Sauk Rapids, Minn.—The Yellowjacket men's golf team took the course on Saturday morning for the first day of the SJU Spring Invitational. Saturday's meet took place at the Wapicada Golf Club where the Yellowjackets would card 12th place after day one with a team score of 318.

After day one of the two-day Invitational, on top for the Yellowjackets sits Nate Burke (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld). Burke sits in five-way tie for 35th place, along with teammate T.J. Sitek (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior). Burke and Sitek would card a score of 77, five over par.

Carleton College finishes the first day in first place with a team score of 287, one under par. Bethel University, in second place not far behind Carleton, would card a score of 289, scoring one over par. In third place is host Saint John's with a team score of 291, three over par.

Match Notes

• Places nine through 12 all sit within one stroke of each other.
• The Yellowjackets finished one point behind Saint John's third team entry who sits in 11th place with a score of 317.
• Andrew Rude (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior), tied with Thomas Ellis of Saint Johns in 55th place, would card a score of 81.
• In a four-way tie, Conner Willard (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) would shoot 11 over par for a score of 83.
• The 71st place is shared with six players, one being Yellowjacket Trevor Durfee (Superior, Wis./Superior High School) with a score of 85.
• There is a three-way tie for first place with scores of 69, scoring three under par for day one.
• Teddy Kaste of Gustavus Adolphus secured the fourth-place spot, two under par for a score of 70.
• Another three-way tie takes place in the fifth-place position with scores of 71.

The Yellowjackets are back in action for day two of the SJU Spring Invitational Sunday, April 28. Tee time at the Monticello Country Club is set for 10 a.m.