FINDLAY, Ohio - After 36 holes of play at the Doc Spragg Fall Invite, the Malone University men's golf team is tied with the University of Indianapolis and Northwood University for 13th place. The Pioneers totaled 599 strokes, 301 in round one and 298 in round two. The University of Missouri-St. Louis is in first at 10-under 564 as a team.
 
Jaxon Rinkes leads the way for Malone at 145 (71-74) and he is tied for 20th individually. Rinkes' 1-under first round featured a stretch of four consecutive birdies on holes 9-12 and an eagle on the par-5 15th hole. In the second round, the senior had one birdie and 14 pars.
 
Newcomer to the program Andrew Fredenburg had a standout day at 148 (73-75). He was just 1-over in round one with three birdies and added two more to his scorecard the second time through the Findlay Country Club. One stroke back was fellow freshman Alexander Eckstein at 149 (76-73). He led the way with eight birdies on Monday, six of which came in his 1-over second round.
 
Fletcher Cravens and Deagan Beaber rounded out the lineup for the Pioneers. Cravens finished day one at 157 (81-76) and Beaber at 160 (83-77), both of which had much-improved second rounds. Cravens tallied two birdies and Beaber one.
 
The third and final round will be contested on Tuesday, October 13 beginning at 9:00 A.M.