March 7, 2005

HOWIE-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - Cleveland State shot rounds of 323 and 328 and currently stands in 13th after the first day of the Notre Dame Irish Invitational. The Vikings are competing in their first tournament of the spring at the Mission Inn Golf Club in Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla.

Wichita State leads the team competition at 573 and is 12 shots clear of Colorado State. The Shockers have three of the four top individuals as Judd Easterling is tied with San Diego State's Andrew Scott at 141.

Doug Barber paced the Vikings with a 157 (79-78) and stands 47th, while Ben Grandy is just a shot back (77-81) in 53rd.

The tournament concludes with the final 18 holes on Tuesday morning (March 8).

Notre Dame Irish Invitational
Mission Inn G.C., Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla.
(Two of three rounds complete)

Team Scores
1. Wichita State 288-285--573
2. Colorado State 289-296--585
3. San Diego State 301-292--593
4. Mississippi State 299-297--596
5. Penn State 300-298--598
6. Notre Dame 293-307--600
7. Richmond 309-298--607
8. Washington State 300-310--610
9. Ball State 304-308--612
10. Rollins College 313-301--614
11. Eastern Kentucky 310-306--616
12. Bowling Green 303-318--621
13. Cleveland State 323-328--651

Cleveland State Individuals
T47. Doug Barber 79-78--157
T53. Ben Grandy 77-81--158
T64. Mike Rutgers 80-82--162
74. Joe Ribelli 87-87--174
75. Bill Schaefer 87-90--177