KENSINGTON, CT – Rick van der Nat (Noordwijk, The Netherlands/Visser 't Hooft) shot a one-under 70 to sit tied for 23^rd after the first round of the Ryan T. Lee Collegiate Invitational Saturday and the Rider University men's golf team is 15^th of 17 teams with a 295.

Connor Bekefi (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), Louie Giovacchini (Windermere, FL/Windermere) and Ben Ortwein (Easton, PA/Notre Dame) all shot four-over 75 to round out the Broncs' counting scores. Zander Gibson (Concord, OH/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) also competed with a nine-over 80.

QUOTES & NOTES
"Behind the 8 ball all day after an abysmal start. Battled on the back, but all in all, pretty terrible today. Rick played a very solid round." – Rider Head Coach Jason Barry

- Ortwein was playing his first tournament as a Bronc.   
- The second, and final, round of the Ryan T. Lee Collegiate Invitational is set for Sunday. The first tee time is set for 7:30 a.m.