Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Freshman Sets New School Record With Title Win: The Anchor

Vanderbilt men’s golf freshman Michael Riebe claimed his first individual collegiate championship in Panama City, Florida at the Watersound Invitational Wednesday afternoon. Riebe finished the event 9-under par, but it was not the individual tournament title that was his biggest achievement of the day, but rather it was the record that he broke.

Riebe set a new Vanderbilt golf record for the lowest 54-hole score by a freshman with his 9-under score. In the final round of the invitational, Riebe carded at 4-under as he climbed from fifth to a tie for first with TCU’s Nathan Miller and Ole Miss’ Daniel Toff on the player leaderboard.

Riebe scored 15 birdies during the three-day event, which was tied for second-best among players. On par 4 holes, Riebe finished with a score of 6-under. His final score at the end of the event was the 12th-lowest by a Vanderbilt player in a three-round event.

“Obviously, really happy for Michael getting his first college win,” Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Head Coach Scott Limbaugh said. “He continues to play at a high level and looks comfortable, like someone who wants the ball in his hands. He rolled in a nice putt on his final hole, which was big for him and our team. Wells battled strong after a slow start and is putting together a great season. Also, it was great to see Chase and Jon Ed finish so well.”

Vanderbilt ended up finishing in second place at the Watersound Invitational, behind Arkansas.

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Vanderbilt baseball’s combined no-hitter against Eastern Michigan Wednesday was the fifth no-hitter for Vanderbilt since 2019 and the sixth no-hitter under head coach Tim Corbin.

Thursday's Commodores Results

There were no games played.

Friday’s Commodores Schedule

Vanderbilt women’s tennis vs. Xavier, 11 a.m. CT.

Vanderbilt baseball vs. Marist, Game 1 at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.

Vanderbilt swimming at the SEC Championships, Day 3.

Vanderbilt bowling at the Big Red Invitational, Day 1.

Commodores Quote of The Day

“[Roy Skinner] was a great coach and never got the credit for his coaching and teaching ability.”
C.M. Newton

We’ll Leave You With This…

Always fun to call a no-hitter!!

6th in the Corbin Era & first of the 7-inning variety. Here’s the moment on our @vucommodores radio network: 🎧⬇️@VandyBoys | #AnchorDown ⚓️⚾️ pic.twitter.com/JfcPJ4Ilfk
— Andrew Allegretta (@AAllegretta) February 19, 2026