Leaderboard

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Colorado School of Mines is in the mix on a crowded leaderboard after the first round of the 2025 NCAA West/South Central Regional Championships at the Victoria Club in California.

Mines played early in the day and got to -8 (280) as a team, ending the day tied for seventh after rising as high as third earlier in the day. Only four strokes separate fourth from 10th place as Mines is in the middle of a crowded pack; With the top six finishers qualifying for the NCAA Division II Championships, the Orediggers are only a stroke back of West Texas A&M and Dallas Baptist for that final spot. #1 Colorado Christian leads at -18 ahead of host Cal State San Bernardino at -16. 

Colt Tenpenny led the Orediggers with a first-round 67 (-5), torching the course for six birdies on the day including three over his final five holes to rise to a tie for 7th. Theodore Reitter, in his first start since March, went birdie-birdie to finish his day at 70 (-2) and a tie for 24th, while Max Lange also a torrid finish to his round with four birdies over his last five holes to swing from three-over to one-under at 71, tying him for 35th.

Both Carter Lolli and Lucas Schulte shot even-par rounds of 72, putting them in a tie for 52nd.

Oklahoma Christian's Oskari Nikku and St. Mary's Baptiste Touchard are tied for the individual lead at -9, a stroke ahead of San Bernardino's Chris Wardrup.

Mines was one of only three teams at even par or better on par 3s, and was fourth in the field in birdies (23) on Thursday.

The Orediggers will tee off the second round Friday starting at 11:50 a.m. PT, paired with UT-Tyler and Cal State San Bernardino.