WEST POINT, Miss. – NM State opened play at the Mossy Oak Collegiate on Monday as they competed alongside 13 other programs at the Mossy Oak Golf Course. After two rounds, the Aggies are in 13^th place, shooting a combined score of 585 to finish the day nine over par. Meanwhile, Auburn built a comfortable 13-stroke lead to pace the field at 35-under par through two rounds.
 
Individually, Anthony Lara was the top-ranking Aggie as the sophomore from Anthony, N.M., carded a pair of 71s to enter round three two under par and in a tie for 18^th. With the strong start, Lara ended the day as one of just 25 players in the 84-player field to leave the course with a two-round score of below par. Lara's day was highlighted by his stellar performance on hole 10 as he eagled the opening hole of the back nine in both the first and second round. With the pair of eagles on the 311-yard par four, he finished as the only player in the field to record multiple eagles.
 
Javier Delgadillo was the next Aggie down the leaderboard as he finished the day with a two-round score of 146 (+2) to land in a tie for 43^rd. Delgadillo was followed by River Smalley (T52 - 148, +4), Alvaro Morales (T56 – 149, +5) and Vari Mariscal (76 – 153, +9).
 
Tomorrow the Aggies will be paired with Little Rock and individuals from host Mississippi State. NM State will begin their day on hole 10 with Vari Mariscal leading the way at 7:30 a.m. MT. Mariscal will be followed by Morales (7:40 a.m.), Smalley (7:50 a.m.), Delgadillo (8 a.m.) and Lara (8:10 a.m.).
 
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Pos.	Team	R1	R2	Total (To Par)
1	Auburn	271	270	541 (-35)
2	Cincinnati	282	282	564 (-12)
3	Ole Miss	282	283	565 (-11)
4	Augusta	284	284	568 (-8)
5	Kansas State	284	287	571 (-5)
6	Southern Miss.	280	295	575 (-1)
T7	Mississippi State	284	292	576 (E)
T7	Liberty	287	289	576 (E)
T9	LA Tech	292	288	580 (+4)
T9	Louisiana	283	297	580 (+4)
11	Troy	292	289	581 (+5)
12	MTSU	291	291	582 (+6)
13	NM State	293	292	585 (+9)
14	Little Rock	297	290	587 (+11)

 

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	Total (To Par)
T18	Anthony Lara	71	71	142 (-2)
T43	Javier Delgadillo	73	73	146 (+2)
T52	River Smalley	76	72	148 (+4)
T56	Alvaro Morales	73	76	149 (+5)
76	Vari Mariscal	77	76	153 (+9)