Oct. 15, 2007

Contact: Greg Murphy

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Cleveland State shot rounds of 291 and 289 and is in second place out of 12 teams after the first two rounds of the Belmont Fall Shootout at the par-72, 7,043-yard Nashville Golf and Athletic Club.

"Overall, it was a good day," head coach Steve Weir said. "We left a couple shots on the course, but the team once again put itself into contention on day one. It's all about execution now. We need to maintain our focus, stay loose and come out tomorrow and play the way that we know we are capable of playing."

The Vikings trail Akron (576) by four shots heading into the final round and are three shots ahead of third place Florida Gulf Coast (583). Northern Illinois and Miami (OH) are tied for fourth place at 585.

Craig Voorhees of Miami (OH), who is playing as an individual, sits atop the leaderboard after rounds of 71-67 (138). He holds a two-stroke lead over Colin Clemente of Akron and Robert Taylor of Florida Gulf Coast.

Kyle Cobb is CSU's closest competitor after he carded a two-round total of 141 (71-70). He is tied for fourth place. Kent Monas is tied for 13th at 145 (72-73), while Jake Scott is tied for 15th after totaling 146 with a pair of 73's.

The event concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday with the first tee times slated for 8:30 am.

CSU RESULTS
T-4. Kyle Cobb, 71-70 - 141
T-13. Kent Monas, 72-73 - 145
T-15. Jake Scott, 73-73 - 146
T-23. Doug Barber, 75-73 - 148
T-39. Patrick Elber, 78-74 - 152