April 4, 2005

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Cleveland State women's golf team put together rounds of 303 and 308 and stands in 15th place with a 611 total after the first day of the Belmont Invitational. The Vikings are part of a 17-team field competing at the par 71, 6,759 yard Vanderbilt Legends Club.

Missouri is running away with the team title as all four counting scores were at par or better. The Tigers' two-round total of 548 (-20) is 21 shots clear of second place Tennessee Tech.

CSU's Ben Grandy put together rounds of 72 and 71 -- his best two scores of the spring -- and stands in a tie for 19th at one over par. Mike Rutgers is tied for 70th at 144 (77-77).

Missouri's Chris Mabry and Shawn Jasper are tied for the individual lead at 133, three strokes ahead of Tennessee State's Robert Dinwiddie. Both Mabry and Jasper set the tournament record in the first round with matching 63s.

The tournament concludes on Tuesday (April 5) with 18 holes in the morning.

Team Scores
1. Missouri 265-283--548
2. Tennessee Tech 288-281--569
3. Southeast Missouri State 283-289--572
Tennessee State 286-286--572
5. Morehead State 292-282--574
6. Belmont 285-290--575
7. Mercer 288-288--576
8. Troy 287-292--579
9. Lipscomb 287-293--580
10. Murray State 299-286--585
11. Tennessee-Chattanooga 291-298--589
12. Tennessee-Martin 300-295--595
13. Campbell 300-299--599
14. Florida Atlantic 308-302--610
15. Cleveland State 303-308--611
16. Chicago State 326-317--643
DNF Brescia

Top Three Individuals
1. Chris Mabry, Missouri 63-70--133
Shawn Jasper, Missouri 63-70--133
3. Robert Dinwiddie 66-70--136

Cleveland State Individuals
T19. Ben Grandy 72-71--143
T70. Mike Rutgers 77-77--154
T75. Doug Barber 76-79--155
82. James Rasik 78-85--163
83. Bill Schaefer 84-81--165