Redbirds Climb in Second Round at Border Olympics

Alex McCulla ActionLAREDO, Texas – Illinois State improved its score by eight strokes from round one to round two, and ISU is within 10 strokes of a top-10 finish at the 2025 Border Olympics.

Louisiana leads the field with a 36-hole score of 572, with Houston (575), New Mexico State (576), Michigan (579), and Miami (579) rounding out the top five. Rice (582), Louisiana Monroe (587), Sam Houston (588), Lipscomb (589), Troy (591), UTRGV (593), Lamar (595), Wright State (599), and Augusta (599) stand just ahead of ISU's 600, 13 strokes ahead of Houston Christian's 613.

Alex McCulla and TJ Barger are tied for 40th through 36 holes, as each have a two-round 148, McCulla behind a 77 and 71, as…