The Griffon men shot the third lowest score in round two firing a 301 which gave them a two round total of 609 (308-301) putting them in sole possession of fifth place after day one of the MIAA Championships. Western is just one stroke behind Fort Hays State, 608 (305-303) for fourth and two strokes behind Pittsburg State, 607 (300-307) for third place. Washburn University leads the event after two rounds by seven strokes firing a 585 (289-296). Central Missouri is in second with a 592 (295-297).
Griffon senior Tyler Gast sits in a three way tie for 2nd place after firing the best two consecutive rounds of the spring with a 145 (72-73). He is tied with Chris Grause of Washburn and Cy Moritz of Central Missouri. Riley Piles of Washburn leads the field with a 2-under 142 (71-71).
Logan Gilliland, James O’Brien and Kenny Stone all fired lower scores in round two than they did in round one. Gilliland and O’Brian are tied for 20th firing 155’s. Gilliland fired one stroke better in round two with a 77 while O’Brien bettered his first round total by seven strokes firing a 74. Kenny Stone is in a tie for 25th place with a 156 (79-77) while Scott Sheldon remained steady with a 158 (79-79).
Missouri Southern, Lincoln and Southwest Baptist sit in 6th, 7th and 8th with scores of 617 (312-305), 624 (308-316) and 654 (335-319) respectively.
The final round of the event will be played tomorrow with the first group teeing off at 7:30 am. The Griffons will play with Fort Hays State and Missouri Southern with tee times starting at 8:10 am and the last group going off at 8:50 am. The final group of the event will tee off at 9:40 am.
Missouri Western 308 301 609 +33 5th
Gast,Tyler 72 73 145 +1 t-2nd
Gilliland,Logan 78 77 155 +11 t-20th
O’Brien,James 81 74 155 +11 t-20th
Stone,Kenny 79 77 156 +12 t-25th
Sheldon,Scott 79 79 158 +14 t-32nd
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