ROGERS, OKLA. – Junior Jeffrey Johnston (St. Joseph, Mo.) fired a pair of sub-70 rounds towards a 54-hole 210, leading Missouri Western State University at the Showdown at Shangri-La Monday and Tuesday, April 1 and 2.
 
Reigning Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Player of the Week Marius Dosiere (La Rochelle, France) was on a similar track after Monday's first 18 with a 68 but struggled the rest of the way (73-79) to end up tied for 24^th (220). Johnston's final score put him in a tie for fourth.
 
The Griffons' team total of 886 kept them on the first 10 of the 18-team field. Head coach Matt Thrasher's side wraps up its pre-MIAA Championships slate Monday and Tuesday, April 8 and 9, joining the field for Washburn University's Firekeeper Open.