HAYDEN ONE SHOT OFF THE PACE AT JANNEY VCU SHOOTOUT

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MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. – On the strength of his second sub-par round of the season, Conner Hayden of the Radford men's golf team is in second place through Monday's 36 holes of the Janney VCU Shootout hosted by the Rams at the par 72, 6,955-yard Hermitage Country Club.

Hayden, who already has one collegiate victory under his belt (the 2014 Davidson College Invitational), recorded six birdies on the day en route to a 1-under 143 (69-74). The junior is one shot behind Nick Voke of Iowa State with 18 holes to play.

Behind Hayden's stellar round, the Highlanders are tied for fourth at 590 (292-298) with tournament host VCU. Virginia Tech, the two-time defending champion of this event, carded a 579 (287-292) and leads the 13-team field by three strokes.

Tanner Carbaugh led Radford in the afternoon with his 1-over 73. Through two rounds, Carbaugh is tied for 16^th at 3-over 147 (74-73). One shot behind and tied for 19^th is Ryan Rettberg. He fired rounds of 73 and 75.

Myles Creighton is tied for 35^th at 152 (76-76) and Conner Lewis is tied for 63^rd at 157 (80-77). Ben O'Geary, who is competing as an individual, logged a 158 (80-78) and is tied for 65^th.

The Highlanders are paired with VCU and James Madison for Tuesday's final round, which begins with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start.

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