RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines golf team opened up play at The Golf Club at Red Rock Monday morning and had a good showing overall.
 
The Men's A team played great in the opening 18 holes, with all five individuals sitting in the top-10 overall. Roger Nakagawa shot a 73, putting him in fourth place, meanwhile Supawich Boonta shot a 76 to put him in a tie for fifth. Joseph Vincent, Jake Francis and Carson McDaniel all shot 77 to tie them in eighth. Overall, the team sits in the second place, shooting a 303, putting them two strokes back of MSU Billings.
 
The B team comprised of Caeden Ekroth, Ramey Lloyd, Bradon Jones, Reece Mayala and Benjamin Macy didn't fare as well, coming up with a 345 overally but is in striking distance of Dordt and Minot State going into day two. Ekroth and Lloyd are sitting in the top-30 after shooting an 84 and 85 while Jones, Mayala, and Macy rounded out the team shooting 87, 89, and 93.
 
Both of the women's teams had a strong first round posting 342 (A) and 345 (B). Rianna Garland is currently sitting in first overall with a 76. She is joined in the top-10 by Annika Schooler (T3, 82), Megan Alexander (4, 84), and Jessalyn Shipp (T9, 85). Mya Maxwell, Tayler Ullen and Julia Sabetti also were on the A team and finished with scores of 87, 97, and 98. Lora Ortega, Summer Christiansen and Portia Lenczowski finished with an 86, 90, and 102 for the B team.
 
The Hardrockers will finish up tomorrow, with all the golfers teeing off on different holes beginning at 9:00 a.m.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 10 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.