Huskers in Second Place at Rice Intercollegiate

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The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes, but Monday’s second round was cancelled because of rain in the Houston area. The Rice Intercollegiate is Nebraska’s first action since finishing its fall season in the first week of November.

 

Nebraska will enter Tuesday’s action just one shot behind Sam Houston State, who opened with a 294. The Huskers’ 295 is four shots better than North Texas (299) who sits in third place, while Memphis and host Rice are tied for fourth place at 300.

 

Individually, Nebraska was led by sophomore Ryan Lenahan, who is tied for the tournament lead after posting a one-under par 71 on the 6,954-yard, par 72 layout. Lenahan had a 34 on the front side at The Highlands Course and posted a 37 on the back nine, leaving him in a tie for the lead with Anthony Broussard of North Texas, Jordan Krantz of UT-Arlington and Heon Young Lee of Rice.

 

Junior Kent Schreiner posted a 73 to tie for sixth place, while freshman Chris Bruening is tied for 19th after opening with a 75. Sophomore Drew Reynolds sits in a tie for 28th place, while Nebraska’s No. 1 golfer, junior Judd Cornell struggled to an 81 and is tied for 70th place. Sophomore Brady Schnell is competing as an individual in the tournament and is tied for 19th place.

 

The tournament concludes with the final round on Tuesday, beginning with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.

 

Team Scoring

1. Sam Houston State                294

2. Nebraska                              295

3. North Texas                           299

4. Memphis                               300

Rice                                          300

6. UT-Arlington                           301

7. Texas State                           302

8. Army                                     304

9. Stephen F. Austin                  305

Louisiana Tech                          305

11. San Diego                            306

12. Louisiana-Lafayette               309

Texas-San Antonio                     309

14. DePaul                                312

15. Texas-Pan American            323

 

Individual Leaders

1. Ryan Lenahan, Nebraska                 34-37?71

Anthony Broussard, North Texas             37-34?71

Jordan Krantz, UT-Arlington                    37-34?71

Heon Young Lee, Rice                            34-37?71

5. Benjamin Smith, Sam Houston State   37-35?72

6. Robert Gwin, Sam Houston State        35-38?73

Kent Schreiner, Nebraska                    35-38?73

Ryan Cromwell, Texas State                   40-33?73

Austin Welch, North Texas                     41-32?73

James McLeod, Stephen F. Austin          38-35?73

Nick Olivarri, UT-San Antonio                  37-36?73

 

Nebraska Individuals

T1. Ryan Lenahan                                  34-37?71

T6. Kent Schreiner                                 35-38?73

T19. Chris Bruening                                37-38?75

T28. Drew Reynolds                               35-41?76

T70. Judd Cornell                                   40-41?81

 

T19. Brady Schnell*                               36-39?75

*-Competing as an individual