PORTLAND, Ore. - The GNAC released the weekly conference award winners for Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 on Monday afternoon, with Northwest Nazarene's Kasey Gaff receiving the Men's Golfer of the Week honor.

In just the second tournament of his collegiate career, the freshman was the top conference performer in a field that featured all five GNAC teams by placing second at the Western Washington Invitational.

Gaff was one stroke away from forcing a playoff, settling for a three-round score of 3-under-par 213 (70-73-70). Gaff's tournament featured 10 birdies to go against just seven bogeys across his 54 holes. He started his final round with back-to-back birdies, and never looked back on his way to the second-place finish.

"His composure was not of a freshman," said NNU head coach Fred Sutton. "He was very poised and together, and knew what he needed to do. His putting was really solid, and to birdie his last hole with a difficult putt was impressive. The last shot he hit on the last hole was fantastic. We have real high hopes for what he's able to do in the future, and I'm looking forward to coaching him."

Gaff and the Nighthawks will next make the short trip to Caldwell this Thursday when they take on College of Idaho in a dual match at 1:30 p.m. at TimberStone Golf Course.