COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senior Duncan McNeill fired a one-under par 70 and battled cold, rainy and wet conditions on Friday and is tied for second place after the opening round of Ohio State's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. McNeill's play has propelled the Toledo men's golf team to a sixth-place standing with a team total of 22-over par 306 heading into tomorrow's final round.

Thirty-six holes were originally scheduled as part of today's action, but the second round was canceled on OSU's par-71, 7,455-yard Scarlet Course after approximately four holes. Play will resume tomorrow with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start. 

McNeill played his first seven holes at even-par, but back-to-back birdies put him in the red midway through his round. He closed out his round with eight pars and a bogey to make him just one of three golfers to finish under par.

Junior Rasmus Broholt Lind is competing as an individual and tied for 14^th place with a four-over par 75. Lind wasn't able to collect any birdies during his round but registered just four bogeys.

"The weather was just about as bad as I've experienced as a coach in which our team still had to play," Head Coach Jeff Roope said. "Duncan and Rasmus showed tremendous resilience in the face of such adverse conditions. I'm guessing their Scottish and Danish heritage had a little something to do with their success."

Freshman David Amm is tied for 36^th place at seven-over par 78, while sophomores Grant Godfrey and Dylan Van Fossen are tied for 40^th place at eight-over par 79.  Freshman Muhammed Afif Mohd Fathi rounded out the Rocket lineup tied for 67^th place at 11-over par 82.

Michigan State leads the 14-team field with a 10-over par 294, one stroke in front of the host Buckeyes (295) and seven ahead of Penn State (301). Ohio State's Daniel Wetterich sits atop the individual leaderboard at two-under par 69.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Michigan State 294 (+10); 2. Ohio State 295 (+11); 3. Penn State 301 (+17); 4. Florida 304 (+20); 5. Rutgers 305 (+21); 6. Toledo 306 (+22); 7. Northern Illinois 308 (+24); 8. Maryland 309 (+25); T9. Ball State 313 (+29); T9. Miami 313 (+29); T9. Dayton 313 (+29); 12. Xavier 314 (+30); 13. Kent State 315 (+31); 14. Augusta 317 (+33)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Daniel Wetterich (OSU) 69 (-2); T2. Duncan McNeill (UT) 70 (-1); T2. James Piot (MSU) 70 (-1); 4. Christopher Gotterup (Rutgers) 71 (E); 5. Domenic Maricocchi (UD) 72 (+1)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T2. Duncan McNeill 70 (-1); Ind.-T14. Rasmus Broholt Lind 75 (+4); T36. David Amm 78 (+7); T40. Grant Godfrey 79 (+8); T40. Dylan Van Fossen 79 (+8); T67. Muhammed Afif Mohd Fathi 82 (+11)