PRIMM, Nev. - Play has begun at The Summit League Championships and Western Illinois is in fifth after the first day with a 577 (285, 292). Tim Harwood leads the way as he is tied for sixth with a 141 (69, 72). Ben Kilborn is also in the top ten with a 142 (73, 69), which is tied for ninth.
Ben Engle of IUPUI leads the way with an impressive 132 (62, 70) to help the Jaguars lead the way with a team score of 556 (265, 291).
Andrew Godfrey carded a 148 (73, 75) and is tied for 29th. Kurt Slattery is tied for 38th after he shot an uncharacteristic second round score of 80 to finsih with a 150 (70, 80). Nate Davis is also tied for 38th with a 150 (74, 76).
The team round of 285 is lowest at Championships for Western since 2009 (281) and Harwood's and Kilborn's rounds of 69 are the lowest since Kyle Peterman in 2009 (68).
Play continues with the final 18 holes beginning tomorrow with 7:30 a.m. tee times. Stay tuned to @WIUAthletics and GoLeathernecks.com for updates.
Team Standings
1. IUPUI 265 291 556
T2. Southern Utah 278 288 566
T2. IPFW 279 287 566
4. Oral Roberts 285 287 572
5. Western Illinois 285 292 577
6. North Dakota State 291 288 579
7. Oakland 296 292 588
8. UMKC 293 298 591
9. South Dakota State 291 305 596
10. South Dakota 302 305 607
Top Individual Standings
1. Ben Engle, IUPUI 62 70 132
2. Michael Davan, IUPUI 64 71 135
T3. Jake Holt, Southern Utah 72 68 140
T3. Scott Newell, Oral Roberts 69 71 140
T3. Nick Cunningham, Oakland 68 72 140
Western Illinois Individual Standings
T6. Tim Harwood 69 72 141
T9. Ben Kilborn 73 69 142
T29. Andrew Godfrey 73 75 148
T38. Kurt Slattery 70 80 150
T38. Nate Davis 74 76 150
