FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, Mont. -- Both the Lewis-Clark State College men's and women's golf teams stand in second place after the opening 36 holes of the Montana Tech Invitational, which is being played at the Fairmont Hot Springs Golf Course.

The first 36 holes were played on Sunday, with the final 18 holes on Monday. The tournament is the season-opening event in the Frontier Conference.

The Warrior men have a team total of 588, just six shots behind Rocky Mountain College, and one shot ahead of Westminster, which stands third at 589. On the women's side, Rocky has the lead with at 629, while LCSC overcame a slow start to post the best team score of the second round to stand at 655.

Each team in the conference plays host to a 54-hole event and the total team score from each tournament is added to determine the conference champion. Last year, the Warrior men won the conference title, while the women finished second to Rocky Mountain.

Nik Arrenbrecht led the Warrior men on Sunday with rounds of 74 and 70 for a 144 total. That leaves him five shots behind the individual leader. Chris Kneen, a freshman, had a 147, while Joey Lovell had a 149. Lovell was 2-under on his second 18 with three holes to play, but finished with a pair of double bogeys along with a bogey.

"We played well but these greens are very difficult to putt and we had some problems putting," Thompson said.

The Warrior women shaved 19 shots off the first round with a 318 total on the second 18, beating Rocky Mountain by a stroke.

Freshman Alana Norris led the Warriors with rounds of 83 and 75 for a 158 total.

MEN

Team scores - 1, Rocky Mountain 290-292-582. 2, Lewis-Clark State 293-295-588. 3, Westminster 292-297-589. 4, Montana Tech 302-302-604, 5, Miles City 312-299-611, 6, Montana-Western 405-326-631. 7, Carroll 320-312-632, 8,Great Falls 331-317-648.

LCSC individuals -- Nik Arrenbrecht 74-70-144, Chris Kneen 72-77-147, Joey Lovell 75-74-149, Patrick Casabonne 72-78-150, James Rooney 80-76-156.

Other LCSC individuals -- Jeff Ray 78-73-151, Scott Mooney 80-75-155, Chris Jarrett 80-75-155.

WOMEN

Team scoring -- 11, Rocky Mountain 310-319-629. 2, Lewis-Clark State 337-318-655. 3, Carroll 365-344-709. 4, Montana State-Northern 427-415-842, 5, Westminster 487-487-974.6, Great Falls 453-570--1023.

LCSC individuals -- Alana Norris 83-75-158, Samara Kleuver 86-77-163, Cortney Shrout 85-81-166, Juanita Villa 84-85-169, Nikki Fisher 85-87-172.

Other LCSC scores -- Sue James 83-88-171,  Jordan Knapp 89-88--177.