Sargent leads Hilltoppers on Abbreviated Day One in Mobile
Published 7:47 pm Monday, February 12, 2018
- Billy Tom Sargent
Western Kentucky’s Billy Tom Sargent started the spring season with a strong showing Monday, finishing the first day of the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate tied for second individually in Mobile, Ala.
Sargent shot a 3-under 69 in the first round at the par-72, 7,212-yard Magnolia Grove Crossings Golf Course, tallying five birdies with two bogeys. He was one stroke behind Florida State’s Jamie Li.
Play was called midway through the second round because of darkness. They were scheduled to return to the course Tuesday morning to finish the second round and complete the final round.
Through the first round, WKU was third as a team with a 3-over 291, four strokes behind second-place host South Alabama. Florida State was in first with a commanding 8 under as a team.
The Hilltoppers were trending upward in the second round with four players at 1 under or better through at least 13 holes each before played was halted, according to the unofficial scoring.
Junior Blake Smith was tied for 18th with a 1-over 73, and redshirt sophomore Linus Lo was tied for 24th with a 74. Junior Stuart Easton was tied for 32nd with a 75, and sophomore Tom Bevington was tied for 50th following a 77.
Meanwhile, WKU freshman Chase Landrum was in the hunt as an individual in the USA Individual Tournament after shooting an even-par 71 at Magnolia Grove Falls Golf Course. Landrum was one stroke behind Florida State’s Parker Reddig (70).
Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate
First Day Results
T2. Billy Tom Sargent (69)
T18. Blake Smith (73)
T24. Linus Lo (74)
T32. Stuart Easton (75)
T50. Tom Bevington (77)
USA Individual Tournament
T2. Chase Landrum (71)
competing as an individual
Lady Tops announce 2018 soccer recruiting class
Western Kentucky women’s soccer has completed its 2018 recruiting class, made up of two defenders, two midfielders, a forward and a goalkeeper, as announced by head coach Jason Neidell on Wednesday.
The class features three Kentucky high school signees, including 2017 Miss Kentucky Soccer Ambere Barnett (Rockport, Ind.), Chelsea Moore (Harrodsburg) and Olivia Stanley (Crestwood). Lyric Schmidt joins the Lady Toppers from Kingsport, Tenn. Kerragan Mulzer (Santa Claus, Ind.) and Bailee Witt (Plainfield, Ill.) round out the balanced recruiting class.
“Recruiting quality students with good character has always been the standard here at WKU, and the young ladies in this year’s recruiting class are no exception,” Neidell said in a news release. “They are terrific student-athletes who we are excited to call Lady Toppers and who will wear the logo proudly. We accomplished three additional main goals with this year’s class. We fulfilled all of our positional needs, we increased our overall athleticism and we added student-athletes who will push our competitive mentality. I am grateful to our assistant coaches, Dustin Downey and Will Beddingfield, for their commitment to the never-ending recruiting cycle.”