BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State (+18) is third in an 11-team field after the opening round of the 36-hole Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate, which opened Sunday at Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club.
The Mountaineers shot a team-306 and trail leader Bethune Cookman (+15) by three and Gardner-Webb (+16) by two heading into Monday’s final round. Western Carolina, Elon, and Winthrop (308) are all tied for fourth.
Bethune-Cookman’s Yudika Rodriguez and Winthrop’s Ashley Stroup are tied for medalist honors after firing matching even-par 72s in the opening round.
Seniors Hannah Craver (Winston-Salem, N.