KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced a new Women’s Golfer of the Week award for the 2026 fall season. Nebraska Kearney’s Paulina Flores was crowned this week’s MIAA Golfer of the Week to become the fourth Loper to earn the honor this season.
MIAA GOLFER OF THE WEEK: Paulina Flores, Nebraska Kearney
Paulina Flores was the individual runner-up at the Indian Creek Shootout earlier this week in Elkhorn, Neb. The freshman from Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, helped No. 27 Nebraska Kearney win its third straight tournament this fall, shooting a 36-hole total of 152 (+8). She had rounds of 79 (+7) and 73 (+1) in the 10-team event, where the average score of the field of 62 was 82.2. She ended the event with 22 pars, four birdies and tied for the scoring lead on par 3 holes (2.88). Flores’s MIAA Golfer of the Week honor is the fifth weekly award for the Lopers this season.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
Caitlin Metcalfe, Missouri Southern
Caitlin Metcalfe led Missouri Southern at the Indian Creek Shootout, hosted by Wayne State at Indian Creek Golf Course earlier this week in Nebraska. The junior from Staffordshire, England, tied for fourth place with a two-round total of 154 (+10). She opened the tournament with a 78 (+6) before shooting a 76 (+4) in the second round. She carded 22 pars and four birdies total.
Lara Foigel, Rogers State
Lara Foigel led the Hillcats earlier this week, finishing 20th in a field of 79 with a total score of 226 (+10) at the St. Leo Invitational in Dade City, Florida. The sophomore from Neuquén, Argentina, shot a 79 (+7) in the first round, a 73 (+1) in the second round, and a 74 (+2) in the third round. She recorded 35 pars and had five birdies during the tournament.
Libby Green, Central Missouri
Libby Green led the Jennies to a seventh-place finish at the Intercollegiate at Nemacolin Oct. 19-21 in Farmington, Pa. The tournament featured seven teams that are either currently ranked or receiving votes in the WGCA Division II Top 25 poll. Green tied for 16th in a field of 56 golfers with a three-round tally of 228 (+12), posting round scores of 78 (+6), 74 (+2), and 76 (+4). The fifth-year from Shawnee, Kan., carded 33 pars, six birdies, and was one of only five golfers to have an eagle in the event.
2026-27 MIAA WOMEN’S GOLFERS OF THE WEEK
2026 FALL SEASON
WEEK ONE (Sept. 11): Liz Lyons, Nebraska Kearney
WEEK TWO (Sept. 16): Lauren Anderson, Rogers State & Susana Granados Carrion, Washburn
WEEK THREE (Sept. 23): Lauren Briggs, Northwest Missouri & Susana Granados Carrion, Washburn
WEEK FOUR (Oct. 7): Calie Dockter, Nebraska Kearney
WEEK FIVE (Oct. 14): Claire Berquist, Nebraska Kearney & Liz Lyons, Nebraska Kearney
WEEK SIX (Oct. 22): Paulina Flores, Nebraska Kearney