SYLVANIA, OH – Toledo sits in fifth place at 32-over par following the first two rounds of the Mid-American Conference Championships on Thursday at the par-71, 6712 yard Highland Meadows Golf Course. The Rockets recorded rounds of 296 and 304 for a team score of 600 during the opening 36 holes at the league's premier event.

Senior Otto Black is leading UT at three-over par 145 (72-73) and sits tied for sixth place in the individual standings.

Sophomore Colin Joseph also had a good day and is tied for the 11^th spot at six-over par 148 (72-76).

Black and Joseph were each credited with a team-high four birdies each.

Sophomore Stephen Watts is tied for 17^th place at nine-over par 151 (75-76), senior Thomas Shindler is tied for 34^th spot at 14-over par 156 (77-79) and freshman Spencer Shoemaker is tied for 38^th place at 16-over par 158 (78-80).

In the team standings, Kent State is atop the leaderboard after carding an 11-over par 579 (288-291), four strokes ahead of Eastern Michigan at 15-over par 583 (288-295).

Individually, Northern Illinois' Joo-Young Lee is leading a field of 45 players at three-under par 139 (72-67), two shots ahead of Eastern Michigan's Brett White at one-under par 141 (66-75).

The third round will be held on Friday, with the Rockets teeing off with fourth-place Miami and tied for sixth place Akron beginning at 9:15 a.m. off the first hole.   

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 288-291=579 (+11); 2. Eastern Michigan 288-295=583 (+15); 3. Northern Illinois 302-291=593 (+25); 4. Miami 303-294=597 (+29); 5. TOLEDO 296-304=600 (+32); T6. Akron 302-301=603 (+35); T6. Bowling Green 303-300=603 (+35); 8. Ball State 300-310= 610 (+42); 9. Ohio 318-303=621 (+53)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Joo-Young Lee, Northern Illinois 72-67=139 (-3); 2. Brett White, Eastern Michigan 66-75=141 (-1); 3. Brian Ohr, Miami 74-68=142 (E); 4. Gisli Sveinbergsson, Kent State 7172=143 (+1); 5. Bjarki Petursson, Kent State 69-75=144 (+2)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
T6. Otto Black 72-73=145 (+3); T11. Colin Joseph 72-76=148 (+6); T17. Stephen Watts 75-76=151 (+9); T34. Thomas Shindler 77-79=156 (+14); T38. Spencer Shoemaker 78-80=158 (+16)