Hilton Head, SC-The Cleveland State men's golf team sits in 16^th place at 40-over par following the opening 36 holes at the Wexford Intercollegiate. The Vikings posted a 23-over 311 in the opening round and improved by six strokes in the afternoon round for a 17-over par 305 to close out the day.

Freshman Dillon Pendergast posted the low 36-hole total for the Vikings, finishing at 7-over 151 in a tie for 39^th place. Pendergast got off to a fast start carding three birdies in his first nine holes to finish at 1-under 35 on the front side. He posted 3-over 39 on the back for a 2-over 74 total. He followed that with a 5-over 77 in round two. Pendergast carded an eagle-3 on the par-5 15^th hole in the second round and was one of four players in the field to make an eagle in the first two rounds.

Mason Frazier was close behind, carding an 8-over total of 152 for a tie for 45^th place. Frazier posted a 6-over 78 in the opening round before rebounding with a 2-over 74 in round two. Frazier totaled four birdies on the day, two in each round.

Brody Simms is tied for 67^th at 12-over par through 36 holes. Andrew Kaye is one shot back at 13-over in a tie for 72^nd. Domink Cosic is 26-over in a tie for 89^th.

The Vikings return to the course tomorrow for the third and final round which begins at 8:15 a.m. with a shotgun start. Cleveland State will start on holes 15-17 for the final 18 holes.