WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- Seth Sweet fired a three-under 67 in round one and a two-over 72 in round two of the Greenbrier Collegiate Invitational to land himself in third place out of 89 golfers at the conclusion of day one. As a team, the Monarchs are tied for fourth place out of 17 schools.
East Tennessee State leads the team race through two rounds, while Western Kentucky is in second place and Eastern Kentucky is in third. Old Dominion and Marshall are tied for fourth place after day one of the tournament.
Sweet, who led all 89 participants for much of the first two rounds, currently sits in third place, just one stroke behind the first-place golfers. Competing as an individual, ODU freshman Nick Rencis capped off an impressive first day of the event, firing a one-over 71 in both rounds to land himself in sixth place. Ashton Newsom is in 24th place and David Langley is in 30th after two rounds.
The Monarchs will wrap up the third and final round of the Greenbrier Collegiate Invitational tomorrow with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
Greenbrier Collegiate Invitational
The Old White TPC at the Greenbrier -- White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Par: 70 Yardage: 7287
April 11-12, 2016
Team Leaderboard -- Day 1
1. ETSU 282-285=567
2. Western Kentucky 287-289=576
3. Eastern Kentucky 289-289=578
T4. Marshall 288-293=581
T4. Old Dominion 285-296=581
6. Morehead State 288-295=583
7. Delaware 290-295=585
T8. Towson 299-287=586
T8. Middle Tennessee State 291-295=586
10. Ohio 286-301=587
11. Youngstown State 292-297=589
12. Northern Kentucky 296-294=590
13. Western Carolina 298-295=593
14. William & Mary 297-297=594
15. Bowling Green 294-303=597
16. Siena College 303-301=604
17. St. Bonaventure 297-308=605
ODU Results
T3. Seth Sweet 67-72=139
T6. Nick Rencis 71-71=142*
T24. Ashton Newsom 71-75=146
T30. David Langley 71-76=147
T48. Antonio Cruz-Conde 76-73=149
83. Chad Hess 80-77=157
*denotes competing as an individual