Blue Raiders, Perkins in sixth after day two of the Schenkel Invitational

Saturday, March 22

Statesboro, Ga.

Middle Tennessee

Schenkel Invitational

3/22/2025 4:43:00 PM | Men's Golf

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Blue Raiders fired a 3-over-par 291 on Saturday to sit tied for sixth place after 36 holes at the 45th Annual Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club. Junior Luke Perkins paced MTSU with another 2-under-par 70 and is tied for sixth in the individual standings.

Host institution Georgia Southern is atop the leaderboard with a 36-hole total of 12-under-par 564. Florida and Utah are tied for second at 11-under-par 565, while Kentucky and Notre Dame are tied for fourth at 1-under-par 575. The Blue Raiders are tied with West Virginia in sixth place with a 36-hole total of 5-over-par 581.

Florida's Luke Poulter leads the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 8-under-par 136, while a quartet of individuals are tied for second at 5-under-par 139.

The Schenkel Invitational concludes with a final round on Sunday, Mar. 23. The final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. CT.

The Lineup
• Junior Luke Perkins paced MTSU with another 2-under-par 70 and is tied for sixth in the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 4-under-par 140.

• Senior JJ Zimmer posted a second round of 1-under-par 71 and is tied for 14th at 1-under-par 143.

• Redshirt junior Markus Varjun carded a second round of 4-over-par 76, which included his first career ace on the 130-yard par-3 sixth. He is tied for 43rd at 5-over-par 149.

• Redshirt sophomore Jake Hopper fired a second round of 2-over-par 74 and is tied for 54th at 6-over-par 150.

• Freshman Thad Whitfield rounded out the Blue Raiders with a second round of 5-over-par 77. He is tied for 62nd at 8-over-par 152.

Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"Today was a tale of two nines," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "We came out of the gate strong and got off to an incredible start, but holes 10 through 15 got us and we made some big numbers that cost us a couple of good rounds. However, Luke and JJ gave us two excellent rounds today and Markus made his first career hole in one! The goal tomorrow is to build some momentum to carry with us into the Mason Rudolph Championship."

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