BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Golf Weekly Awards on Monday, October 20, 2026. On the Women’s Side, Prairie View A&M’s Madison Williams was named Golfer of the Week followed by Texas Southern’s Daniah Syed earning Newcomer of the Week. On the Men’s Side, Florida A&M swept the awards as Emilio Garcia earned Men’s Golfer of the Week followed by Vincente Rodriguez earning Newcomer of the Week.
 
SWAC Women’s Golfer of the Week: Madison Williams, Prairie View A&M
The Junior made an impact placing 13^th at the Big O Classic in Omaha, Nebraska with a total score of 234. Williams’ best round was the first round with a score of 75 and maintained strong rounds through the next two for a top 20 finish. Williams earns her first weekly award of the season.
 
SWAC Women’s Golf Newcomer of the Week: Daniah Syed, Texas Southern
The Junior from Karachi, Pakistan added a top 20 finish at the Big O Classic in Omaha, Nebraska with a total score of 235 tying for 14^th place. Syed’s best round was round one with a score of 76 and following the performance she earns her first weekly award.
 
SWAC Men’s Golfer of the Week: Emilio Garcia, Florida A&M
The Junior from Orlando, Florida fired a 4-under par 136 over the course of the weekend, helping Florida A&M Men's Golf to the team title while he captured the individual medalist award at the 2026 edition of the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational housed at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina. Garcia, a 5-foot-7 junior from Orlando, Florida, followed an opening 68 with another 68 at par-70, 7,015-yard Prestonwood Country Club to finish one stroke ahead of three golfers tied at 3-under 137 – FAMU teammate Skyler Woods (68-69), North Carolina A&T's Jorge Hernandez (66-71) and North Carolina Central's Jamal Hutchison (68-69). Garcia started the final round, two strokes behind Hernandez, who opened with a tournament-low 66. Hernandez slipped to a 71 on Sunday, while Garcia's 68 was the second-lowest round of the day, behind only Chicago State's Kaleb Lambert's 67. As a collective, the Rattlers finished at 5-under 555, the only team in the four-team field to finish under par.
 
SWAC Volleyball Newcomer of the Week: Vicente Rodriguez, Florida A&M
The Junior from El Dorado Hills, California finished with a top 10 finish shooting 68 in the first round at the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational housed at Prestonwood Country Club. Rodriguez picks up where he left off following his appearance at NCAA Regionals while a member of Alabama A&M and now adds his first weekly honor of the season.
 
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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