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Day 1
Weiss Leads Herd through 18 Holes at C-USA Championship
4/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Freshman Alex Weiss (Pickerington, Ohio) posted a 1-under-par 71 to lead the Marshall men's golf team on the first day of the Conference USA Championship at Texarkana Country Club on Sunday.
Weis sits six strokes behind the individual leader, tied for 11th with six other golfers through 18 holes. Just behind Weiss was teammate Logan Lagodich (Canton, Ohio) who carded a 1-over 73 for 27th place.
As a team, Marshall is tied for 12th with Florida Atlantic, at 299 through the first round.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
No. 30 UAB holds a two-stroke lead over the field at 12-under 276. North Texas is in the runner-up position at 10-under 278, paced by individual leader Jason Roets' 7-under 65.
GABBING WITH GROBE
Quotes by Coach Matt Grobe:
On the first round of the championship:
"Alex [Weiss] had a really good day. He hit the ball well and made some good putts. Logan [Lagodich] got off to a tough start but really battled back and posted a good round. I thought he did a great job of saving his round. As a team, we didn't play as well as we should have, but there are two days left so hopefully we will play better."
AMONG THE HERD
- T11: Alex Weiss (71, -1)
- T27: Logan Lagodich (73, +1)
- T59: Davey Jude (77, +5)
- T61: Clark Robinson (78, +6)
- 65: Will Evans (82, +10)
LET'S GET SOCIAL
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UP NEXT
Tee times for the second of three rounds begin at 9 a.m. ET on Monday. For all the latest information about Marshall men's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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