FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Monday, October 5, 2015 Yellowjacket men in 12th after Day 1 at Chico State Invite
Braden Luper cracks into the top-20 after the first two rounds of the Chico State Invite, and the MSUB men are in 12th place with one round left to play Monday. CHICO, Calif. – Freshman Braden Luper is currently in the top-20 at the Chico State Invitational, with the Montana State University Billings men’s golf team sitting in 12th place after the first two rounds of the event at Butte Creek Country Club Monday. Luper shot a 147 (73-74) in his first two rounds at the event to pace the Yellowjackets, who finished Day 1 with a team score of 616 (309-307) at the 15-team event. Luper is currently tied for 19th place, and earned St. Vincent Healthcare Player of the Day honors for the ‘Jackets. “After a slow start, I was pleased to see the men battle,” commented MSUB men’s golf assistant coach Marcus Drange. “It would have been very easy to lose faith in themselves throughout a day of 36 holes, but our attitudes kept us in it today. Tomorrow, we need to focus on getting off to a better start and staying away from the big numbers.” Junior Connor Miele showed the most improvement between rounds for the Yellowjackets, responding after an 81 in Round 1 with a 74 in Round 2 to sit in 54th place with a 155.