VERONA, N.Y. - Dan Michalek (Mount Airy, Md./Mount St. Joseph) finished 15th to lead the Mount St. Mary's men's golf team to a 14th-place standing after two rounds of the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate on Sunday. The event is the squad's first event of the season.

Michalek posted a 78 in the first round and a team-best 74 in the second round for a two-round score of 152, eight strokes behind the current leader.

Kevin Ellison (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) (61st place, 163), Devin O'Grady (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) (64th place, 165), Andrew Lawton (Severna Park, Md./Mount St. Joseph) (64th place, 165) and Ray Hyre (Bowie, Md./Bowie) (75th place, 169) rounded out the Mount's five competitors. Ellison and O'Grady are making their collegiate debut in the event.

Purdue leads the three-round event with a two-round score of 593, 12 strokes ahead of Bowling Green (605) while Missouri (606), Connecticut (609) and Kansas (610) round out the Top-5 teams in the 18-team field. The Mountaineers shot a 328 in the first round and a 313 in the second round to card a 641 in the two rounds to sit in 14th place.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action in the final round of the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate on Monday.