Sept. 24, 2012

MANAKIN-SABOT, VA-- Senior Thomas Wilde (Bucks, England) is tied for 12th after two rounds of the VCU Shootout at the Hermitage Country Club. As a team, ODU is seventh at 606.

Wilde had four birdies on the day as he shot 73 in the first round and 74 in the second round.He trails Maryland's Sean Bosdosh (70-71=141) by just six strokes.

The Shockers of Witchita State (580) lead the event by seven strokes over second place Virginia Tech (587). ODU was just five strokes back after the first 18 holes with a 293 score, but shot 313 in the second round.

Jamison Randall (Cumberland, RI.) is tied for 31st after shooting 72-80=152, while John Dawson(Chesapeake, VA.) and freshman Ashton Newsom (Chesapeake, VA.) are both tied for 38th after shooting 74-80=154.

Randall had three birdies in the first round as he shot 36-36 and two birdies in the second round. The final round is Tuesday.

VCU SHOOTOUT
Hermitage Country Club
Manakin-Sabot, VA
Par 72, 6955 Yards

1 Wichita State 288 292 580 +4
2 Virginia Tech 292 295 587 +11
3 Iowa State 297 294 591 +15
4 Long Beach State 296 296 592 +16
5 Maryland 297 296 593 +17
6 Richmond 300 300 600 +24
7 Old Dominion 293 313 606 +30
8 George Mason 304 303 607 +31
T9 UNCG 315 294 609 +33
T9 East Carolina 303 306 609 +33
11 VCU 306 307 613 +37
12 James Madison 315 310 625 +49

OLD DOMINION GOLFERS
T12 Tom Wilde  73-74=147
T31 Jamison Randall 72-80=152
T38 John Dawson  74-80=154
T38 Ashton Newsom  74-80=154
T57 Seth Sweet 81-79=160