Troy Fires Low Round of Day; Climbs Leaderboard at Border Olympics

Tuesday, February 18

Laredo, Texas

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Troy University

The Border Olympics

Troy Fires Low Round of Day; Climbs Leaderboard at Border Olympics

2/18/2025 2:50:00 PM | Golf (M)

Final Results (PDF)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

LAREDO, Texas – Troy shot a 1-under 283 in the final round of the Border Olympics at the Laredo Country Club; the Trojans' seventh round under-par this season tied for the lowest round on the course on Tuesday.

Jake Springer, Brantley Scott and Lee Poppell bounced back from rocky second rounds to all shoot 1-under on Tuesday; the trio were a combined 24-over par in the second round. Springer and Poppell finished with three birdies on the day, thanks to back-to-back under-par holes near the turn, while Scott had two birdies and just one bogey.

The Trojans jumped a spot into ninth place following their round and finished just nine shots off a top-five finish. Louisiana joined Troy at 1-under for the day to claim the overall team title, while New Mexico State and Houston tied for third.

Springer tied for 18^th to lead the Trojans for the third straight tournament after he finished 4-over for the week, while Nick Fowlkes tied for 27^th place at 7-over following a 73 on Tuesday. Following a rough start with bogeys on three of his first four holes, Fowlkes birdied four straight on the 15^th through the 18^th to make the turn 1-under.

Pablo Gracia carded a couple of birdies on his final trip through the course en route to a 5-over, which pushed him into a tie for 40^th place. Poppell and Scott climbed 14 spots into a tie for 44^th place following their 1-under on Tuesday; the pair shot identical rounds in all three efforts this week.

The Trojans found a ton of success on the par-3 offerings this week, finishing second in the field with a combined 5-over on the holes, while Troy's 171 pars tied for the third most. On the individual side, Gracia shot 1-under on the par 3s for the week, best in the field, while Springer's 10 birdies tied for the 10^th most.

Troy will take a couple of weeks off before heading to LPGA International for the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate on March 3-4.

Team Standings
1. Louisiana 286-286-283—855, T2. Houston 284-291-286—861, T2. New Mexico State 284-292-285—861, 4. Michigan 283-296-284—863, 5. Rice 296-286-283—865, 6. Miami (Ohio) 288-291-291—870, T7. Sam Houston State 291-297-284—872, T7. Lipscomb 301-288-283—872, 9. Troy 287-304-283—874, 10. ULM 284-303-293—880, 11. Augusta 299-300-289—888, 12. Wright State 291-308-298—897, T13. Texas-Rio Grande Valley 296-297-305—898, T13. Lamar 290-305-303—898, T13. Illinois State 304-296-298—898, 16. Houston Christian 306-307-295—908

Troy Individuals
T18. Jake Springer 70-77-70—217, T27. Nick Fowlkes 71-76-73—220, T40. Pablo Gracia 75-71-76—222, T44. Brantley Scott 73-80-70—223, T44. Lee Poppell 73-80-70—223