LARCHWOOD, Iowa – Minot State's Kasen Rostad turned in his second straight sub-par round, while teammate Max Palmer fired an even-par 72 on Monday, leading the charge for the Beaver men's team, which sits tied for 5^th in the team standings after day one of the USF Fall Invitational hosted by Sioux Falls.

Rostad fired a 1-under 71 on Monday and is in a seven-way tie for 5^th in the individual standings, two shots off the lead. Last week, Rostad shot a 1-under 71 in the final round of the Battle in the North hosted by Minot State.

His teammate, Palmer, shot an even-par 72, which has him tied for 12^th, after Monday's first round.

The Beaver men's team is tied for 5^th with Augustana's B team, as both shot 14-over 302s on Monday at the Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort course. Both teams sit 12 strokes behind tournament leader and host Sioux Falls (2-over 290).

While the Minot State men charged into a share of 5^th place, the Beaver women's team finds itself in 8^th after day one with a team total of 63-over 351. Minot State is lurking one shot back of Bemidji State (62-over 350) and three behind Sioux Falls' B team (60-over 348).

Augustana's A team leads the women's team standings after shooting 16-over 304 on Monday.

The Beavers' Emily Watts finds herself in the top 10 after day one after she shot 7-over 79 and is tied for 8^th, while teammate Natalie Van Dort is three shots back of her and in a tie for 16^th at 10-over 82.

Macie Sebelius was next for the Minot State women as she shot 20-over 92 and is tied for 34^th, and Micaela Resler rounded out the Beavers' scores as she shot 26-over 98 and is tied for 43^rd.

Augustana's Payton Drefke shot an even-par 72 and leads the women's individual standings by three shots.

Sioux Falls' Ryan Nutter shot a 3-under 69 and holds a one-shot lead over three players in the men's individual standings with one final round to play in the tournament, on Tuesday.

The Minot State men also got strong efforts from Quinn Shillingstad, who was tied for 36^th after a 6-over 78, and Porter Barnett and Michael Felchle, who are tied for 47^th after matching 9-over 81s, on Monday.