KANSAS — William Rader of Evangel University and Victoria Hofmann of Friends 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 Sept. 15-21 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
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William Rader - Evangel University
Sr. | Joplin, Mo.
| Event |
Course Par |
Course Yardage |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Individual Finish |
Total # of Golfers |
Total # of Teams |
| EU Fall Kickoff |
70 |
6162 |
63 |
70 |
-- |
-- |
1st |
35 |
7 |
Rader opened Evangel's first fall golf meet by taking first place overall and leading EU to a first-place team finish, shooting seven-under on round one and even on round two to finish -7 at the two-round event.
Victoria Hofmann - Friends University
Jr. | Frankfurt, Germany
| Event |
Course Par |
Course Yardage |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Individual Finish |
Total # of Golfers |
Total # of Teams |
| Crestview Fall Invitational |
72 |
5951 |
78 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
29 |
4 |
Hofmann claimed the individual title to lead the Friends University Falcons to a runner-up finish at the Crestview Fall Invitational. Hofmann was +6 in the first round and then shaved off two strokes to finish +4 in the second round. This marks the second time in the 2025-26 golf season that Hofmann has been named the KCAC Women's Golfer of the Week.
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)
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