Spring Hill, Kan. - The Missouri Southern Men's Golf team shot the second-best round of day two at the MIAA Championships and moved into a tie for sixth place at Sycamore Ridge Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon.
"We played some good golf today," said head coach Mike Wheeler. "We need another good round like today in order for us to have a chance of making a big move tomorrow."
Junior Connor Neil had the best individual round of the day, a 3-under 69, to move up 20 spots into a tie for ninth place. Neil bogeyed just two holes on the day while sinking five birdies, three on the back nine for the 69 round. Connor was the biggest mover of the day as he jumped up those 20 spots.
Senior Taylor Lansford finished day two with a 1-over 73 to stay in a share of 16th with a two-round total of 150. Lansford started the day off with a birdie on the first hole, a hole which he scored a quadruple bogey on in the first round, and was 3-over through the front nine. On the back nine Lansford sank three birdies to get back to even par before a bogey on the 18th gave him the 1-over 73.
Sophomore Tripper Jensen dropped three spots into a tie for 19th as he also improved on his day one score with a 2-over 74. Jensen bogeyed two holes on the front nine before sinking three birdies on the back nine to go with an additional three bogeys for the 2-over 74.
Senior Cameron Hamilton managed to move up one spot into a share of 27th after also improving on his opening round score. Hamilton bogeyed five holes but birdied holes eight and eleven for a second-round score of 3-over 75.
Sophomore Tristan Haltom was the second biggest mover for the Lions jumping up seven spots after his day two performance. Haltom birdies nine, eleven, and eighteen on his way to a 3-over 75 day.
First day leader Washburn finished the day in fourth with a second round of 11-over 299 while 25th ranked Central Missouri took over the top spot in the team standings with a 3-over 291 for a 593 two day total.
Thirty-seventh ranked Central Oklahoma sits in second place with a two-round total of 594 (302-292) followed by Lindenwood (309-288), who shot an even par 288 second round, at 597. The Ichabods (299-299) 598 and Southwest Baptist (309-292) 601 round out the top five.
The Lions (312-291) moved up the spot into a tie for sixth with Missouri Western (309-294) at 603 followed by Nebraska-Kearney (315-303) at 618, Northeastern State (313-307) at 620, Lincoln (324-306) 630 and Fort Hays State (324-326) 650.
Kevin Kim of Missouri Western leads the individual standings after a 2-under 70 second round to go with his even par 70 first round. Kim's teammate, Patrick McCarthy, Yente Van Doren of Lindenwood, and Alexander Hughes of Central Oklahoma are tied for second at 1-over 145.
The third and final round will begin Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. and Southern will be paired up with Southwest Baptist and Washburn and start on the front nine.
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