TEXARKANA, Texas — Middle Tennessee ended the first round of the Conference USA Championship in second place, one stroke behind first-place UAB. Gavin Clements, Owen Stamper and Markus Varjun finished the round in the top 10 as the Blue Raiders carded a collective 293 (+5).
On a cool day with winds approaching 10 miles per hour, the Blue Raiders fell to ninth place early after going a combined 8-over with no birdies on holes 4 through 6. MTSU picked up a combined 15 birdies over the final 12 holes.