Men's golf: Vikings tied for second after 36 holes

Craig Crawford and Nick Varelia shot rounds of 8-under par and 6-under, respectively for Western Washington University, which is tied for second in a 20-team field, three strokes behind Cal State Stanislaus in the team standings after first-day action Monday, March 26, at the Grand Canyon University Thunderbird Spring Invitational in Litchfield, Park, Ariz. Tuesday's final round begins at 7:30 a.m.