Men's Golf | October 17

DeKALB, IL – Redshirt-Freshman Devin Swoyer (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) was named the Mid-American Conference Men's Golfer of the Week on Friday for his top-five finish at this week's Purdue Fall Invitational.
 
Swoyer posted a three-under par 213 to lead NIU to a sixth place finish, ahead of fellow MAC members Toledo, Ball State and Ohio. He had NIU's lowest scores in Monday's first two rounds, carding a 72 and a 71. On Tuesday, Swoyer tied his season-low score with a 70 as the Huskies went six-under as a team for its second-lowest single round team score this fall. Swoyer is the first NIU freshman to have a top-five finish in a 54-hole event since 2023.
 
This is the second time this season NIU has had a MAC Men's Golfer of the Week. Craig Long (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) earned the honor, as well as MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week, on Sept. 26 after his win at the Badger Invitational. Swoyer is the ninth different Huskie since 2020 to be named MAC Men's Golfer of the Week.
 
NIU wraps up its fall slate at the Quail Valley Collegiate Oct. 19-20 at Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla.
 
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