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  Men's Golf Sits In 10th Place After Two Rounds Of Border Olympics
 
 
 
Junior Andrew Ruthkoski fired a 4-under 140 on day one of the Border Olympics and sits in sixth place.
 
Junior Andrew Ruthkoski fired a 4-under 140 on day one of the Border Olympics and sits in sixth place.
 
 

April 2, 2004

LAREDO, Texas - Michigan State men's golf sits in 10th place after the first two rounds of the 53rd annual Border Olympics on Friday, April 2. The Spartans shot a two-round total of 587 at the Laredo Country Club, including an opening-round 297 and a 290 in the afternoon session.

"In the first round, we were getting to know the golf course; but in the second round, we played pretty solid," said MSU head coach Mark Hankins. "We have five decent scores on the day. The No. 1 thing from today was to get back into competition. It was a long day out there; we definitely played quite a bit better in the afternoon than the morning."

SMU leads par 72, 7,125-yard, 17-team field with a 558, while Baylor is second with a 569.

Individually, junior Andrew Ruthkoski (Muskegon, Mich.) paces the Spartans in a tie for sixth place. Ruthkoski shot back-to-back rounds of 70 for a 4-under 140.

The final round of the Border Olympics will be played on Saturday, April 3, with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start.