Ben Zeiler (3/30/2026) - Athlete Awards - Air Force Academy Athletics

Ben Zeiler

Award:
Athletes of the Week
Week:
3/30/2026
Sport:
Men's Golf
Bio:
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Freshman Ben Zeiler was named the Mountain West Men’s Freshman Golfer of the Week for his performance at the UC San Diego Invitational, March 22-24, at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. He is the first Falcon to earn a MW weekly golf award since 2014 and is the first ever Falcon to win the MW Freshman of the Week Award. Zeiler finished the tournament in 15^th place after shooting a 213 (-3), the best tournament score of his career. His 213 is the best road tournament by a Falcon since Feb. 25-27, 2024. The native of Del Mar, Calif., shot a 69 in the second round, his career-best road round and his second best overall. At the UCSD Invitational, he helped lead Air Force to an 11^th place finish with a three-round score of 873 (+9), just one stroke shy of the team’s best tournament of the season (Loyola Intercollegiate, Feb. 16-18). The 873 was also the Falcons’ best ever at the UCSD Invitational.

Honorable Mention: Morgan Glaser (women’s track & field); Ryan McFadden (women’s track & field); Texas Tanner (men’s track & field); Phillip Deaton (men’s tennis)

Date	Athlete	Sport
4/6/2026	Arianna Van Houweling	Women's Tennis
3/30/2026	Ben Zeiler	Men's Golf
3/23/2026	Carter Nogle	Wrestling
3/16/2026	Texas Tanner	Track and Field
3/9/2026	Christina Watrall	Fencing
3/2/2026	James Winterfield	Men's Swimming and Diving
2/23/2026	Lily Larson	Women's Swimming and Diving
2/17/2026	Carter Nogle	Wrestling