TULSA, Okla. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf team climbed three spots to ninth place and was on pace for the best second-round team score in the field after the opening day of The Clerico, hosted by Oral Roberts, Monday at Cedar Ridge Country Club.
 
The second round, which was suspended due to darkness, will be completed Tuesday. Senior Esteban Gonzalez will complete the second round on a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. while the rest of the team is set to start the third round at 8:30 a.m.
 
The Vaqueros shot a 23-over 303 in the opening round to sit in 12th before beginning the second round. With Gonzalez having two holes remaining, UTRGV was three-over in the second round, the lowest second-round score relative to par in the field at the time of suspension. The Vaqueros sit just two strokes outside the top five.
 
UNM currently sits in first place with a 13-over 573 through the first two rounds. Oral Roberts (+16), South Alabama (+19), Colorado State (+23), New Mexico State (+24), and North Alabama (+24) round out the top five. The Vaqueros are ahead of Louisiana (+30), UTEP (+32), San Jose State (+39), and North Texas (+44).
 
Leading the way for UTRGV are senior Gabriel Dulon Villoslada and sophomore Brock Porter, who both carded four-over 144s and are tied for 13th. Porter shot a UTRGV-best two-over 72 in the first round including a one-under bogey-free back nine. Porter once again shot a two-over 72 in the second round.
 
Dulon Villoslada improved from his three-over 73 first round by carding a one-over 71 in the second round. Dulon Villoslada opened the second round with a one-under front nine which included three birdies.
 
Freshman Javier Domingo Calvo made the largest jump in the standings, rising 42 spots in the 76-person field. Domingo Calvo opened with a 10-over 80 in the first round before turning in a UTRGV-best two-under 68 in the second round. Domingo Calvo's second round is currently tied for the fourth-best round across the entire field.
 
Gonzalez shot an eight-over 78 but is currently two-over in the second round with holes eight and nine still left to play. Gonzalez turned a corner as he entered the second round, shooting a one-under, bogey-free back nine to finish the day in a tie for 43^rd. Junior Bogdan Sandrini posted a two-round score of 156 which is tied for 71^st.
 
The Vaqueros will wrap up The Clerico on Tuesday. Fans can follow along through live scoring.
 
Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-13.	Brock Porter	72	72	-	144
T-13.	Gabriel Dulon Villoslada	73	71	-	144
T-31.	Javier Domingo Calvo	80	68	-	148
T-43.	Esteban Gonzalez	78	64*	-	142
T-71.	Bogdan Sandrini	81	75	-	156

*round in progress; scores reflect strokes recorded through completed holes.
 bold denotes best UTRGV score of each round.
 

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	#3 New Mexico	284	289	-	573
2.	Oral Roberts	286	290	-	576
3.	South Alabama	293	278*	-	571
4.	Colorado State	296	279*	-	575
T-5.	New Mexico State	287	297	-	584
T-5.	North Alabama	294	254*	-	548
T-7.	Louisiana Tech	292	285*	-	577*
T-7.	Kansas State	294	291	-	585
9.	UTRGV	303	275*	-	578
10.	Louisiana	294	288*	-	582
11.	UTEP	300	292	-	592
12.	San Jose State	297	294*	-	591
13.	North Texas	304	300	-	604

*round in progress

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