KETTERING, Ohio – Senior Bence Kotel is alone in seventh place following Monday's opening two rounds of Dayton's Flyer Invitational. Kotel's play has helped the Rockets to a fifth-place team standing at the par-71, 7,048-yard NCR South Course.

Kotel registered an eagle and two birdies en route to a two-under par 69 this afternoon. He has shot par or better in nine of 16 rounds this fall.

Junior Solomon Petrie joined Kotel with an even-par 71 in the opening round and is tied for 21^st place at four-over par 146. Senior Mads Jensen posted the Rockets' second-best score in the afternoon with a two-over par 73.

Butler leads the 12-team field at three-over par, four strokes ahead of Illinois State and host Dayton. The Bulldogs' Derek Tabor leads all individuals at nine-under par.

The third and final round will begin with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start tomorrow.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Butler 288-283=571 (+3); T2. Illinois State 285-290=575 (+7); T2. Dayton 289-286=575 (+7); 4. Ball State 297-285=582 (+14); 5. TOLEDO 291-292=583 (+15); 6. Loyola (Chicago) 296-288=584 (+16); 7. Wright State 292-294=586 (+18); 8. DePaul 294-293=587 (+19); 9. Ohio 292-301=593 (+25); 10. Cleveland State 303-293=596 (+28); 11. Oakland 302-300=602 (+34); 12. Marshall 309-296=605 (+37)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Derek Tabor (Butler) 65-68=133 (-9); 2. Liam Nelson (Miami) 66-70=136 (-6); T3. North Cherry (DePaul) 67-70=137 (-5); T3. TJ Kreusch (Dayton) 65-72=137 (-5); 5. Luke Johnston (BSU) 71-67=138 (-4)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
7. Bence Kotel 71-69=140 (-2); T21. Solomon Petrie 71-75=146 (+4); T30. Mads Jensen 75-73=148 (+6); T37. Bence Bertenyi 74-75=149 (+7); 78. Rasmus Gross 79-82=161 (+19)