Stillwater, Oklahoma -- The UNM men's golf team, looking to improve upon its 26th place finish at the NCAA Championships a year ago, is already on pace to do just that, as after one day of play, the Lobos are tied for 17th place overall with the University of Kentucky with a team score of 309 (+21).

The Lobos finished at around the middle of the pack Tuesday, despite no par-or-better scores from any of their individual players. Freshman Jay Choi came the closest with a 1-over par score of 73. He is tied for 13th place individually.

The biggest surprise for New Mexico, was the play of team leader Michael Letzig, who shot an uncharacteristic 5-over par 77 to finish the first day of play tied for 59th. After that, the scores don't get much better. Ian Medlock is tied for 72nd overall (78, +6), Madalitso Muthiya is tied for 106th place (81, +9) and Jay Reynolds is locked in a tie for 142nd place (86, +14).

But with three days of play remaining, there's plenty of time for redemption. The Lobos tee off between 6:00 and 6:36 a.m. Wednesday morning in day two of competition. Follow the tournament's results at www.golfstatlive.com and get full results from GoLobos.com.

NCAA Championship Team Scores:
T1 Oklahoma State +11 299
T1 North Carolina State +11 299
T1 Clemson +11 299
T1 Auburn +11 299
T5 Southern California +12 300
T5 Duke University +12 300
7 Florida +14 302
8 UCLA +15 303
T9 Wake Forest Univ. +16 304
T9 Illinois +16 304
11 Minnesota +17 305
T12 Arizona State U. +18 306
T12 Texas +18 306
14 Arizona +19 307
T15 Wichita State Univ. +20 308
T15 North Carolina +20 308
T17 Kentucky, U. of +21 309
T17 New Mexico +21 309
19 Georgia Tech +22 310
20 Augusta State +23 311
T21 UNLV +25 313
T21 South Carolina +25 313
T23 Arkansas, U. of +26 314
T23 Washington +26 314
25 Georgia +27 315
26 SMU +28 316
T27 Vanderbilt +32 320
T27 Tennessee, Univ. of +32 320
T29 San Diego State +35 323
T29 Oregon, U. of +35 323)

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