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Blue Raiders set for West Bay Collegiate Invitational
10/5/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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WEST BAY COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL WEST BAY CLUB Estero, Fla. Oct. 6-7, 2025 |
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee heads back to the Sunshine State for the West Bay Collegiate Invitational hosted by FGCU at West Bay Club in Estero, Fla.
TOURNAMENT #3
» Tournament: West Bay Collegiate Invitational
» Host: FGCU
» Dates: Oct. 6-7 (Mon.-Tue.)
» Format: Stroke play / 5-count-4 / 54 holes (36-Mon., 18-Tue.) / Shotgun Starts
» Golf Course: West Bay Club
» Location: Estero, Fla.
THE LINEUP
» Oliver Baker
» Maddox Crowder
» Connor Henry
» Carter Maneth
» Cooper Solberg
THE FIELD
The 2025 West Bay Collegiate Invitational features a 12-team field that includes Coastal Carolina, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Elon, FGCU, George Mason, Jacksonville, Middle Tennessee State, Stetson, and UCF, along with individuals from FAU and USF.
BLUE RAIDER NOTES
» The Blue Raiders return six players from last year's squad in redshirt senior Carter Maneth, senior Luke Perkins, redshirt junior Jake Hopper, and sophomores Oliver Baker, Charlie Bell and Owen Queener.
» MTSU welcomes five newcomers in redshirt sophomore Connor Henry and freshmen Maddox Crowder, Will Pinson, Cooper Solberg and Colgin Youssi.
» Head Coach Mark McEntire enters his eighth season at the helm in 2025-26.
» Middle Tennessee is coming off a record-breaking performance at the Sandestin Collegiate Classic. Maneth captured the individual title with a 16-under-par 197 (66-66-65), the lowest 54-hole score in program history, while leading the Blue Raiders to their first team championship of the season. MTSU posted a 20-under-par 832 to win by four strokes, marking the program's first team-and-individual sweep since the 2022 Loyola Intercollegiate.
» Following the performance, Maneth was named CUSA Golfer of the Week (10/1).
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