Story by NU Athletic Communications
Rudy Sautron posted his fourth individual top-10 finish of the season, tying for eighth with a 139 (-1) at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island in St. Simons Island, Ga., on Tuesday.
Sautron, a sophomore from Reunion Island, France, closed the weather-shortened 36-hole tournament with a final-round 69 (-1) on the 6,933-yard layout of the Sea Island Resort on Tuesday, including an eagle on the par-five 583-yard seventh hole. High winds were strong enough to halt play on Monday, but Sautron still managed an even-par 70 in a single round.
Brody Cunningham added a top-15 finish of his own with a two-round total of 141 (+1), including an even-par 70 on Monday, before adding a 71 (+1) on Tuesday. The true freshman from Glasgow, Scotland tied for 13th in an 80-player field.
As a team, Nebraska tied for fifth with Kansas at 564 (+4), just five strokes behind the tournament champions from Cincinnati, which finished at 559 (-1). Marquette and Florida Gulf Coast tied for second at even-par 560, while UNC Greensboro took fourth at 562 (+2).
The Huskers finished ahead of Big Ten foes Michigan State (566), Rutgers (572) and Penn State (580) in the 13-team tournament field.
Gunnar Broin from Kansas captured medalist honors with a 132 (-8) that included a final-round 64 (-6). Broin finished one shot ahead of Noah Kumar from Rutgers at 133 (-7). Marquette's Max Lyons took third at 134 (-6).
Evan McDermott put together Nebraska's No. 3 individual finish by tying for 31st at 143 (+3), including an even-par 70 on Tuesday. The redshirt sophomore from Spring Lake, Michigan opened with a 73 (+3).
Hamish Murray and Reed Malleck completed Nebraska's five-player lineup in a tie for 38th at 144 (+4). Malleck, a graduate student from York, Neb., opened with an even-par 70, before closing the tournament with a 74 (+4) Tuesday. Murray, a senior from Sydney, Australia, produced a 71 (+1) Tuesday after opening with a 73 (+3).
Grant Jabenis rounded out the Husker contingent at The Johnnie-O in a tie for 68th at 151 (+11), including a final-round 73 (+3) while playing as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup. The senior from Omaha opened the tournament with a 78 (+8).
The Huskers return to action next week at the Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate at Wigwam Resort in Litchfield, Ariz., March 24-25.The Johnnie-O at Sea IslandHosted by RutgersMarch 17-18, 2025St. Simons Island, GeorgiaSea Island Resort (Par 70, 6,933 Yards)Final Team Results1. Cincinnati - 288-271=559 (-1)T2. Marquette - 280-280=560 (E)T2. Florida Gulf Coast - 284-276=560 (E)4. UNC Greensboro - 285-277=562 (+2)T5. Nebraska - 283-281=564 (+4)T5. Kansas - 287-277=564 (+4)7. Michigan State - 287-279=566 (+6)8. Georgia Southern - 288-281=569 (+9)9. Princeton - 288-282=570 (+10)10. Rutgers - 294-278=572 (+12)11. West Virginia - 295-281=576 (+16)12. Memphis - 292-285=577 (+17)13. Penn State - 299-281=580 (+20)
Final Individual Results1. Gunnar Broin, Kansas - 68-64=132 (-8)2. Noah Kumar, Rutgers - 68-65=133 (-7)3. Max Lyons, Marquette - 65-69=134 (-6)T4. Alex Creamean, Penn State - 70-67=137 (-3)T4. Nolan Harper, Florida Gulf Coast - 72-65=137 (-3)T6. Connor McNeely, Cincinnati - 70-68=138 (-2)T6. Caleb Bond, Michigan State - 72-66=138 (-2)T8. Rudy Sautron, Nebraska - 70-69=139 (-1)T8. Kaleb Wilson, West Virginia - 70-69=139 (-1)T10. Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton - 71-69=140 (E)T10. Jack Marcotte, UNCG - 72-68=140 (E)T10. Jake Lewis, UNCG - 72-68=140 (E)
Nebraska IndividualsT8. Rudy Sautron - 70-69=139 (-1)T13. Brodie Cunningham - 70-71=141 (+1)T31. Evan McDermott - 73-70=143 (+3)T38. Reed Malleck - 70-74=144 (+4)T38. Hamish Murray - 73-71=144 (+4)*T68. Grant Jabenis - 78-73=151 (+11)*competed as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup