Sept. 1, 2008

FARMINGTON, Pa. - After 36 holes of play at the Rutherford Intercollegiate the Marshall University men's golf team stands in ninth place with a score of 613, shooting a 307 on Monday on the heels of its opening-round 306. The 54-hole tournament, hosted by Penn State at the par-72, 7,268-yard Mystic Rock Course at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, will conclude on Tuesday with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Thundering Herd senior Nathan Kinker (Barboursville, W.Va.) paces the Marshall contingent with a score of 147 (76-71), as his 36-hole total puts him 3-over for the championship (t-5) with the leader (Purdue's Nakarintra Ratanakul) at 6-under par. Kinker is the lone Herd golfer to card a score under par in a single round, with his 1-under 71 in round two.

Junior Christian Brand (Charleston, W.Va.) finished day two of the 12-team event with a score of 149 (73-76), good enough for 12th place. Freshman Carson Schambach (Glen Dale, W.Va.) is in a tie for 39th place after opening his collegiate career with scores of 76-79 (155).

Purdue (586) leads Miami (Ohio) (594) by eight strokes for the 36-hole team lead. The host Nittany Lions (597) are in third place. The Herd is two strokes behind Bowling Green and Xavier, who are tied in seventh place.

The entire Rutherford Intercollegiate team and individual leaderboard can be found at www.golfstat.com.