NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Toledo moved into first place at the 2022 Mid-American Conference Championships on Saturday after shooting a 15-over par 303 at the par-72, 7,065-yard White Eagle Country Club. The Rockets are one shot ahead of Kent State and three in front of Eastern Michigan on a leaderboard that has the top five teams separated by just eight strokes.
 
Sophomore Barend Botha (68-76) and the Golden Flashes' Josh Gilkison (72-72) are leading all individuals at even-par 144. They are just one shot ahead of Miami's Jack Ebner (73-72) and Eastern Michigan's Cougar Collins (67-78).
 
Sophomore Jamie Tofte Nielsen is tied for fifth place at four-over par 148 (72-76) and four shots out of the lead. Senior Lukas Clark is three shots behind Nielsen and tied for 10^th place at seven-over par 151 (74-77).
 
Senior Max Siegfried and junior NJ Botha registered Toledo's best rounds of the day with a 74 and 75, respectively. Botha is tied for 23^rd at nine-over par 153, and Siegfried is tied for 26^th place at 12-over par 156.

Toledo led by as many by nine strokes during today's play but saw its lead whittled down to one stroke at the end of the day. 

 "The wind really started blowing at another level our last six holes leading to tough decision making," Head Coach Jeff Roope said. "We all made a couple ill-advised club selections and it cost us a couple shots. It wasn't so much execution or commitment, just sometimes you guess wrong. We're looking forward to getting back at it tomorrow."
  
The Rockets will tee off in tomorrow's final round beginning at 8:50 a.m. (CT).
 
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Toledo 292-303=595 (+19); 2. Kent State 295-301=596 (+20); 3. Eastern Michigan 289-309=598 (+22); 4. Bowling Green 305-297=602 (+26); 5. Northern Illinois 300-303=603 (+27); 6. Miami 306-301=607 (+31); 7. Ball State 301-315=616 (+40); 8. Ohio 308-320=628 (+52)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Barend Botha (Toledo) 68-76=144 (E); T1. Josh Gilkison (KSU) 72-72=144 (E); T3. Cougar Collins (EMU) 67-78=145 (+1); T3. Jack Ebner (Miami) 73-72=145 (+1); T5. Jamie Tofte Nielsen (Toledo) 72-76=148 (+4); T4. Tom North (BGSU) 76-72=148 (+4)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T1. Barend Botha 68-76=144 (E); T5. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 72-76=148 (+4); T10. Lukas Clark 74-77=151 (+7); T23. NJ Botha 78-75=153 (+9); T26. Max Siegfried 82-74=156 (+12)