Men's Golf Stands In Fifth After Two Rounds At The SLIAC Championships

STAUNTON, Ill.—Two rounds of golf are in the books at the SLIAC Championships and the Griffins currently sit in fifth place at 69-over par 645 (321-324).

Webster, who's the current reigning champion, owns the top spot with a 13-stroke lead after hitting a 32-over par 608 (302-306). Iowa Wesleyan stands in third at 45-over par 621 (308-313), while Blackburn College holds down the fourth spot at 51-over par 627 (316-311).

Individually, Will Hocker (Webster) owns a one-stroke lead after 36 holes of golf as he scored a 3-over par 147 (74-73).

Fontbonne, meanwhile is being led by Matt Rapisardo's 12-over par 156 (74-82) performance which currently has him in a tie for sixth.

In the first round, Rapisardo had a rather clean round with two birdies and just four bogeys. In round two, he compiled one birdie, six bogeys, a double-bogey and a triple-bogey on the par five 16^th.

Right behind him is Will Pruden after he scored a 13-over par 157 (80-77). Pruden, a Wildwood, Missouri, native finished eight-over par in round one but made his adjustments in round two. The junior scored three birdies, including two on the front nine to end at 13-over overall.

Sam Kaminski was the next Griffin on the leaderboard in 18^th place as he turned in his scorecard with a 21-over par 165 (84-81). In round one, Kaminski had just two bogeys on the front nine, though hit two double-bogeys and six bogeys on the final nine.

In the second, Kaminski had another strong first round with a birdie on the par four first hole and limited himself to just five bogeys and a triple-bogey the rest of the way.

After an impressive outing at Take Back the Night Challenge, Paul Henderson ended his day with a 23-over par 167 (83-84) to finish in a tie for 22^nd. On the first 18 holes, he totaled nine bogeys and a double-bogey to make the turn at 11-over.

He started off the second round with a birdie on the first hole and closed out the front nine with another birdie to conclude at 6-over and 17-over par overall. On the final nine holes, he hit four bogeys and a double-bogey to round out the afternoon at 23-over.

Zach Tullock, meanwhile, hit his way to a 33-over par 177 (85-92) for 29^th place. After scoring a six-over par on the front nine, Tullock went on to par five straight holes on 11-15, before hitting a triple-bogey on the par five 18^th. In round two, Tullock totaled eight bogeys en route to a 29^th place finish.

The Griffins look to climb up the leaderboard tomorrow morning in the final round. Tee-time set for 10 a.m.

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