GALESBURG, Ill. - The Kirkwood men's golf team sizzled at the Jim  Wetherbee Memorial Invitational on Friday.

Ryan Morrison of Kirkwood shot a 4-under-par 68 and sits in first  place after 18 holes at the Soangetaha Country club in Galesburg, Ill.  Dawson Peters and Will Babcock of Kirkwood fired rounds of 1-under 71  to share third place, helping the Eagles grab a 15-shot lead heading  into Saturday.

George Kalpakas of Kirkwood, competing as an individual, shot a 1-over  73 and is tied for sixth.

Kirkwood has a team score of 2-under 286, with Concordia University of  Wisconsin in second place at 301. Twenty teams are competing.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kirkwood 286, 2. Concordia (Wis.) 301, 3. Central College 302, 4.  Edgewood College 307, 5. University of Dubuque 310, 6. Black Hawk  College 312, 7. Lake Forest College 313, 8. Knox College 318, 9. (tie)  Central College "B", Augustana College 321. 11. Knox College "B" 326, 12. Illinois College 333, 13. (tie) Iowa  Wesleyan 336, University of Dubuque "B" 336, 15. St. Norbert College  340, 16. Monmouth College 342, 17. Blackburn College 343, 18. Carroll  University 348, 19. Simpson College 353, 20. Grinnell College 372.

KIRKWOOD: Ryan Morrison 68, Dawson Peters 71, Will Babcock 71, George  Kalpakas 73, Ben Epperly 76, James Morgan 79, Drew Brandel 80.