The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to a MAC male and/or female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate up to one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).

MALE WINNER
Institution: NIU
Name: Craig Long
Sport: Golf
Position: N/A
Year: Junior
GPA: 3.618
Major: Finance
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events): Craig Long won the individual title at the Badger Invitational at TPC Wisconsin on Tuesday, posting a career-low 54-hole score of 11-under par 205. Long played his final 27 holes bogey free with nine birdies and an eagle. He is the first Huskie to win an individual title since 2023 and the third to win a tournament in the last five years. Long's 54-hole score of 205 is the lowest by a NIU golfer since Joo-Young Lee posted a 14-under par 202 in his win at the 2016 Desert Shootout.
 
FEMALE WINNER
Institution: Kent State
Name: Veronika Kedronova
Sport: Golf
Position: N/A
Year: Junior
GPA: 4.00
Major: Finance
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events):
Veronika Kedronova was named MAC Golfer of the Week after recording the fourth individual win of her collegiate career with a first-place finish at the Canadian Collegiate. Kedronova shot 8-under (136) to win by 2 strokes in the rain-shortened event, which featured 8 power conference schools and 6 teams ranked in NBC Sports' preseason top 40 rankings. She matched the lowest round of her career as a Golden Flash with a 66 in round one before carding a 70 in round two.