FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State junior Trey Herman completed his first round at the NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Regional in Eureka, Mo. on Monday (May 5). Herman finished Monday with a 2-over par round of 74, currently in a tie for 24th. The tournament is being held at the Fox Run Golf Club, a par-72 layout.

Herman had a solid start to the day, shooting 1-under par on the front nine. After a bogey at par-4 2nd hole, Herman responded with back-to-back birdies at the par-4 3rd and the par-3 4th to move to 1-under. He slipped back to even with a bogey at the par-3 8th, but then birdied the par-5 9th to go out with a 35.

Holding steady through the first two holes of the back nine, Herman went further into red numbers by making a birdie at the par-4 12th. That pushed him into a tie for fourth at the time, just a stroke back of the lead. However, he ran into trouble on his next two holes with a bogey at the par-5 13th and a double-bogey at the par-4 14th. After three straight pars, he carded one more bogey at the par-4 18th, leaving his round at 2-over par.

Even at 2-over, Herman is just six strokes back of the lead (4-under) held by Marcos Sevilla of Southeastern Oklahoma State. Eleven players had under-par rounds on the first day and four players shot even par. Of the eight individuals selected to play in the regional, Herman is tied as the second-best after day one. Ross Miller of Minnesota State-Mankato is the top individual in the tournament so far at 1-over, while Herman and Ryan Buerk of Missouri Southern are just one stroke behind. The top 15 golfers in the field so far are affiliated with teams that qualified for the tournament.