TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) and sophomore Jake Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School) are tied for 20th place at 2-over par 146 after the first day at the Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind.
Saturday conditions included a weather delay and later dropping temperatures into the 40s with a strong northern wind.
As a team, the Bearcats were tied for second at 3-under 285 after the first round before carding a 12-over 300 during second-round play. Heading into Sunday's final round, Cincinnati (9-over 285-300=585) is tied with Northern Illinois (9-over 289-296=585) for sixth place in the 17-team field. Kent State (3-over 285-294=579) and Northwestern (3-over 284-295=579) are tied for the lead.
Squires carded a first round 2-under 70 with four birdies and 12 par scores before managing a second round 4-over 76. Fox also posted a 2-under 70 in the first round with six birdies before finishing the second round at 4-over 76.
UCF's Bobby Bai leads the 93-player field at 5-under 70-69=139.
UC senior Davis Baxter (Nolsenville, Tenn./Ravenwood High School) enters Sunday's final round tied for 30th at 3-over 72-75=147. Freshman Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) is tied for 41st at 4-over 73-75=148. Redshirt-freshman Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood High School) is one stroke back, tied for 46th place at 5-over 75-74=149.
Final-round action starts Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
// QUOTING COACH DOUG MARTIN
"What a day of golf. We played one of our best rounds of the year in the morning in very tough conditions. The afternoon weather was absolutely brutal, with dropping temperatures temps in the low 40s with wind chills in the 30s. I'm extremely proud of how hard we fought."
// CINCINNATI PLAYERS
T20 – Austin Squires 70-76=146 (+2)
T20 – Jake Fox 70-76=146 (+2)
T30 – Davis Baxter 72-75=147 (+3)
T41 – Nicolas Osterburg 73-75=148 (+4)
T46 – Andy Mayhew 75-74=149 (+5)
// TEAM STANDINGS
T1 – Kent State 285-294=579 (+3)
T1 – Northwestern 284-295=579 (+3)
3 – Indiana 287-293-580 (+4)
T4 – Purdue University 287-294=581 (+5)
T4 – Toledo 296-285=581 (+5)
T6 – Cincinnati 285-300=585 (+9)
T6 – Northern Illinois 289-296=585 (+9)
8 – Michigan 294-293=587 (+11)
9 – UCF 294-294=588 (+12)
10 – UT Arlington 298-293=591 (+15)
11 – Southern Illinois 295-297=592 (+16)
T12 – Wisconsin 291-303=594 (+18)
T12 – Miami University(OH) 298-296=594 (+18)
14 – Ohio State 303-292=595 (+19)
15 – Western Kentucky 301-297=598 (+22)
16 – Wichita State 304-307=611 (+35)
17 – Xavier 303-319=622 (+46)