AKRON, OHIO—ODU sophomore Ashton Newsom and freshman Thomas Henderson are tied for 15 after two rounds of the Firestone Invitational. The Monarchs as a team are in seventh place.
Newsom shot 74-73 for 147 and Henderson 71-76 for 147, trailing tournament leaderco-leaders Matt Green of Kansas State and Stuart Grehan of Eastern Michigan by seven strokes. Junior Jamison Randall is tied for 20th after shooting 72-76 for 148.
As a team, ODU shot 294 in the first round and 300 in the second for 594 after two rounds. Washington State leads the event by eight strokes over second place Kansas State.
FIRESTONE INVITATIONAL
Firestone Country Club
Akron, Ohio
TEAM SCORES
1. Washington State 289-291=580
2. Kansas State 294-294=588
T3 Eastern Michigan 298-291=589
T3. S.Carolina Aiken 295-294=589
5 Akron 302-288=590
6 Illiniois State 300-292=592
7 ODU 294-300=594
8. St. mary’s 292-304=596
9. Georgetown 299-298=597
10. Miami-OH 300-298=598
11. Davidson 301-298=599
12. Nebraska 307-293=600
T13. Coll. Of Charleston 308-296=604
T13 Ohio 305-299=604
T15 Francis marion 304-301=605
T15 Samford 306-299=605
17 Western Kentucky 320-291-611
ODU GOLFERS
T15 Ashton Newsom 74-73=147
T15 Thomas Henderson 71-76=147
T20 Jamison randall 72-76=148
T63 David Langley 79-75=154
T68 Tim Ritter 77-78=155