Blue Raiders stay in the hunt with another under-par round

Monday, September 12

Choudrant, La.

Middle Tennessee

Jim Rivers Intercollegiate

9/12/2022 7:47:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (Goflstat)

By: Thomas Donley, MT Athletics

CHOUDRANT, La. — Middle Tennessee men's golf moved into the top three in the second round of the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate on Monday. Gavin Clements and Kevin Jegers led the way with rounds of 70 (-2) as the Blue Raiders head into the third and final round seven strokes off the lead.

Clements did not bogey a single hole Monday, notching birdies on holes 5 and 14 to move into a tie for 27^th overall at 142 (-2).

Jegers enters the final day of the event in fourth place individually at 137 (-7). The Tallinn, Estonia, native carded three birdies and an eagle Monday before a double bogey on his final hole of the round derailed what could have been an even better round.

Owen Stamper moved up to a tie for 14^th through two rounds with his second straight under-par round. The Scottsville, Ky., native birdied four holes en route to a 71 (-1) and holds a score of 140 (-4) heading into the third round.

Michael Barnard stayed steady with his second straight 72 (E) of the tournament Monday, finishing the round with an eagle on hole 9. He and Carter Maneth are tied for 51^st individually at 144 (E).

Competing as an individual, Markus Varjun carded a 74 (+2), moving up to a tie for 86^th.

Southern Miss leads the field at 554 (-22). Jegers is two strokes off the individual lead heading into the third round.

By the Numbers
-15 – MTSU is 15-under on par 5 holes, tied with Southern Miss for the best mark on those holes.
2 – The Blue Raiders' two eagles are tied for the most in the tournament.
-6 – Jegers is making his mark on par 4 holes, leading the field at 6-under on those holes.

Head Coach Mark McEntire on the Blue Raiders' Second Straight Under-Par Round

"I am proud of the team and the round we played today. We put ourselves in position to have some fun tomorrow. Really proud of Gavin with a bogey-free 70. Solid round again from Kevin. Tough finish, but he has a chance to win tomorrow. Really happy with the first two days and excited to play tomorrow.

Blue Raider Notes

Clements, Stamper and Jegers are tied for the team lead with 10 birdies each.
The 14^th hole was the easiest for MTSU on Monday, as four of the six Blue Raiders in action birdied it with no bogeys.

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