Toledo in Ninth Place Following First Day of Talis Park Challenge; Black Tied for Top Spot Following 36 Holes

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Toledo in Ninth Place Following First Day of Talis Park Challenge; Black Tied for Top Spot Following 36 Holes

3/16/2015 1:26:00 AM | Men's Golf

NAPLES, FL – Junior Otto Black is tied for the individual lead and Toledo sits in ninth place as a team following Sunday's first two rounds of the Talis Park Challenge. The tourney is being held at the par-71, 6,893 yard Talis Park Golf Club.

Black currently sits in a three-way tie for the top spot with Florida Gulf Coast's Jake Sherwin and Texas A&M's Adria Arnaus at seven-under par 135. The Pinckney, MI native fired a career-tying best four-under par 67 in the first round and followed it up with a three-under par 68 in the second round to hold a portion of the individual lead.

Senior Chris Selfridge joins Black in the Top 10 and is tied for seventh place at two-under par 140, while freshman Stephen Watts is tied for 25^th place at two-over par 144.

Also competing for the Rockets are freshman Colin Joseph (77/82-80=162) and senior Mike Lancaster (78/86-79=165).

Defending champion No. 5 Vanderbilt leads the 15-team tourney at eight-under par 560, while No. 13 LSU is second at six-under par 562. Wichita State is third at two-under par 566, followed by No. 49 Texas A&M at one-under par 567.

The final 18 holes will begin on Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Vanderbilt 276-284=560 (-8); 2. LSU 286-276=562 (-6); 3. Wichita State 276-290=566 (-2); 4. Texas A&M 284-283=567 (-1); 5. Northern Illinois 282-290=572 (+4); 6. Michigan State 285-293=578 (+10); T7. Eastern Michigan 289-290=579 (+11); T7. Florida Gulf Coast 291-288=579 (+11); 9.TOLEDO 295-285=580 (+12); 10. Xavier 292-289=581 (+13); T11. Miami 290-292=582 (+14); T11. Notre Dame 290-292=582 (+14); 13. Ball State 289-298=587 (+19); 14. Akron 294-301=595 (+27); 15. Indiana 301-304=605 (+37)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Otto Black (UT) 67-68=135 (-7); T1. Jake Sherwin (FGCU) 67-68=135 (-7); T1. Adria Arnaus (TA&M) 66-69=135 (-7); 4. Matthias Schwab (VU) 66-71=137 (-5); T5. Zach Wright (LSU) 72-67=139 (-3); T5. Theo Humphrey (VU) 69-70=139 (-3)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T1. Otto Black 67-68=135 (-7); T7. Chris Selfridge 73-67=140 (-2); T25. Stephen Watts 73-71=144 (+2); 77. Colin Joseph 82-80=162 (+20); 78. Mike Lancaster 86-79=165 (+23)