KANSAS — Bernhard Koster of No. 10 Friends University and Catherine Rhoads of Evangel University have earned the KCAC Men's and Women's Golfer of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two golfers were selected for their performances from Oct. 6-12 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
Equity Bank.
Bernhard Koster - #10 Friends University
So. | Pretoria, South Africa
| Event |
Course Par |
Course Yardage |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Individual Finish |
Total # of Golfers |
Total # of Teams |
| Evangel Fall Invitational |
72 |
6842 |
65 |
71 |
76 |
N/A |
1 |
62 |
10 |
Koster fueled the No. 10-ranked Friends University Falcons to a staggering 47-stroke victory with a first-place finish and an individual score of -4 at the Evangel Fall Invitational. Koster set the tone early with a seven under first-round score that began the surge for the Falcons.
Catherine Rhoads - Evangel University
Jr. | Springfield, Mo.
| Event |
Course Par |
Course Yardage |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Individual Finish |
Total # of Golfers |
Total # of Teams |
| Evangel Fall Invitational |
72 |
6016 |
79 |
77 |
N/A |
N/A |
1st |
27 |
3 |
Rhoads used a +5 showing in round two of the Evangel Fall Invitational to come from behind to win the individual championship last Tuesday and help guide her team to a second-place finish.
2025-26 KCAC GOLF SEASON PREVIOUS WEEKLY HONOREES:
- Week 1 (Sept. 8): Laken Matthews, Friends (Men) | Victoria Hofmann, Friends (Women)
- Week 2 (Sept. 16): Sondre Storli Jensen, Sterling (Men) | Addelyn Patterson, Sterling (Women)
- Week 3 (Sept. 22): William Rader, Evangel (Men) | Victoria Hofmann, Friends (Women)
- Week 4 (Sept. 29): Jackson Malone, Kansas Wesleyan (Men) | Carley Littell, Bethel (Women)
- Week 5 (Oct. 6): Tobias Tajet, Sterling (Men) | Carley Littell, Bethel (Women)
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