ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. --- John Bowen shot rounds of 74 and 73 and is tied for 21st following the first day of the Fidelity National Title Invitational hosted by Cal Poly. As a team Sacramento State shot 301 and 296 and is in 10th place heading into Friday’s final round.San Diego leads the team standings with a total of 575. Weber State and Saint Mary’s are five strokes back in second place. Individually, Greg Lopez of Cal State Bakersfield lead the tournament after shooting 70-67-137.
Bowen paced a group of tightly-bunched Hornets. Brian Little is two strokes behind Bowen following rounds of 75 and 74. Patrick Miller shot 76-74-150 and Matt Montez scored 76-75-151. Brandon Kingsolver completed the lineup with 76-83-159. The first round saw all five members of the team shoot between 74 and 76. In the afternoon, four of the five scored between 73 and 75.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. San Diego 282-293-575
t2. Weber State 289-291-580
t2. Saint Mary’s 287-293-580
4. Southern Utah 289-292-581
t5. Cal Poly 288-297-585
t5. Western Kentucky 288-297-585
7. Cal State Bakersfield 294-292-586
8. Loyola Marymount 294-298-592
9. Utah State 298-297-595
10. Sacramento State 301-296-597
11. Gonzaga 296-305-601
12. Utah Valley State 303-299-602
13. DePaul 303-304-607
14. Drake 305-303-608
15. Cal State Northridge 302-308-610
16. Cal Poly “B” 306-306-612
17. Portland 299-316-615
Top Five Individuals
1. Greg Lopez, CSB, 70-67-137
2. Zach Johnson, SUU, 71-67-138
3. Jason D’Amore, LMU, 70-69-139
4. Liam Kendregan, SMC, 73-67-140
5. Kenny Ebalo, SUU, 70-71-141
Sacramento State Finishers
t21. John Bowen 74-73-147
t39. Brian Little 75-74-149
t41. Patrick Miller 76-74-150
t46. Matt Montez 76-75-151
t82. Brandon Kingsolver 76-83-159