RIO VERDE, Ariz. – The Illinois State Redbirds improved their opening-day score by a stroke and head into the third and final day of the 2023 Rio Verde Invitational in 10th place in the 18-team field.
ISU's second-round 306 gives the 'Birds a two-round 613. Xavier is the 36-hole leader with a 582 with Kennesaw State (591), Cal Baptist (597), Akron (604), Ball State (607), Central Michigan (608), Bradley (609), Missouri State (610), and South Dakota (610) stand just ahead and many within striking distance of the Redbirds. Oakland (614), Western Michigan (614), Loyola (616), Butler (617), Bowling Green (619), Wichita State (620), Eastern Michigan (626), and Ohio (626) round out the 18 schools in the tournament.