Rob Seibly (Spokane, Wash.) led the Redhawks with a first-round 74 (+2) to finish the day in a tie for 10th place. Ian Dahl (Longview, Wash.) and Paul Pavlos (Woodinville, Wash.) each shot 76 (+4) to find themselves in a tie for 14th place at the end of the day.
Chris Holway (Longview, Wash.) collected 12 pars, tied for fifth-most among all golfers, as part of his first-round 79 (+7), good enough for a tie for 21st place. Jordan Beals (Enumclaw, Wash.) shot 85 (+13) to end the day in a tie for 32nd place.
As a team, Seattle University earned 12 birdies, second-most among the teams, to finish the day at 305 (+17), just two strokes behind Cal State Bakersfield but only one stroke ahead of Sacramento State. Cal Poly leads the team standings at 292 (+4), four strokes ahead of Creighton, while the Mustangs' Bryan Pierce stands atop the individual standings with a first-round 69 (-3), one stroke ahead of teammate Bryce Greeley.
Seattle University will play the second and final round Friday, teeing off from the first hole at 8:36 a.m.