FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State men’s golf sits in 15th place after the first day of competition at the NSU Men’s Golf Classic (Sept. 22-23). The tournament is being held at the Hillcrest Country Club in Bartlesville, Okla., a par-72 venue. This is the second MIAA sanctioned event of the season.

Besides the 11 MIAA schools that are required to play in the tournament, seven other Division II schools are competing in the event. Placement of the seven non-MIAA schools will not be figured into the points awarded towards the MIAA individual and team standings for the year.

Trey Herman leads the way for FHSU after day one, tied for 24th overall. Among MIAA players, he is tied for 11th. He shot an opening round 77, then trimmed four strokes in his second round with a 73. He is currently 6-over par for the tournament. Travis Mays of Central Missouri leads all MIAA golfers with a two-round total of 141 (3-under par).

Grant Storey carded rounds of 82 and 75 to sit seven strokes back of Herman in a tie for 58th overall. Nick VonLintel is tied with Storey after rounds of 78 and 79. Kade Megaffin is in 84th after rounds of 84 and 81. Billy Frey is 91st after rounds of 87 and 85.

Central Oklahoma and Central Missouri are tied for second overall behind Arkansas Tech, but share the lead among MIAA teams at 591. Northeastern State (599) is eighth overall, but third among the MIAA standings. FHSU is currently ninth among the 11 MIAA teams competing.

The final round of the tournament will be played on Tuesday.