Huskers Finish Fifth in Indiana

Jackson Benge, Rudy Sautron and Caden Mickelson earned top-25 individual finishes to help the Nebraska men's golf team to fifth place in a 15-team field at the Purdue Fall Invitational on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind.

Benge, a sophomore from Omaha, tied for 18th with a three-round total of 217 (+1) on the 7,465-yard layout of the Kampen-Cosler Golf Course. He settled for a 75 (+3) on Tuesday after carding back-to-back rounds of 71 on Monday.

Sautron tied for 20th at 218 (+2) after posting Nebraska's best final round with a 71 (-1) on Tuesday. The junior from Reunion Island, France, finished one shot behind Benge and one stroke in front of teammate Caden Mickelson. The freshman from Kansas City tied for 23rd at 219 (+3), including a final-round 73 (+1).

Redshirt junior Evan McDermott rounded out Nebraska's team score with a 73 (+1) of his own on Tuesday to tie for 37th at 223 (+7). Sophomore Brodie Cunningham matched Benge with a final-round 75, as Cunningham finished in a tie for 34th at 222 (+6).

As a team, the Huskers finished with a three-round total of 872 (+8), including a final-round 292 (+4). Nebraska finished two strokes back of fourth-place Illinois State and five shots behind third-place Oakland.

The hosts from Purdue ran away with the team title at 839 (-25), including a final-round 281. The Boilermakers finished 19 strokes in front of runner-up Butler at 858 (-6).

Anthony De Schutter from Southern Illinois took home medalist honors with a 54-hole score of 210 (-6), including a final-round 70 (-2). De Schutter held off runner-up Will Harvey at 211 (-5), while Harvey's Purdue teammates Sam Easterbrook and Kentaro Nanayama tied for third at 212 (-4).

In addition to the Huskers who competed at the Purdue Fall Invite, sophomore James Ackerman participated in 36 holes on a par-71, 7,243-yard layout at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Course in West Lafayette. Playing in a field of 25 individuals, Ackerman tied for sixth at 146 (+4) after posting rounds of 74 (+3) and 72 (+1).

Nebraska wraps up its 2025 fall season by competing at the Steelwood Collegiate in Loxley, Ala. (Oct. 25-26).

Purdue Fall Invitational
Oct. 13-14, 2025
Kampen-Cosler Golf Course (Par 72, 7,465 Yards)
West Lafayette, Indiana

Final Team Results
1. Purdue - 282-276-281=839 (-25)
2. Butler - 286-292-280=858 (-6)
3. Oakland - 288-289-290=867 (+3)
4. Illinois State - 296-285-289=870 (+6)
5. Nebraska - 292-288-292=872 (+8)
6. Northern Illinois - 300-293-282=875 (+11)
7. Southern Illinois - 292-285-300=877 (+13)
8. Toledo - 296-296-287=879 (+15)
9. Western Kentucky - 298-297-285=880 (+16)
10. Ball State - 297-296-293=886 (+22)
11. Loyola-Chicago - 299-296-297=892 (+28)
12. Ohio - 297-296-300=893 (+29)
13. South Dakota State - 298-299-302=899 (+35)
14. Purdue Fort Wayne - 298-302-306=906 (+42)
15. Valparaiso - 317-300-297=914 (+50)

Final Individual Results
1. Anthony De Schutter, Southern Illinois - 73-67-70=210 (-6)
2. Will Harvey, Purdue - 70-71-70=211 (-5)
T3. Kentaro Nanayama, Purdue - 71-67-74=212 (-4)
T3. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue - 75-70-67=212 (-4)
T5. Devin Swoyer, Northern Illinois - 72-71-70=213 (-3)
T5. Leo Zurovac, Butler - 72-71-70=213 (-3)
T5. TJ Barger, Illinois State - 73-68-72=213 (-3)
T8. Marius Reiersen, Butler - 70-75-69=214 (-2)
*T8. Jenson Forrestor, Purdue - 70-71-73=214 (-2)
T8. Bence Kotel, Toledo - 69-76-69=214 (-2)

Nebraska Individuals
T18. Jackson Benge - 71-71-75=217 (+1)
T20. Rudy Sautron - 77-70-71=218 (+2)
T23. Caden Mickelson - 72-74-73=219 (+3)
T34. Brodie Cunningham - 74-73-75=222 (+6)
T37. Evan McDermott - 75-75-73=223 (+7)