LIHU'E, Kaua'i – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team completed the first round of the 42^nd John A. Burns Intercollegiate Thursday at Kaua'i's Wailua Golf Course.
 
The Rainbow Warriors currently sit in 20^th place with a 309 total. No. 49 UNLV is the Round 1 leader at 270 and is led by Shintaro Ban, who carded a 7-under 65.
 
The tournament, which is being held at Wailua for the fifth consecutive year and sixth time overall, features its largest field in years with a total of 122 golfers.
 
Leading the host school are freshman Justin Arcano and junior Cameron Kaneko, who each shot 76 and are tied for 69^th place. Freshman Justin Ngan carded 78 and is tied for 97^th while senior Smart Kittirattanapaiboon shot 79 and is tied for 107^th. Sophomore Nick Nelson posted 82 and is tied for 117^th.
 
Behind UNLV in the team standings is fourth-ranked Texas A&M (283) followed by No. 28 North Carolina and No. 31 Brigham Young (284), and No. 37 Saint Mary's and Utah (285). Defending individual tournament champion Chandler Phillips of Texas A&M is four strokes back at 3-under 69 and tied for seventh.
 
Also competing as individuals for the Warriors are freshman Trevor Hirata (77, t-88^th), sophomore Desmond Mello (78, t-97^th), junior Bryden Salvador (80, t-113^th), junior Sam Schwartz (82, t-117^th), sophomore Taiga Iwasa (83, t-119^th), and freshman Cole Yoshida (83, t-119^th).
 
The tournament continues on Friday with an 8:00 a.m., shotgun start.
 

20	Hawai'i	309
T69	Justin Arcano (1)	76
T69	Cameron Kaneko (2)	76
T97	Justin Ngan (5)	78
T107	Smart Kittirattanapaiboon (3)	79
T117	Nick Nelson (4)	82

 

T88	Trevor Hirata (Hawai'i)	77
T97	Desmond Mello (Hawai'i)	78
T113	Bryden Salvador (Hawai'i)	80
T117	Sam Schwartz (Hawai'i)	82
T119	Taiga Iwasa (Hawai'i)	83
T119	Cole Yoshida (Hawai'i)	83