Men's Golf Jim Powers - SAC Assistant Commissioner

Yanovitch and Junkin Collect SAC Digital Scoreboards Golfers of the Week Awards

Oklahoma City – Christian Yanovitch of Oklahoma City and Makena Junkin of Texas Wesleyan have been named this week’s Sooner Athletic Conference Digital Scoreboards Men’s Golfer of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.  
 
Yanovitch took part in the Texas Wesleyan Spring Invitational held at Squaw Creek Golf Course and fired a pair of sub-par rounds to claim the top spot in the individual event. Yanovitch shot rounds of 65-72-66 for a 10-under-par score of 203 to outdistance his nearest competitor by three strokes. Yanovitch had 17 birdies during the 54-hole event to help the Stars to a two-stroke victory in the team chase.
 
Other Nominees – Sebastian Velasquez, Texas Wesleyan
 
Junkin also took part in the event at Squaw Creek and finished second in the individual event by firing rounds 72-74-68 for a two-under-par score of 214. Junkin’s final round was the best in the tournament as she helped the Rams tie for first in the team standings.
 
Other Nominees - Logan Allen, Oklahoma City
 
2026 SAC Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week
 
April 21
Men – Christian Yanovitch, Oklahoma City 
Women – Makena Junkin, Texas Wesleyan
 
April 14
Men - Worathan Thammachokecharoen, Panhandle State
Women – None
 
April 7
Men – Haroon Aslam, Texas Wesleyan
Women – Makena Junkin, Texas Wesleyan
 
March 31
Men – Sacha Brendle, Wayland Baptist
Women – Logan Allen, Oklahoma City
 
March 24
Men – Cameron Bozyk, Oklahoma City
Women – Logan Allen, Oklahoma City
 
March 17
Men – Sacha Brendle, Wayland Baptist
Women – Makena Junkin, Texas Wesleyan
 
March 10
Men – Jaxen Brewer, Science & Arts
Women – Logan Allen, Oklahoma City
 
March 3
Men – Christian Yanovitch, Oklahoma City
Women - None