LAREDO, Texas -- Midwestern State overcame a rough opening round to fire the third lowest team score of the day during the second circuit Monday afternoon in the Jack Brown Memorial played at the par-72, 7,168-yard Max Mandel Municipal Golf Course.
 
"We have been practicing very well and I thought this was a course we go low on," MSU Texas coach Jeff Ray said. "For whatever reason, this was a day we just didn't play to our potential."
 
The Mustangs recovered from a 15-over team total of 303 in the first round to notch the second lowest score of the second round with a 1-over 289.
 
MSU is seventh heading into Tuesday's final 18 holes with a 16-over 592 standing behind St. Edward's (577/+1), St. Mary's (578/+2), Rogers State (578/+2), Dallas Baptist (585/+9), UT Permian Basin (587/+11) and Texas A&M-Commerce (588/+12).
 
Sophomore Garrett Leek rattled off four birdies during a five-hole stretch on the Front Nine after opening on the back side where he worked a clean card with two birdies. His 5-under 67 was the third lowest score of the day as the Brock, Texas native surged from a 5-over 76 in opening round to land in a tie for seventh with a 36-hole, 1-under total of 143.
 
Senior Jake Doggett threatened to go low, but finished with the second most pars on opening day going with 25 to log scores of 73 and 72 for a 1-over total of 145 to tie for 12th.
 
"We struggled with our irons from 100 yards and in as a team," Ray said. "Jake was close with his placement but wasn't consistently at a distance to score many birdies."
 
Freshman Kolton Baber (76-76) and junior Keiton Hoster (78-74) tied for 35th through the first 36 holes with 8-over totals of 152, while junior Conrad Rafferty stands 48th logging tallies of 79 and 78 for a 13-over 157.
 
St. Mary's senior Emilio Gonzalez (70-66) and Rogers State freshman Nico Horder (66-70) top the individual leader board with matching, 8-under totals of 136.
 
The final round of the Jack Brown Memorial begins with a shotgun start Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.
 
 
 

Jack Brown Memorial
Max Mandel Municipal Golf Course Laredo, Texas Par 72, 7,168 yards
Team Leaderboard
Place	Team	Round Scores	Total	To Par
1	St. Edward's (Texas)	280-297	577	+1
2	St. Mary's (Texas)	292-286	578	+2
	Rogers State (Okla.)	285-293	578	+2
4	Dallas Baptist	295-290	585	+9
5	UT Permian Basin	296-291	587	+11
6	Texas A&M-Commerce	294-294	588	+12
7	Midwestern State	303-289	592	+16
8	Colorado Christian	301-297	598	+22
9	UT Tyler	304-300	604	+28
10	Lubbock Christian	302-304	606	+30
11	Texas A&M International	307-306	613	+37
12	Northwestern Oklahoma State	309-307	616	+40
Individual Leaderboard
Place	Player, Team	Round Scores	Total	To Par
1	Emilio Gonzalez, St. Mary's	70-66	136	-8
	Nicolas Horder, Rogers State	66-70	136	-8
3	Matt Prieskorn, Dallas Baptist	68-71	139	-5
4	Joe Wolick, Texas A&M-Commerce	70-70	140	-4
5	Austin Cotton, St. Edward's	69-72	141	-3
6	Clayton King, St. Edward's	71-71	142	-2
7	Garrett Leek, Midwestern State	76-67	143	-1
	Jake Hennessy, Dallas Baptist	75-68	143	-1
	Parker Holecamp, Texas A&M International	74-69	143	-1
10	Luke Palmowski, Rogers State	72-72	144	E
	Braxton Floyd, Lubbock Christian	69-75	144	E
Midwestern State Scorecard
7	Midwestern State	303-289	592	+16
7t	Garrett Leek (2)	76-67	143	-1
12t	Jake Doggett (1)	73-72	145	+1
35t	Kolton Baber (3)	76-76	152	+8
35t	Keiton Hoster (4)	78-74	152	+8
48	Conrad Rafferty (5)	79-78	157	+13
*** - playing as an individual medalist only.