SU Men in Fourth Place after First Day of Spring Shootout at Comanche Trace

Photo:  Junior Brent Stanford blasts out of the sand at Comanche Trace on Monday.

The Schreiner Men's Golf team is in fourth place out of eight teams after the first day of the inaugural Schreiner Spring Shootout at Comanche Trace. 

NCAA Division I UT-Pan American leads the tournament with a 300 team score, while #29 ranked McMurry is only two strokes back at 302.  Texas Lutheran (#9 in the latest Golfstat rankings) is in third at 315 and SU is at 325.  Hardin-Simmons shot 326 for fifth followed by LeTourneau (331), Concordia-Texas (345) and NCAA Division II Texas A&M International (357).

UTPA's Armen Kirakossian shot the only under par round of the day in cold, overcast conditions.  His teammate, Shane Pearce is in second place at 73.  Leading the way for Schreiner is sophomore Jay Chapman who came back from an opening nine holes of 41 to shoot 79 and is in 11th place.  Junior Kyle Grona is one shot back with an 80.  Freshman Jared Cornish, playing in his first collegiate event, shot an 81.  Freshman Mark Salazar shot 85 and Brent Stanford shot 86.  Freshman Will Ramon, playing as a medalist, shot 84.

The tournament concludes tomorrow with another 18 holes at Comanche Trace, beginning at 9 am.