Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - April 17
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Longwood’s
Justin LaRue (South Chesterfield, Va.) and Gardner-Webb’s
Jack Mikesell (Orlando, Fla.) have been named the Big South Men’s Co-Golfers of the Week, while GWU’s
Reed Burton (Shelby, N.C.) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week for events played April 10-16, it was announced today.
LaRue was runner-up at the Rutherford Intercollegiate with a 4-under par 209 (70-71-68). He finished 1-under on the par-4 holes (tied for second overall in the field) and recorded 10 birdies in recording his fifth Top 2 finish of the year.
Mikesell tied for fifth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 1-under par 209 (71-69-69) for his first Top 10 finish of the season, as well as his best 54-hole performance of 2024-25. He led the 80-player field with 16 birdies, added an eagle, and was among the final leaders in par-4 scoring.
Burton finished with a 6-over par 216 (72-73-71) to tie for 29th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. He was second on the Runnin’ Bulldogs leaderboard, tied for the third-best under-par performance on the par-5 layouts (-5), and totaled nine birdies.