KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced a new Men’s Golfer of the Week award winner in the 2026 fall season. All 11 MIAA men’s golf programs were in St. Joseph, Missouri, earlier this week for the MWSU Holiday Inn Express Invitational. Central Oklahoma’s Nick Canales claimed the individual title at the event to earn the league’s latest MIAA Men’s Golfer of the Week honor.
MIAA GOLFER OF THE WEEK: Nick Canales, Central Oklahoma
Nick Canales won the individual title at Missouri Western's Holiday Inn Express Invitational on Tuesday (Sept. 29), leading the Bronchos to a runner-up finish in the 18-team event. Canales carded a 54-hole score of 203 (-7) on the week. The senior from La Porte, Texas, opened the event with a 69 (-1) on Monday morning and shot a 65 (-5) in the afternoon to take command. In Tuesday’s final round, he finished off his fifth career win with another 69 (-1). Canales totaled 31 pars and led the field of 103 with 16 birdies. He finished two strokes ahead of the invite’s individual runner-up, Central Missouri’s Will Boyd (205, -5).
2026-27 MIAA MEN’S GOLFERS OF THE WEEK
FALL SEASON
WEEK ONE (Sept. 11): Will Whorton, Central Oklahoma
WEEK TWO (Sept. 30): Nick Canales, Central Oklahoma