WAVERLY - Eddie Doyle fired a 2-over-par 74 Friday to help Kirkwood take the 18-hole lead at the Wartburg Spring Invitational at Prairie Links Golf Club in Waverly.

Kirkwood finished the first round at 307 for a six-shot lead over Nebraska Wesleyan. Blaine Buhr of Kirkwood is tied for third at 4-over 76 and Dylan Daxon is tied for fifth at 5-over 77.

Coe is in last place in the 10-team tournament at 367. The final round is Saturday.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kirkwood 307, 2. Nebraska Wesleyan 313, 3. Simpson 319, 4. Wartburg 326, 5. Grinnell 328, 6. Iowa Lakes 340, 7. Buena Vista 347, 8. Luther 349, 9. Macalester 351, 10. Coe 367.

KIRKWOOD: Eddie Doyle 74, Blaine Buhr 76, Dylan Daxon 77, Daniel Cutkomp 80, Carson Whittington 80, Ben Jones 82.

COE: Tyler Gunderson 82, Hunter Mulnix 90, Anthony Worden 93, Seth Inman 102, Alex Everhart 108.