CLEVELAND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College golf team fired a second-round score of 294 to move into 6th-place at the Derrall Foreman Invitational, hosted by Delta State University at the Cleveland Country Club.

The Choctaws had the 4th-best second round of the day, going just 6-over as a team to move from 7th to 6th after the opening round. MC shot a team score of 310 in the first 18 holes.

Seniors Force Choi (77-68) and Davis Murphy (72-73) were the top two finishers for the Choctaws on the day, firing a score of 145 (+1) to be in a tie for 7th after the first day. Choi's score of 68 in the second round was tied for the best of the 18 holes and was tied for the 3rd-best round of the entire day.

Senior Jacob Berry (80-77) and freshman Adam Murphree (81-76) are tied for 42nd with a first-day score of 157 (+13), while freshman Grant Mahaney (84-83) is tied for 57th with a score of 167 (+23).

Delta State holds the lead in their own tournament, shooting a team score of 560 (-16) to sit 24 shots ahead of Arkansas-Monticello (584, +8), who is in 2nd. Spring Hill (590, +14), Union (593, +17) and Montevallo (600, +24) all sit within striking distance of the Choctaws.

Four of the top five finishers on the opening day came from DSU, led by GSC Golfer of the Year Zach Zediker (66-68), who shot a 134 (-10) to sit six shots ahead of teammates Wilson Baker and Zach Smith and Jordan Botwinick from Union.

The final round of the tournament will be played on Tuesday morning at the Cleveland Country Club.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.