NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men's golf freshman Jack DiTrani (Hinsdale, IL/Benet Academy) was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's Golfer of the Week on Monday afternoon.

During the two-day NCAA Division III Region V Preview tournament last Monday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 4, DiTrani compiled a two-day score of 162 to tie for the lowest score on his team.

View the AMCC's release of DiTrani as its Golfer of the Week

In Monday's round of the tournament, which was held at The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, DiTrani shot 85. The freshman posted an eight-shot improvement on Tuesday, firing a 5-over par 77 to finish with a two-day score of 162. DiTrani's total score tied for the lowest among Penn State Altoona's starting five, and he tied for 21st overall out of 95 individuals who competed in the tournament.

Penn State Altoona tied for fifth place out of 15 teams by the conclusion of the tournament.

DiTrani currently ranks third on his team and fourth among all AMCC golfers in scoring average, shooting 78.22 per round. The freshman has golfed in all nine rounds to date for Penn State Altoona this fall.

Penn State Altoona men's golf is competing in the AMCC Championships today, Monday, October 10, and tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11, at The Club at Nevillewood. The Lions, who are the defending conference champions, would return to the NCAA Division III Championships in May with another AMCC tournament win this week.