Men's Golf | 3/31/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 7 PAC Honors (for events played March 16-30)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Christopher Hoffman • Allegheny • Freshman • Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny
Hoffman earned medalist honors at the Pennsylvania Classic, placing atop the leaderboard out of 120 finishers ... He was the only golfer with a cumulative score below par with a 3-under 141 ... Hoffman birdied five holes for a 1-under 71 on Saturday, then added four more birdies for a 2-under 70 on Sunday and ended with a three-stroke lead over the runner-up ... His score led the Gators to a fourth-place team finish out of 22 teams.
PAC Honor Roll
Bethany junior Payton Hildebrand (Wellsburg, W.Va./Wheeling Central Catholic); Geneva junior Ryan Edwards (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Grove City junior Nathan Young (Street, Md./Homeschooled); Saint Vincent senior Brendan Cooley (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic); Thiel sophomore Eli Nicklas (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy); W&J sophomore Matthew Morelli (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Brody Pirt • Westminster • Freshman • Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
Pirt jumped five spots from Saturday's round to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place with a two-day score of 149 at the Pennsylvania Classic last weekend ... The two-round event, hosted by Penn State Altoona, was played on Penn State's Blue Course... Pirt followed Saturday's 76 with a 73 on Sunday.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman Jacob Bursey (Winchester, Va./James Woods); Thiel freshman Brandon Stubert (Greenville, Pa./Greenville); W&J freshman Davis Kittsley (Fox Chapel, Pa./Fox Chapel)
PAC Records & Milestones
Payton Hildebrand took home first place at the Geneva Spring Opener by shooting +1, 73 to lead the Bethany A team to a first-place finish. ... Brendan Cooley was Saint Vincent's top finisher at Penn State-Altoona's Pennsylvania Classic, placing fifth overall after he fired a 71 (-1) at the opening round Saturday before following that up with a 78 in the final round on Sunday ... Matthew Morelli was W&J's top golfer at the annual Fernandina Beach Collegiate, shooting a four-over, 220 over the three rounds. He then fired 146 (76-70) at the Pennsylvania Classic to place third overall, while Davis Kittsley's final round 71 helped the Presidents score 601 at the two-day event and finish first out of 22 teams.