Tuesday, February 18
Laredo, TX
All Day
Rice University
at
Border Olympics
Rice Takes Fifth-Place at Border Olympics
2/18/2025 2:21:00 PM | Men's Golf
Laredo, Texas — Rice posted the best round of the day, firing a one-under 280 to finish +13 in fifth-place at the Border Olympics, played at Laredo Country Club.
Senior Lukas Boandl tied for fifth-place at -1, after carding an even par 71. It's his third top five finish of the year, while also recording his 15th round of par this year and 31st of his career.
Zou posted a 72 to finish in an eighth-place tie +1. It's his second top 10 finish of the year.
Sophomore Reggie Zhu tied for 11th-place at +2 at posting a one-under 70. It's his third top-20 finish of the year and the fifth of his career. He also carded his seventh round of par or better this year and the 16th of his career.
Redshirt sophomore Davis Byrd had a bogey-free round, firing a one-under 70, the best round of his career, to finish in 75th-place at +20, and senior Blake Benson finished in 83rd-place at +28 after posting an 82.
Louisiana won the team competition at -3, six strokes in front of New Mexico State and Houston. NMSU's Ethan Klose earned medalist honors at -5, one stroke ahead of Michigan's Hunter Thomson.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was strong final two rounds for our guys. We hung in there after a rough start to grab a top-five finish on a tough course setup. Lukas (Boandl), Daniel (Zou), and Reggie (Zhu), really carried us this week. Davis (Byrd) came through big today with a real solid bogey-free 70."
NEXT UP
The Owls return to the links in two weeks when they travel to Cabo, Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 2-4.
5 Rice 296-286-283/865 +13
5 Lukas Boandl 72-69-71/212 -1
t8 Daniel Zou 74-68-72/214 +1
t11 Reggie Zhu 72-73-70/215 +2
75 Davis Byrd 78-84-70/233 +20
81 Blake Benson 84-76-81/241 +28
Senior Lukas Boandl tied for fifth-place at -1, after carding an even par 71. It's his third top five finish of the year, while also recording his 15th round of par this year and 31st of his career.
Zou posted a 72 to finish in an eighth-place tie +1. It's his second top 10 finish of the year.
Sophomore Reggie Zhu tied for 11th-place at +2 at posting a one-under 70. It's his third top-20 finish of the year and the fifth of his career. He also carded his seventh round of par or better this year and the 16th of his career.
Redshirt sophomore Davis Byrd had a bogey-free round, firing a one-under 70, the best round of his career, to finish in 75th-place at +20, and senior Blake Benson finished in 83rd-place at +28 after posting an 82.
Louisiana won the team competition at -3, six strokes in front of New Mexico State and Houston. NMSU's Ethan Klose earned medalist honors at -5, one stroke ahead of Michigan's Hunter Thomson.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was strong final two rounds for our guys. We hung in there after a rough start to grab a top-five finish on a tough course setup. Lukas (Boandl), Daniel (Zou), and Reggie (Zhu), really carried us this week. Davis (Byrd) came through big today with a real solid bogey-free 70."
NEXT UP
The Owls return to the links in two weeks when they travel to Cabo, Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 2-4.
5 Rice 296-286-283/865 +13
5 Lukas Boandl 72-69-71/212 -1
t8 Daniel Zou 74-68-72/214 +1
t11 Reggie Zhu 72-73-70/215 +2
75 Davis Byrd 78-84-70/233 +20
81 Blake Benson 84-76-81/241 +28
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