Oct. 27, 2008

Day One Results

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss men's golf sits seven shots back in fourth-place at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, being played at Hattiesburg Country Club.

The team shot rounds of 292 and 296 to be 20-over par in the team competition.

Sophomore Derek Plucienski and junior Alex Park lead the Golden Eagles, as they are tied for eighth-place at five-over par. Plucienski fired rounds of 74-73, while Park, playing as an individual and not part of the team competition, shot 73-74.

Redshirt junior Paul Apyan shot a six-over 148 (78-70), which puts him in a 16th-place tie. Junior Tyler Sparks and redshirt freshman Freddie Janneck are tied for 27th-place. Sparks shot 73-76, while Janneck, playing as an individual, shot a 77-72.

Senior Rocky Cleland is eight-over par in a tie for 39th-place by shooting rounds of 77-77. Junior Wes Carter is tied for 42nd-place, shooting a 79 after firing an opening round 72.

Redshirt freshmen Nicholas Brown and Darren Chapman, playing as individuals, round out the play. Brown shot a 78-75 for a tie for 52nd-place, while Chapman is in 64th-place (76-80).

New Orleans (296-285) leads the team scoring with 581 overall strokes. Middle Tennessee State (289-297) and Jacksonville State (295-291) are five-strokes behind with 586 strokes, while Southern Miss sits in fourth. Illinois State (300-290) is in fifth at 590 and Arkansas State (293-301) is in sixth. Longwood (299-298) sits in seventh with 597 strokes, followed by Troy (300-299) at 590, Austin Peay State (298-302) at 600, Murray State (298-303) at 601, Jacksonville (300-302) at 602, Texas-Pan American (297-306) at 603, Winthrop (301-303) at 604 and Rhode Island (302-305) at 607.

Hunter Hawkins of Jacksonville State leads the tournament by one-stroke. Hawkins opened with a 73, and then bettered that in the second round by firing a 69 for an even-par 142.

The tournament finishes up Tuesday morning with the final 18. Play begins at 8:00 a.m. from the No. 1 and No. 10 holes.