Huskers Finish in Top Five at Tar Heel Intercollegiate

Rudy Sautron, Caden Mickelson and Jackson Benge all produced top-25 finishes to lead the Nebraska men's golf team to a tie for fifth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C., Sunday.

The Huskers put together three solid rounds to close at 838 (-2), match No. 42 UNC Wilmington. Nebraska finished just six strokes back of No. 29 Texas A&M, which took fourth at 832 (-8). The hosts from No. 11 North Carolina ran away with the team title at 808 (-32). No. 27 Duke finished second at 828 (-12), 20 strokes behind the Tar Heels.

The Big Red picked up several quality wins in the tournament, defeating No. 55 Houston (858) by 20 strokes, while adding top-100 wins over No. 71 Elon, No. 80 East Tennessee State and No. 100 Campbell.

Sautron and Mickelson led the Huskers by tying for 14th with 54-hole totals of 208 (-2) on the par-70, 7,020-yard layout of the Finley Golf Club. Sautron strung together rounds of 69, 70 and 69 to solidify his position for a potential NCAA Regional berth.   

Mickelson, a freshman from Kansas City, Mo., opened with back-to-back rounds of 68 (-2), before closing with a final-round 72.

Benge, a sophomore from Omaha, continued his solid second season at Nebraska by tying for 25th at 211 (+1) with rounds of 72, 69 and 70.

Fellow sophomore Brodie Cunningham (Glasgow, Scotland) added a 213 (+3) with rounds of 71, 72 and 70 to tie for 33rd in the 87-player field.

Redshirt junior Evan McDermott rounded out the Husker lineup by tying for 58th with rounds of 70, 73 and 75 to close at 218 (+8).

North Carolina's Niall Sheils Donegan captured medalist honors with a three-round score of 198 (-12), while Tar Heel teammate Grant Roscich finished second at 200 (-10). Duke's Bryan Kim rounded out the top three at 202 (-8).

Nebraska will return to action at the 2026 Big Ten Championship in North Plains, Ore. (May 1-3).

Tar Heel Intercollegiate
April 11-12, 2026
Finley Golf Club (Par 70, 7,020 Yards)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Final Team Results
1. #11 North Carolina - 267-264-277=808 (-32)
2. #27 Duke - 277-273-278=828 (-12)
3. North Carolina (B) - 276-272-281=829 (-11)
4. #29 Texas A&M - 274-277-281=832 (-8)
T5. #88  Nebraska - 278-279-281=838 (-2)
T5. #42 UNC Wilmington - 281-278-279=838 (-2)
7. #80 East Tennessee State - 279-280-283=842 (+2)
8. UCF - 281-283-287=851 (+11)
9. #71 Elon - 279-282-293=854 (+14)
T10. Kennesaw State - 288-285-283=856 (+16)
T10. Florida Atlantic - 284-280-292=856 (+16)
12. #55 Houston - 282-280-296=858 (+18)
13. #100 Campbell - 290-288-289=867 (+27)
14. Davidson - 284-291-296=871 (+31)
15. Furman - 287-291-295=873 (+33)
16. Gardner-Webb - 291-288-295=874 (+34)

Final Individual Results
1. #25 Niall Sheils Donegan, North Carolina - 64-67-67=198 (-12)
2. #122 Grant Roscich, North Carolina - 68-61-71=200 (-10)
3. #11 Bryan Kim, Duke - 69-66-67=202 (-8)
T4. Drew Yeagley, Elon - 64-68-71=203 (-7)
T4. Gavin Tiernan, East Tennessee State - 67-69-67=203 (-7)
6. Hampton Roberts, North Carolina (B) - 67-68-69=204 (-6)
7. #51 Cartson Bertagnole, North Carolina - 66-70-69=205 (-5)
T8. Shaun Cook, Kennesaw State - 71-68-67=206 (-4)
T8. Jaime Montogjo, Texas A&M - 69-68-69=206 (-4)
T10. Ethan Paschal, North Carolina (B) - 67-69-71=207 (-3)
T10. Sihan Sandhu, North Carolina - 69-68-70=207 (-3)
T10. Lucas Dutartre, UCF - 68-71-68=207 (-3)
T10. Ethan Evans, Duke - 67-71-69=207 (-3)

Nebraska Individuals
T14. Caden Mickelson - 68-68-72=208 (-2)
T14. #94 Rudy Sautron - 69-70-69=208 (-2)
T25. Jackson Benge - 72-69-70=211 (+1)
T33. Brodie Cunningham - 71-72-70=213 (+3)
T58. Evan McDermott - 70-73-75=218 (+8)