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EDMOND, Okla. - The Wichita State men's golf team is 11th through a tough two rounds at The Maxwell with all five Shockers within 12 strokes of each other.
Grant Bennett and
Yannik Emmert lead the Shockers as both are tied for 22nd individually. Emmert carded a 1-under 69 in the first round which left him in the top-15 individually but round two proved to be a different story after carding a 7-over 77 to finish the day at 146. Bennett carded two 3-over 73's in round one and two to also finish at 146.
Conrad Walcher, this week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week, ended day one tied for 50th after shooting 73 and 78 through the opening rounds to finish with 151.
Gage Ihrig finished in 69th position after carding 77 and 78 with
Jacob Bishop ending the day tied for 74th after carding 81 and 77.
Five of the top 50 teams in the nation occupy the top five team positions on the leaderboard through the opening day. Ranked No. 2 in the country by GolfStat, Oklahoma State leads the field with 567 after carding a joint-tournament best 280 in the opening round. New Mexico, ranked No. 48 by GoftStat, is two strokes behind in second with 569 as a team. No. 13 Oklahoma is in third with 571. Wichita State is back in 11th with 597 as a team, a stroke behind future AAC rival SMU.
Round three will wrap up the two-day tournament tomorrow with play beginning at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start.
Player Results
T22.
Grant Bennett: 73-73-146
T22.
Yannik Emmert: 69-77-146
T50.
Conrad Walcher: 73-78-151
69.
Gage Ihrig: 77-78-155
T74.
Jacob Bishop: 81-77-158
Team Results
1. Oklahoma State: 280-287-567
2. New Mexico: 280-289-569
3. Oklahoma: 283-288-571
4. Baylor: 285-294-579
5. Liberty: 285-298-583
6. North Texas: 298-288-586
7. UCLA: 301-286-587
T8. UTSA: 196-194-590
T8. SMU: 299-297-596
11. Wichita State: 292-305-597
12. Colorado: 303-301-604
13. East Carolina: 310-300-610
14. Memphis; 298-316-614