WEST POINT, Miss. – South Dakota sophomore golfer Tate Arends is 1-over-par at the Old Waverly Collegiate after the first two rounds taking place Monday. As a team, the Coyotes are in 12^th place after rounds of 295 and 294 at the event hosted by Mississippi State.
 
Arends totaled eight birdies over the first 36 holes and has totaled 145 shots over the two rounds. He carded a 1-under-par 71 in the opening round and followed with 74 shots in the second tour of the course. He enters Tuesday's final round tied for 36^th.
 
Teammate Tommy Vining is one stroke behind with 146 shots. He is tied for 41^st after he carded a 1-under-par 71 in the second round. The senior totaled 26 pars, the eighth most in the field over 36 holes.
 
Junior Matt Tolan and sophomore Jacob Michel totaled 148 and 150 strokes, respectively. Junior Scott Fudenberg is the final Coyote scorer in the field with 166 shots.
 
The University of Louisiana Monroe holds the team lead with 554 strokes with Marcus Byrd of Middle Tennessee State holding the individual lead with 136 shots (-8). The Coyotes totaled 589 shots over the two rounds, two strokes out of 10^th place.
 
The final round gets underway Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Old Waverly Golf Club is playing 7,000 yards and to a par 72.