Blue Raiders set for Schenkel Invitational

Friday, March 13

Statesboro, Ga.

Middle Tennessee

Schenkel Invitational

3/12/2026 6:00:00 PM | Men's Golf


	SCHENKEL INVITATIONAL FOREST HEIGHTS COUNTRY CLUB Statesboro, Georgia Mar. 13-15, 2026

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STATESBORO, Ga. – Middle Tennessee will continue to play this spring break when it heads to the Schenkel Invitational hosted by Georgia Southern at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia.

TOURNAMENT #7

» Tournament: Schenkel Invitational
» Host: Georgia Southern
» Dates: Mar. 13-15 (Fri.-Sun.)
» Format: Stroke play / 5-count-4 / 54 holes (18-Fri., 18-Sat., 18-Mon.)
» Golf Course: Forest Heights Country Club
» Location: Statesboro, Georgia

THE LINEUP

» Maddox Crowder
» Connor Henry
» Jake Hopper
» Carter Maneth
» Oliver Baker

THE FIELD

The 2026 Schenkel Invitational features a 15-team field: Army, Augusta, Indiana, Maryland, Miami Univ., Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, Marquette, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yale and host institution Georgia Southern.

COACH'S COMMENTS

"This is one of our favorite tournaments of the year," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "It's another fantastic field, and they provide first-class hospitality. We need to keep the momentum going from our performance in Louisiana earlier this week. This will be a great test for us. I can't wait to get started."

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 had 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).
» Over the winter break, Connor Henry captured individual medalist honors at The Thunderbolt, winning in a playoff at Sterling Grove Golf + Country Club. Henry closed with a career-best 6-under 65 to force a playoff, then secured the title with a par on the first extra hole (No. 18) to earn the victory.
» The Blue Raiders opened the spring at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate, where a trio of Blue Raiders finished inside the top 10 and six in the top 25.
» MTSU has posted back-to-back third place showing at the Military City Collegiate and the Louisiana Class.
» Maneth paced the Blue Raiders in Louisiana with a second-place finish at 12-under-par after rounds of 70, 66 and 68. His final-round 68 helped anchor Middle Tennessee's charge up the standings and marked one of the top individual performances of the tournament. Following the performance, Maneth was named CUSA Golfer of the Week (3/10).

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