University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

Bronchos In Seventh

5/7/2012 6:22:00 PM

Josh Creel

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (May 7) – Josh Creel shot an even-par 72 and Dillon Rust added a 73 to lead Central Oklahoma on the first day of the NCAA Division II Midwest/South Central Regional here Monday.

The Bronchos ended up with a 300 total on the 7,112-yard, par-72 Jefferson Country Club and is tied for seventh in the 20-team tournament. Central Missouri leads at 286, followed by Northern Kentucky at 292 and a trio of teams at 296.

Second-round play in the 54-hole tournament gets underway Tuesday at 8 a.m., with UCO scheduled to start teeing off at noon. The top five teams and top five individuals not with a qualifying team advance to the Division II championships, set for May 15-19 in Louisville, Ky.

Click here to follow the live scoring and here for the digital regional program.

Creel's 72 has him tied for sixth in the individual race, with Rust tied for 12th. The Bronchos also got a 77 from Derek Franco, while Andrew Green shot 78 and Baer Aneshansley 79.

Creel got off to a slow start with bogeys on two of his first six holes, but the junior standout birdied the par-4 ninth hole to make the turn at 37 and then used an eagle on the par-5 12th hole to spark a one-under 35 on the back nine.

Rust had seven pars, a birdie and a bogey in a front-nine 36, them made eight pars and a lone bogey on the closing nine for his 73.

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