Two starts into the spring season, Middle Tennessee State is 2-0. The Blue Raiders held off Utah Valley on Feb. 22 to win the Loyola Intercollegiate by one shot after having won the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational earlier in the month to kick of the spring season.
Middle Tennessee State, ranked No. 81 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, went 29 under at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Arizona, a 54-hole total that was the fifth-lowest in program history.
Sophomore Kevin Jegers accounted for a big chunk of that red number, going 16 under on his own to win the individual title by three shots. Michael Barnard (sixth) and Owen Stamper (T-10) also made big contributions.
“Great win for the team,” head coach Mark McEntire said in a school release. “Happy to get the second victory of the spring. Congrats to Kevin Jegers as he broke the record last week and again this week. The guy is a stud. We’ve got a couple weeks off, but we look forward to getting back in action at the Schenkel middle of March.”
The victory continues Middle Tennessee’s strong play from the fall, which included a runner-up finish at the J.T. Poston Invitational and a T-3 at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings: Men’s team | Men’s individual
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