PUEBLO, Colo. – Through 18-holes of play in round one of the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational on Monday, UCCS Men's Golf sits inside the top-15 in 13^th place after leading the field in Par 5 scoring with a 10-under par at the Pueblo Country Club.
 
INSIDE THE FARMERS INSURANCE PROAL INVITE 
Tournament: Farmers Insurance Sam Proal West/South Central NCAA Regional Preview
Location: Pueblo Country Club | Pueblo, Colo.
Par | Yardage: Par 71 | 6,522 yards
 
FROM THE TEE

• Ending the first round with season low scores was Brandon Bervig and Ignacio de La Vega who shot even-par 71 with five birdies each. Both Bervig and de La Vega settled down to shoot under-par on the back-nine to be tied for 28^th on the day as Bervig drained four birdies for a one-under par and de la Vega shooting three-under par with three birdies.
• Freshman Rio Newcombe finished two-over par 73 on Monday after posting four birdies, including a three-hole stretch where he birdied holes No. 5-7 to help UCCS tie for the sixth most birdies on the day (18).
• Sophomore Brady Haake and redshirt junior Barrett Jones post a pair of 75's to head into Tuesday's final rounds as Haake shot one under-par on Par 5's with Jones notching even-par.

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Oklahoma Christian University leads the 19-team tournament with a 10-under 274.
• Zach Burch of Texas A&M University-Commerce is the individual leader after shooting a five-under 66.
   

BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• Rio Newcombe is tied for the third best score on Par 3's with a one-under par.
• Brandon Bervig, Ignacio de La Vega, and Newcombe are tied for the third best score on Par 5's with a three-under par

 
UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions are slated to tee-off starting at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.