Blue Raiders tied for ninth after round one in Louisiana

Sunday, September 8

Choudrant, La.

Middle Tennessee

Argent Financial Classic

9/8/2024 8:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

Zimmer paced MTSU with a 1-under-par 71 and is tied for 10th in the individual standings.

CHOUDRANT, La. – The Blue Raiders fired a 4-over-par 292 on Sunday to rest tied for ninth place after the opening day at the Argent Financial Classic at Squire Creek Country Club. Senior JJ Zimmer posted a 1-under 71 and is tied for 10th in the individual standings.

Rice and South Alabama are tied atop the leaderboard after posting rounds of 2-under-par 286 on Sunday. Houston is third at 1-under-par 287, while Louisiana is fourth at even-par 288. Troy rounds out the top five of the team standings at 1-over-par 289.

Rice's Lukas Boandl leads the individual standings after firing an opening-round 7-under-par 65. He was followed by South Alabama's Joshua Hill at 5-under-par 67, and Blake Keen of North Texas and Louis Anceaux of ULM at 3-under-par 69.

The Argent Financial Classic continues with 18 holes on Monday, Sep. 9 and concludes with a final round on Tuesday, Sep. 10. Middle Tennessee will be paired with Lamar and Little Rock for Monday's second round, and tee times will begin on hole 10 at 10:20 a.m. CT.

The Lineup
• Senior JJ Zimmer paced the Blue Raiders with a round of 1-under-par 71. After starting the day with a pair of bogeys, Zimmer played the final 13 holes at 3-under-par to find himself sitting tied for 10th after round one.

• Redshirt junior Carter Maneth fired a round of even-par 72. The Texarkana, Texas native jumped out to a hot start, rolling in four birdies through his opening nine holes, and finished the day tied for 19th.

• Redshirt junior Markus Varjun carded a round of 2-over-par 74 and currently sits tied for 46th, while redshirt sophomore Sheldon McKnight and freshman Owen Queener each posted rounds of 3-over-par 75 and are tied for 55th.

• Freshman Charlie Bell rounded out the Blue Raiders with a 7-over-par 79. Bell currently sits tied for 91st while competing as an individual.

Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"I was happy with our start today," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "The first round of the year, I just wanted to see how we would come out of the gate. JJ put together a very solid round, and I am really proud of the round we got from Carter. I expect Markus, Sheldon and Owen to each be able to improve over the next two days in Louisiana."

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