WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - The Cleveland State golf program wrapped up their first day of the 2021 #HLGOLF Championships on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, Indiana. Both the men and women currently sit in fifth place after the opening round.
THE MEN
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The Viking men finished day one just one stroke behind the fourth place Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, shooting +17 (305).
The Green and White are led by Zak Supelak, who sits T7 shooting 73 (+1). Supelak, who finished the front nine -1 recorded two birdies on the day.
Jules Blakely shot +4 (76) after the first 18 holes, sitting T18, while Jack Hanus finished T24 with a +5 (77) outing. Hanus ended the first day with a team-leading three birdies.
Jonny Filler (+7, 79) saw a one-stroke improvement from the front nine to the back nine to end the day at T33 on the leaderboard. Zach Robbins rounds out the Vikes, as the senior sits T42 at +11 (83).
"Today had its ups and downs," said head coach Steve Weir. "The guys fought hard and just missed on a few opportunities. We're excited to regroup this evening and then go shave a few shots off of the lead on Monday to give us a chance going into the final round on Tuesday."
CLEVELAND STATE LEADBOARD
T7) Zak Supelak: 73 (+1)
T18) Jules Blakely: 76 (+4)
T24) Jack Hanus: 77 (+5)
T33) Jonny Filler: 79 (+7)
T42) Zach Robbins: 83 (+11)
THE WOMEN
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The Cleveland State women's golf team finished their first day in the fifth spot, two stroke better than sixth place Detroit Mercy.
The Vikings ended the first round with three players in the top 15 (Kaylee Neumeister, Meg Rossouw, Madison Butler). Neumeister is leading the charge for the Green and White, finishing the first round T4 shooting two-over par (74).
Meg Rossouw currently sits T11 (+4, 76), while Madison Butler is T15 shooting +5 (77) after Sunday's round. Butler had an incredible back nine, as the senior saw a five-stroke improvement (+5 to E).
Ashley Knight finished her opening round T41 (+13, 85), while Lexi Knight finished just one stroke behind the eldest Knight, sitting in 44th place at +14 (86). Much like Madison Butler, Ashley Knight had a stroke performance in the back half of the course, tallying a five-stroke improvement, going from +9 to +5.
"We had a lot of fight today," said women's head coach Taylor Riggs. "Our players battled. We put together a nice back nine, which allowed us to move up on the board. I'm really proud of how we hung in there when it got tough. Tomorrow's moving day and we'll look to get in position for the final round. There's a lot of golf left to be played."
TEAM LEADERBOARD
T4) Kaylee Neumeister: 74 (+2)
T11) Meg Rossouw: 76 (+4)
T15) Madison Butler: 77 (+5)
T41) Ashley Knight: 85 (+13)
44) Lexi Knight: 86 (+14)
