Huskers End Fall in Alabama

Jackson Benge closed the fall with a final-round 70 (-2) to lead the Nebraska men's golf team at the Steelwood Collegiate in Loxley, Ala., Sunday.

Benge, a junior out of Omaha Westside High School, capped the first half of the season with Nebraska's top finish by tying for 55th at 220 (+4) in an 83-golfer field on the par 72, 7,096-yard layout at the Steelwood Golf Club.

Jaxson Hinze contributed a solid 73 (+1) in the final round. The freshman from Waco, Neb., added a second-round 70 (-2) while ending the tournament at 221 (+5) to tie for 61st as Nebraska's No. 2 finisher in Alabama.

Gavin Gerch added Nebraska's best individual round of the tournament with his 69 (-3) Sunday. The junior out of Lincoln Southeast High School closed at 222 (+6) in a tie for 66th. 

Caden Mickelson and Evan McDermott rounded out the Husker contingent. Mickelson took 73rd at 227 (+11), while McDermott tied for 80th at 232 (+16), as Nebraska finished 15th at 884 (+20). The Huskers closed with their best round of the tournament with a 289 (+1) Sunday., after posting rounds of 297 and 298.

No. 3 Auburn fired its way to the team title with a three-round total of 822 (-42), two shots better than runner-up and No. 13 Georgia Tech at 824 (-40). No. 12 Texas A&M took third at 834 (-30).

Georgia Tech's No. 69 Albert Hansson took home medalist honors with a remarkable 196 (-20) over 54 holes. Hansson closed out the tournament with a final-round 64 (-8) to defeat runner-up and No. 74 Aaron Pounds from Texas A&M by six strokes. Pounds finished at 202 (-14).

Virginia's Jager Pain and Kansas State's Oliver Toyer tied for third at 203 (-13).

The Huskers will take more than three months off from competition before opening the spring in The Prestige at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. (Feb. 15-17).

Steelwood Collegiate
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2026
Steelwood Golf Club (Loxley, Ala.)
Par 72, 7,096 Yards

Final Team Results
1. Auburn (3) - 269-272-281=822 (-42)
2. Georgia Tech (13) - 272-281-271=824 (-40)
3. Texas A&M (12) - 277-280-277=834 (-30)
T4. Mississippi State (46) - 271-286-288=845 (-19)
T4. Rutgers (47) - 281-283-281=845 (-19)
6. Virginia Tech - 282-278-286=846 (-18)
T7. Virginia (94) - 280-282-287=849 (-15)
T7. Kansas State (74) - 274-289-286=849 (-15)
9. Iowa State - 282-291-280=853 (-11)
10. Maryland (88) - 282-284-290=856 (-8)
T11. Memphis (45) - 284-289-293=866 (+2)
T11. Kennesaw State - 287-282-297=866 (+2)
13. Rice (87) - 289-297-287=873 (+9)
14. South Alabama - 285-288-304=877 (+13)
15. Nebraska - 297-298-289=884 (+20)

Final Individual Results
1. Albert Hansson (69), Georgia Tech - 65-67-64=196 (-20)
2. Aaron Pounds (74), Texas A&M - 65-69-68=202 (-14)
T3. Jager Pain, Virginia - 68-67-68=203 (-13)
T3. Oliver Toyer (127), Kansas State - 66-66-71=203 (-13)
T5. Joshua Hill (118), South Alabama - 67-67-70=204 (-12)
T5. Cayden Pope (106), Auburn - 65-68-71=204 (-12)
T7. Logan Reilly (69), Auburn - 66-68-71=205 (-11)
T7. Nolan Kuszyk, Rice - 70-69-66=205 (-11)
T9. Alex Holder, Auburn (62) - 69-67-71=207 (-9)
T9. Benjamin Baker, Virginia Tech - 71-68-68=207 (-9)

Nebraska Individuals
T55. Jackson Benge - 74-76-70=220 (+4)
T61. Jaxson Hinze - 78-70-73=221 (+5)
T66. Gavin Gerch - 77-76-69=222 (+6)
73. Caden Mickelson - 74-76-77=227 (+11)
T80. Evan McDermott - 72-78-82=232 (+16)