MOBILE, Ala. - The Illinois State men's golf team currently sits in 13th place after the first day of the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate at the par-72, 7,212-yard Magnolia Grove Crossings Golf Course. The Redbirds shot a two-round total of 14-over-par 599, after shooting a 9-over-par 297 in the first round, followed by a 14-over-par 302 in the second round. Host South Alabama currently leads the 15-team field with an 11-under-par 565 (278-287), followed by Louisville and Mississippi State.
Sophomore Trent Wallace led the way for the Redbirds after shooting an even-par 72 (35-37) in the first round, followed by a 1-under-par 71 (34-37) in the second round.