LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State men's golf team heads to Humble, Texas to take part in the 18-team All-America Intercollegiate, hosted by the Houston Cougars and Rice Owls, on Feb. 17-19.
A strong field features four teams in the nation's top-50, according to Golfstat rankings. Along with the Aggies and hosts Houston and Rice, NM State will be joined on the links by no. 21 Auburn, no. 13 Baylor, Charlotte, Houston Baptist, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Sam Houston State, Samford, SMU, no. 38 South Carolina, Southeastern Louisiana, UTSA, no. 1 Vanderbilt and Wisconsin.
The 54-hole intercollegiate will be played over three days at the Golf Club of Houston. The Golf Club of Houston is a 7,096 yard, par-72 layout.
The tournament is set to kick off on Friday, Feb. 17 at 8 a.m. MT, followed by another 18-hole round on Saturday at 8 a.m. MT. The final round of competition on Sunday will begin at 7 a.m. MT.
Ryo Harada,
Michael McGilton,
Luis Medina,
Isaac Merry and
Jack Snyder will represent the Aggies at the competition. Totals for each team will be compiled with the lowest four of each team's five scores, at the end of each round. Live stats for all three rounds of play can be followed on
Golfstat.
Heading into the All-America Intercollegiate, freshman
Jack Snyder leads the team, posting a stroke average of 72.78 through nine rounds.
After the All-America Intercollegiate, the NM State men's golf team will be back in action a week later at the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. from Feb. 26-28.
