WESTLAKE, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis men's golf team is tied for fifth among the 10-team field after 36 holes of the Tom Tontimonia Invitational at Lakewood Country Club, heading into Tuesday's finale. The Jaguars carded rounds of 292 and 291 on Monday (Oct. 6) and are 11 shots off the lead going into the final round. 

Oakland tops the field at 272 and host Cleveland State and Green Bay are tied for second at 576. Findlay's Cahle Roth and OU's Matteo Rocco are tied for the lead at 3-under 139. Junior Titus Boswell is within striking distance after shooting even par 142 (69-73) on Monday. 

Boswell paced IU Indy with an opening round, 2-under 69, registering six birdies during his morning round. Noah Kirsch and Brady Schier both shot 2-over 73 and freshman Jack Scudder was the fourth scorer at 6-over 77. Redshirt freshman Keaton Parmley capped the lineup at 7-over 78 in the morning round. 

Senior Preston Broce paced the four individual entries with a 3-over 74 while freshman Noah Parsetich shot 5-over 76 in his collegiate debut, including back-to-back birdies late in the round. 

Kirsch led a balanced attack in the afternoon with a 1-over 72, getting to 2-under midway through the round after back-to-back birdies. Boswell, Schier and Scudder all shot 2-over 73 to represent the scoring four. 

"I played some solid golf today," Kirsch said of his opening day 145 (73-72). "I'm looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow and making a push with the team."

Senior Harry Ward shot 2-over 73 and Broce posted a second straight 3-over 74. Greg Miller also chimed in with a solid effort, shooting 4-over 75 in his second round. 

Boswell is tied atop the field with 10 birdies and Broce is tied for sixth with seven birdies. Ward made a team-high 27 pars, ranking third among the 75-player field. 

Tuesday's final round is slated to begin with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start.