REDDING, Calif. – Issey Tanimura and Silas Guzlas each carded 1-over-par 73s, helping Oregon Tech crack the 300-stroke mark for the second time this season, as the Hustlin' Owls sit in third-place after Day 1 of the Simpson Spring Invite at Riverview Golf & Country Club.
 
Tech posted a team score of 295 – nine strokes off the overall lead set by Southwestern Oregon CC (286) and five strokes behind second-place Corban (290). The Owls are just ahead of league rivals Bushnell (297) and Southern Oregon (298).
 
Both Tanimura and Guzlas are tied for tenth in the 53-player field, with teammate Tyler Vassar (74) in 16th and Kade Bracken (75) in 19th.
 
Three other OIT players were in action – as Jack Tieman carded a 74, Tyce Helmick posted a 78 and Kellen Humphries an 85.
 
Round 2 begins tomorrow at 9 a.m.