FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The Skidmore College golf team is in 10^th after the first of two rounds at the FCS Spring Invitational. Playing the Bethpage State Park Red Course, the Thoroughbreds shot a first-round 293.

• Senior Evan Forrest birdied No. 11 and recorded pars on his final seven holes to shoot a 2-over 72 and tie for 14^th.
• Rudraksha Banerjee is one shot back of Forrest. He had birdie-3s on No. 8 and No. 13 on the way to a 73. He's tied for 28^th.
• Fellow first-years Johnny Hwang and Patrick McLaughlin had matching 74s and are tied for 35^th. Hwang's round featured back-to-back birdies on No. 10 and 11 after making the turn, while McLaughlin had an eagle-3 on the par-5 16^th.
• Tate Esler is in a tie for 44^th after an opening-round 75.
• Rochester holds a five-shot overnight lead over Huntingdon and host Farmingdale State as well as Rensselaer.
• The leader, Luke Evans of Rochester, shot a 3-under 67 and is ahead by one shot.

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• Skidmore will finish at Bethpage on Sunday in the team's final tune-up before next weekend's Liberty League Championship.