AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University senior men's golfer Kyle Rodes (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) fired back-to-back rounds under-par an sits in a tie for ninth-place after the opening day of The Firestone Invitational. Rodes, the Mid-American Conference's reigning Golfer of the Week, posted rounds of 69 and 71 for a two round total of 140, three strokes off the lead held by the University of Cincinnati's Austin Squires (69-68=137).
As a team, the Eagles carded an opening day score of 568 (286-282) while Illinois State Universty holds down the top spot with a 36-hole tally of 562 (284-278) on the par 72, 7,125-yard Firestone Country Club-North Course.