University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

AIKEN, S.C. – The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Week is golf standout Rory McDonald O'Brien.

A native of Shrewsbury, England, McDonald O'Brien won the 27^th Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.

He opened the tournament by shooting one-under par, 69. During the second round, McDonald O'Brien tallied a two-under par, 68. He shot an even-par, 70, on the final day of competition.

His three-under par, 207, topped the other 74 student-athletes. McDonald O'Brien won the tournament by a mere stroke over Daniel Azallion (Virginia Tech) and Joshua Stewart (Davidson).

He guided the Pacers to a second-place finish at the tournament.

The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.



 

Sept. 4, 2023 - Kari Mercer, Volleyball
Sept. 11, 2023 – Julio Rojas, Men's Cross Country
Sept. 18, 2023 - Gyöngyvér Araczki, Volleyball
Sept. 25, 2023 – Lucas Pegorer, Men's Soccer
Oct. 2, 2023 – Cat Bodick, Volleyball
Oct. 9, 2023 – Rory McDonald O'Brien, Golf
Oct. 16, 2023 - Emily Lammers, Volleyball
Oct. 23, 2023 – Tess Studley, Women's Cross Country
Oct. 30, 2023 – Avery List, Women's Soccer
Nov. 6, 2023 – Riley Campbell, Men's Cross Country
Nov. 13, 2023 - Gyöngyvér Araczki, Volleyball
Nov. 20, 2023 – Emily Lammers, Volleyball
Nov. 27, 2023 – Jameel Rideout, Men's Basketball
Dec. 4, 2023 - Hailey Unger, Women's Basketball
Dec. 11, 2023 – Jalen McCoy, Men's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2023 – Demitrios Dixon, Men's Basketball
Dec. 24, 2023 - Marta Rivera, Women's Basketball
Jan. 1, 2024 - Hailey Unger, Women's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2024 - Jalen McCoy, Men's Basketball
Jan. 15, 2024 – Jalen McCoy, Men's Basketball
Jan. 22, 2024 – Jalen McCoy, Men's Basketball
Jan. 29, 2024 – Tyler Johnson, Men's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2024 – Payton Baker, Softball
Feb. 12, 2024 – Mallory Shaver, Softball
Feb. 19, 2024 - Payton Baker, Softball

Feb. 26, 2024 - Oscar Abrahamsson, Golf
March 4, 2024 - Tyler Johnson, Men's Basketball

March 11, 2024 - Rory McDonald O'Brien, Golf