April 14, 2001

COLUMBUS, Ohio --After the first two rounds of the Kepler Intercollegiate, the Illini are tied with Bowling Green State for 11th place. Both teams shot a total of 616 strokes on the opening day of the tournament at the 71-par, 7,221-yard Ohio State University Scarlet Course. Michigan leads the 17-team field with a 589.

Sophomore Geoff Lound is pacing the Illinois squad. After an opening round of 78, he dropped five strokes on the second 18 to finish the day tied for 25th with a total of 151. Ryan Moore and Evan Olson both finished the day with totals of 156. They are tied for 57th. Junior Chris Dobrovolny is two strokes behind them. His two round total of 158 ties him for 68th. Ryan Tendall is tied for 76th with a 160.

The Illini will try to move up in the standings when they play the final 18 holes of the tournament on Sunday.

TEAM SCORES		                 ILLINOIS INDIVIDUALS
1.	Michigan	292-297=589	      T25	Geoff Lound	78-73=151
2.	Northwestern	295-295=590	  T57	Ryan Moore	77-79=156
3.	Kent State	303-289=592	    T57	Evan Olson	80-76=156
4.	Ohio State	298-298=596	    T68	Chris Dobrovolny	78-80=158
	Miami (Ohio)	300-296=596	    T76	Ryan Tendall	85-75=160
6.	Purdue	298-301=599
	Wisconsin	302-297=599
8.	Michigan State	300-300=600
9.	Marshall	305-297=602
10.	Notre Dame	296-309=605
11.	Illinois	313-303=616
	Bowling Green State	311-305=616
13.	Toledo	313-306=619
	Iowa	316-303=619
15.	Akron	304-316=620
16.	Ball State	309-319=628
17.	Indiana	316-315=631

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