Baker in Top 20 at NCAA's

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Chris Baker fired a 73 in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional Thursday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. In a field containing some of the best collegiate golfers, Baker finished in a tie for 17th place among all individuals.

Play will continue tomorrow, teeing off at 6 a.m. Baker is scheduled to begin his round at 8:02 a.m. Live stats will be provided at golfstat.com

The Brownstown, Ind. native needs to finish in the top two among stand-alone individuals and those who do not qualify with their team in order to advance onto the finals. The top 10 teams and top two individuals will join qualifiers from the other two regions at the NCAA Championships, May 28-31 in West Lafayette, Ind.

Team Leaderboard
1. Wake Forest 290
2. Alabama 292
3. Oklahoma State 293
4. Florida 294
5. Eastern Michigan 297
T6. Michigan 298
T6. Texas A&M 298
T6. Illinois 298
T9. Lamar 299
T9. Ohio State 299

Individual Leaderboard
1. Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest 69
T2. Five individuals, 70
T17. Chris Baker, Iowa State 73