Western New Mexico's women's golfer Faylyn Beyale (Fruitland, NM, Kirtland Central High School) has been named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Athlete of the Month for September 2010. The league's sports information directors nominate the student-athletes that are then selected by the league office. 

This is the first RMAC Athlete of the Month award WNMU has ever received.

Beyale, a sophomore from Fruitland, New Mexico, was named the RMAC Women's Golfer of the Week two weeks in a row. Her first honor was for her performance in the first RMAC event of the season held in Silver City. Beyale shot a tournament-low 151 (75-76). This was her first collegiate victory, defeating the closest in the field by just one stroke. Overall, the Mustangs won the tournament (311-308—619), edging Mesa State by 14 strokes. 

Her second award was for her performance in the second RMAC mandatory event. She posted a tournament-low 150 (74-76) on Mesa State's home course. Like the first event, she defeated the next closest in the field, her teammate Jessica Dailleboust (Albuquerque, NM/Hope High School), by just one stroke. As a team, WNMU finished with a two-round total 607. Four of the Mustangs' five players fired 78 or under in the two-round event. The top three Mustangs finished 1-2-3 overall. 

In the final event of the month, Beyale shot a 3-under 69 to take a one-shot lead in the first round over teammate Glynnis Price (Shiprock, NM/Shiprock High School), who carded a 2-under 70. She then slipped to fourth (tied) with a second-round score of 75. Beyale's scores helped lead the Mustangs to their third victory (292-299 – 591), shared with Western Washington. 

Beyale is in the top 25 of five different statistical categories among Division II golfers. WNMU is 7-0 versus Top 25 teams. 

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