The Drake University men's golf team finished the first day of the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational tied for fifth place thanks to a strong second round to finish the day. The Bulldogs are currently two strokes back of the fourth-place Creighton.
The Bulldogs fired a second-round 287 to move into a three-way tie for fifth place after finishing the first round tied for seventh place. All five of Drake's competitors matched or bettered their first-round totals in the second round, including senior Chase Wicklund who followed up a first-round 72 with a 69 in the afternoon to finish the first two rounds tied for ninth on the par-71 track.