TUCSON, Ariz. – The New Mexico State men's golf team wrapped up the first day of competition in the Arizona Intercollegiate at the Sewailo Golf Club on Monday. Through the first two rounds of play, the Aggies sit in 14^th with a team score of 574 (+6).
 
Individual play for NM State on day one was led by Mike McGilton who shot a two-under, 71-69—140, to tie for 22^nd. Niall Powell followed behind with a two-round scorecard of 71-73—144 (+2) that put the Aggie in a tie for 44^th. Powell and McGilton led the squad in total birdies on day one with 8 apiece.
 
Garrison Smith sits in a tie for 61^st after firing a 76-70—146 (+4). Ryo Harada and Cooper Donahue round out the NM State lineup in a tie for 67^th with each golfer shooting a 148 (+6) on the first day of tournament action.
 
Heading into the final day, No. 11 Arizona State sits atop the team leaderboard after shooting a 547 (-21), followed by host Arizona in second at 552 (-16) and No. 18 Texas A&M completes the top-three with a team total of 553 (-15).
 
The final round of 18 holes at the Arizona Intercollegiate are scheduled for another shotgun start at 8 a.m. MT on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Live scoring for the final day of play can be followed on Golfstat.