CHANDLER, Ariz. – NM State showed resilience on the first day of the 2025-26 campaign as they used a stellar second round to leap six spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for fourth after 36 holes of action at the Whirlwind Invitational hosted by Southern California. On the day, the Aggies posted a combined score of 557 (-19), including recording a 271 (-17) in the second round.
The Aggies' second round score finished as the third-best combined 18-hole score of any team in the field on the opening day of the tournament, with only first round scores from USC (269,-18) and Arkansas State (270, -17) being better.