FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference has announced Wednesday afternoon this week’s Men’s and Women’s Golfers of the Week awards. The MEC’s weekly individual awards are presented by The Health Plan.

Wheeling’s Cormac Pearson has been named the MEC Men’s Golfer of the Week, while fellow Cardinal Sawyer Hobbs is the MEC Women’s Golfer of the Week.

Pearson, a freshman from Waterford, Munster, Ireland, earned his first tournament win of the season at the PGA Hope Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 26-27 in Springfield, Ohio. The freshman sat atop the leader board after shooting 135 (-9). Pearson had his best showing on day two of the event, when he tied the single-round program record at 65 (-7). Additionally, Pearson shot the lowest tournament score of the season for the Cardinals. 

Hobbs, a junior from Wilsonville, Alabama, tied for first place at the PGA Hope Collegiate Invitation, shooting 150 (+6). The first place finish marked her first tournament win of the season, as she earned her best performance during the tournament in round two, when she shot 74 (+2).

2026 MEC MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
9/9: Caleb Young, Fairmont State
9/16: Daiki Aiura, Glenville State
9/23: Joshua Topper, Point Park 
9/30: Caleb Young, Fairmont State
10/21: Trey Cracraft, Shawnee State
10/28: Cormac Pearson, Wheeling

2026 MEC WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
9/9: Sawyer Hobbs, Wheeling
9/16:Julia Cebula, Charleston
9/23: Sawyer Hobbs, Wheeling 
9/30: Emerson Simons, Fairmont State
10/21: Aly Wellman, Shawnee State 
10/28: Sawyer Hobbs, Wheeling