HUMBLE – Freshman and McAllen Memorial alum Esteban Gonzalez sits inside the top-10 leading The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf team on the first day of the All-American Intercollegiate on Monday at the Golf Club of Houston. 
 
Gonzalez is tied for eighth place with a two-round total of 144 and is just four shots off the lead held by UNLV's Yuki Moriyama who posted a two-round total of 140. Gonzalez opened with a first round two-over par 74 before bouncing back in the second round with a two-under 70. 
 
Junior Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque is tied for 26^th with a two-round total of 148. Duque opened with a first round one-under par before carding a second round 77. Freshman Emilio Gil Leyva is tied for 57^th with a two-round total of 152 after posting a first round 77 and then improving in the second round with a 75. 
 
Senior Javier Neira Garcia is tied for 64^th with a two-round total of 153 after posting rounds of 76 and 77. Redshirt junior Taj Sutherland is tied for 88^th with a two-round total of 156 after turning in rounds of 79 and then improving with a second round 77. Freshman Eddie Lai, who is competing in the individual tournament, is in 22^nd with a two-round total of 154 after opening with a first round 78 and then improving with a second round 76. 
 
As a team, UTRGV is 13^th with a two-round total of 597 after posting rounds of 298 and 299. The Vaqueros are four shots out of the top-10 and eight shots out of the top-five. Sam Houston holds the first day lead with a two-round total of 580 after turning in rounds of 285 and 295. 
 
The All-American Intercollegiate will conclude on Tuesday with the final round getting underway at 8 a.m. 
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-8.	Esteban Gonzalez	74	70	-	144
T-26.	Juan Luis De Bethencourt Duque	71	77	-	148
T-57.	Emilio Gil Leyva	77	75	-	152
T-64.	Javier Neira Garcia	76	77	-	153
T-88.	Taj Sutherland	79	77	-	156
22.	Eddie Lai*	78	76	-	154

*Competing as an individual
                                                                                          

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Sam Houston	285	295	-	580
T-2.	UNLV	293	291	-	584
T-2.	Texas Tech	296	288	-	584
4.	Rice	294	294	-	588
T-5.	Texas State	294	295	-	289
T-5.	Houston	295	295	-	589
T-7.	Yale	296	294	-	590
T-7.	Kansas	290	300	-	590
T-9.	Baylor	302	291	-	593
T-9.	Lamar	294	299	-	593
T-11.	Southern Mississippi	300	296	-	596
T-11.	Iowa State	298	298	-	596
13.	UTRGV	298	299	-	597
14.	Iowa	293	306	-	599
15.	Arkansas State	302	298	-	600
16.	Cincinnati	296	309	-	605
17.	UTSA	300	306	-	606
18.	Memphis	311	297	-	608
19.	Houston 'B'	305	304	-	609
20.	Louisiana	297	319	-	616

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