After the first round of competition at the Golfweek

Conference Challenge, senior Ryan Zabroske leads the Georgia Southern

golf team carding a two-over par 74 at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course.

The tournament, which hosts 15 teams from 15 different conferences,

plays 18 holes over the course of three days, concluding on Tuesday,

September 1.

The Eagles find themselves in14th place at 18-over 306 after the first

18-holes of competition, while Baylor (8-under 280) holds a five-stroke

advantage of second-place Middle Tennessee State. Baylor’s Payne

Gniewek, Xavier’s Sebastian Maclean and Middle Tennessee State’s Jason

Millard are tied for first place in the individual standings after

shooting identical scores of four-under par 68.

As a team, Georgia Southern tallied 10 birdies, led by sophomore Logan

Blondell (Lakeland, Fla.) and senior Spencer Fulford (Rocky Mount,

N.C.), who carded three apiece.

Senior Eagle Zabroske turned at even-par after expunging a bogey on hole

two with a birdie on eight. With an even card, the Alpharetta, Ga.

native finished at two-over from the back nine. Zabroske is tied for

30th in the individual standings.

Fulford and sophomore Joe Monte (Chantilly, Va.) shot identical opening

rounds of 5-over 77s. Fulford excelled on the back nine, where he

recorded three birdies for a 1-under 35. Fulford and Monte are tied for

55th place after the first round.

Blondell shot a 6-over par 78 to stand in a tie for 60th while teammate

Matt Deal (Statesboro, Ga.) carded a 7-over 79 for a 62nd-place tie.

The second round of competition opens on Monday, August 31, at 8 a.m.

Georgia Southern tees off on the back nine beginning at 9 a.m. with Matt

Deal. Fans can follow all the action at www.GolfStat.com.

Team Results

1. Baylor 280

2. Middle Tennessee State 285

3. Florida State 287

4. Iowa 288

5. Xavier 290

6. Coastal Carolina 292

7. Vanderbilt 293

8. California, U. of 296

T9. New Mexico State 297

T9. Texas-Arlington 297

11. Illinois State U. 298

12. VCU 299

13. Memphis, U. of 302

14. Georgia Southern 306

15. So. Florida, U. of 310

Georgia Southern Individual Results

T30. Ryan Zabroske 74

T55. Spencer Fulford 77

T55. Joe Monte 77

T60. Logan Blondell 78

T62. Matt Deal 79