KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its first Women’s Golfer of the Week award winner in the 2026 fall season. Seven MIAA women’s golf programs opened the new season at the Central Region Preview at the Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs, Mo. Nebraska Kearney’s Liz Lyons claimed the individual medalist honors to be named the league’s first MIAA Golfer of the Week in the 2026-27 season.
MIAA GOLFER OF THE WEEK: Liz Lyons
Liz Lyons carded a two-round score of 137 (-7) at the Central Region Preview to claim the individual title and lead the Lopers to a record-breaking team title. As a team, the Lopers shot a school-record 1-under par 575 (290-285), which allowed them to easily come in front of Arkansas-Fort Smith (596) and Arkansas-Monticello (610). The previous school mark for 36-holes came at this same tournament in 2022 (582). Lyons, a senior from Olathe, Kan., fired rounds of 71 and 66 to record the Lopers’ best 36-hole score in program history. She won the event by six strokes, with six birdies and 12 pars total.
2026-27 MIAA WOMEN’S GOLFERS OF THE WEEK
2026 FALL SEASON
WEEK ONE (Sept. 11): Liz Lyons, Nebraska Kearney