Sept. 18, 2006

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Cleveland State's second round score was better than nearly half of the field, but a slow start relegated the Vikings to 14th place after the opening day of the Kansas Invitational. The host Jayhawks have a 10 stroke lead heading into Tuesday's final round at the par 72, 7,092 yard Alvamar GC.

Kansas' two-under (574) easily out-distanced Iowa State (584) and Houston (588), while the Vikings checked in at 613.

"We played much better in the afternoon despite tougher conditions -- we knew we had to make up some ground," CSU head coach Brian Varsey said. "We could have put ourselves in an even better position, but gave away too many shots down the stretch. However, I still think we have a shot to move into the top 10 tomorrow if we can break 300."

The Jayhawks' Gary Woodland fired rounds of 67-68 and holds a six shot lead in the individual race at nine-under par. Houston's Jordan Irwin is in second at 141, while UC Davis' Louie Bishop is a shot further back in third.

CSU junior Doug Barber and freshman Patrick Elber are in a tie for 40th at 153, while senior Ben Grandy and sophomore Jake Scott are at 153.

The tournament concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday morning.

Team Scores
1. Kansas 287-287--574
2. Iowa State 293-291--584
3. Houston 294-294--588
4. Nebraska 295-294--589
5. UC Davis 299-297--596
6. South Dakota State 297-300--597
7. Louisiana-Lafayette 306-296--602
8. North Texas 300-304--604
9. Western Kentucky 301-305--606
10. UMKC 301-306--607
11. Northern Iowa 313-297--610
12. Illinois State 306-305--611
13. Missouri State 301-311--612
14. Cleveland State 310-303--613
15. Drake 298-320--618
16. Oral Roberts 303-319--622

Top Individuals
1. Gary Woodland, Kansas 67-68--135
2. Jordan Irwin, Houston 70-71--141
3. Louie Bishop, UC Davis 71-71--142

CSU Individuals
T40. Patrick Elber 78-75--153
T40. Doug Barber 76-77--153
T56. Ben Grandy 80-75--155
T56. Jake Scott 79-76--155
T66. Kyle Cobb 77-80--157