluded with a 54-hole total of 218 (+5), one shot better than USC Upstate's Praew Nontarux (219).
 
The strong final round by Kristinsdottir was part of a team push from fifth place to start the final round to a second place finish. 
 
Kristinsdottir was tied for 27th after the first round.  It is her second individual victory of the season, having captured first place at Missouri's Johnie Imes Invitational.  She followed that with consecutive second place finishes before winning again.
 
The Reykjavik, Iceland native played 108 holes of golf in less than seven days.  Kristinsdottir finished tied for 28th at the prestigious Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship on Saturday at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.  She helped Iceland to a 13th-place finish at the three-day event.
 
EKU has concluded the fall portion of its 2021-22 schedule.  The Colonels will return to action on Feb. 14 at the two-day First Coast Classic hosted by the University of North Florida and Western Kentucky University.