Strin fired his opening round bogey-free and his 66 is one stroke shy of his career best round. Strin holds a two-stroke lead on the individual leaderboard among 93 competitors. Freshmen Adam Thorp and Cade Uhlenhake each carded an even-par 72 for the opening round to tie for 19th while sophomore Luka Naglic carded a 74 (+2) to rank tied for 45th. Sophomore transfer Jack Madden finished +4 (76) for a tie for 69th and Julien Sale was +8 (80) to tie for 90th.
A-State stands fourth among 16 teams after totaling a first-round score of 288 (E).