March 16, 2008

PINEHURST, N.C.--Miami University's men's golf team sits in a tie for 16th place after Sunday's first round at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The RedHawks are tied with Hartford and sit just one stroke behind 15th-place Marshall, two behind 14th-place Marquette and four behind 13th-place Penn State.

Freshman Nathan Sutherland and junior Ben Wood pace the RedHawks in a tie for 38th place at six-over par 78. Junior Ben Bastel is one stroke behind Sutherland and Wood at seven-over par 79 to tie for 51st place, while junior Mark Robinson is tied for 71st place at nine-over par 81 and freshman Michael Drobnick is tied for 93rd place at 13-over par 93.

This is Miami's first tournament of the spring season and its first since playing in the Wolverine Invitational Nov. 5-6. The RedHawks continue their stint in the three-day, 54-hole Pinehurst Intercollegiate with Monday's second round.

T16 Miami              316
T38 Nathan Sutherland  78
T38 Ben Wood           78
T51 Ben Bastel         79
T71 Mark Robinson      81
T93 Michael Drobnick   85

1  Indiana            286
T2  Ball State        303
T2  VCU               303
4   Eastern Kentucky  304
5   UNC-Greensboro    305
6   UNC-Wilmington    306
7   Western Carolina  307
T8  San Francisco     308
T8  Wisconsin         308
10  St. Mary's        309
T11 East Carolina     311
T11 Toledo            311
13  Penn State        312
14  Marquette         314
15  Marshall          315
T16 Miami             316
T16 Hartford          316
18  Western Illinois  322
19  IUPUI             333