Eastern senior golfer Austin Sproles tied for the lowest round by any golfer in the Murray State Invitational Monday in Murray, Ky.

Sproles shot a 2-under, 69 in the first round of the tournament at the par-71 Miller Memorial Golf Course, along with three other golfers.

Sproles then struggled in the second round in the afternoon, shooting a 13-over, 84 for a total of 153. He is tied for 39^th place heading into Tuesday’s final round.

The golfers played two rounds Monday and will start at 9 a.m. Tuesday for the final round of the tournament.

As a team, the Panthers sit in eighth place after shooting a team total of 613. The Panthers shot a team score of 296 in round one and 317 in round two.

Eastern had three golfers shoot under 75 in the first round, including Sproles. Freshman Alvaro Hernandez shot a 3-over, 74 and junior Daniel Hughes shot an even par, 71.

Hernandez also shot a round of 74 in the afternoon in round two and is tied for 16^th place overall.

Hughes finished round two with an 8-over, 79 and is tied for 26^th.

Sophomore Alex Gowin shot two rounds of 82, and freshman Kevin Altenberger shot a 167 for the two rounds combined.

Host Murray State sits atop the leaderboard after shooting a team score of 572.

The Racers shot a 285 in round one and a 287 in round two.

Senior Brock Simmons leads the Racers after shooting a 1-under, 70 in the first round and then fired an even-par 71 in the afternoon.

Simmons is the leader after the first day and teammate junior Matt Zakutney sits in second place, one stroke behind Simmons.

Zakutney shot a 2-under, 69 in the first round and came back with a 2-over, 73 in the second round.

Senior Jared Gosser also is in the top 10 for individuals. Gosser shot a 76 in the first round and came back with a low round of 69 for Murray State.

Tennessee Tech sits in second place for the tournament after the first day.

Senior Bryce Kendrick fired off a low round of 69 in the second round of the tournament after shooting a 74 in the first round. Kendrick sits in tied for third place overall.

As a team, the Golden Eagles shot a team score of 578.

The Golden Eagles had four players in the top 10, including Kendrick.

Senior Neal Gannaway shot a total of 144 for the tournament, including a 1-under, 70 in round one. Senior Mitchell Thomas shot a score of 146. Adam Cunningham shot a 146 as well with a 5-over, 76 in the first round and a 1-under, 70 in round two.

Wright State finished in third for the day as they shot a team score of 585.

Wright State had two players finish in the top 10 after senior Conner Lash shot a 144, and junior Ryan Wenzler shot a 146.

Rounding out the top five was Alabama State, shooting a team score of 586 and Tennessee State, shooting a team score of 604.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu