LAKE CITY, Minn. – Minnesota State Moorhead golf began competition at The Jewel Invitational, hosted by Concordia-St. Paul on Monday. The Dragons sit in 12^th place as a team after an 18-hole score of 353. 

The Dragon cumulative scorecard sets a new benchmark for the season, improving by 10 strokes from last week's Tracy Lane Memorial (363). 

Sophomore Adi Houkom and junior Aspen Beyer would lead Moorhead on day one, shooting identical 86s. Houkom holed in seven pars in her round, including five even scores on the front nine. The West Fargo, N.D., native also earned a birdie in her round, circling one under marks on the par-five 18^th hole. Beyer would see a similar round, carding eight pars and a birdie. The Wheaton, Minn., product collected a birdie on the par-four 10^th hole at The Jewel that stretched 333 yards. Beyer was only three strokes over par on the back nine (39). 

Sydney Miller would shoot an overall 88 to finish two strokes back of Houkom and Beyer. Miller had four even scores in her round as well as a birdie on the par-three fifth hole. The hole spanned 134 yards in total. Kamryn Wesloh would conclude the Dragon scoring on day one, shooting a 93. Wesloh had a strong round that included three pars and a pair of back nine birdies. The Zimmerman, Minn., native had one-under marks on the par-four 13^th and par-three 15^th holes at The Jewel. 

Senior Regan Braun would shoot a 96 overall on day one with four pars. Playing as an individual, Karlee Luneckas would card a 107 with an even score on the par-three seventh hole. 

The Jewel Invitational concludes tomorrow with an 18-hole round beginning at 10 a.m.