LIHUE, Hawaii - Santa Clara held firm to their eighth-place spot in the 19-team field of the John Burns Intercollegiate after turning in a 3-over 283 in Friday's second round. The Broncos are 5-over 565 after 36 holes of play the par-70 Ocean Course and are led individually by
Kevin Hollomon, who shot even par for the second consecutive round to put himself in a tie for 17th at even par-140.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Three Broncos shot even par in Friday's round. Hollomon shot par with three birdies countering a trio of bogeys and is just two strokes outside of the top 10 of the individual standings.
- J.P. Odland also shot par to climb 21 spots in the standings into a tie for 37th.
- Emil Nielsen was the third Bronco to shoot par on Friday to bounce back from his opening round 78 and launch 25 spots up the standings into a tie for 76th.
- Calder Overfelt was 4-over 74 in the round while Matt Robles was 3-over 73 to drop into ties for 30th and 45th, respectively.
- Santa Clara is five strokes behind Saint Mary's and Long Beach State for sixth place, and still maintain a lead over top-25 teams No. 23 Utah (566 ) and San Diego State (567).
- LMU and No. 32 Texas A&M are tied atop the leader board at 8-under 552. The Lions' Nateeshvar Anatha Ganesh leads the field at 6-under 134 thanks to a tournament-best 5-under 65 in Tuesday's round.
SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:
| Place |
Player |
Score |
| T17. |
Hollomon |
70-70--140 (E) |
| T30. |
Overfelt |
68-74--142 (+2) |
| T37. |
Odland |
73-70--143 (+3) |
| T45. |
Robles |
71-73--144 (+4) |
| T76. |
Nielsen |
78-70--148 (+8) |
TEAM STANDINGS:
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| T1. |
LMU |
276-276--552 (-8) |
| T1. |
Texas A&M |
277-275--552 (-8) |
| 3. |
UNLV |
281-274--555 (-5) |
| T4. |
BYU |
281-277--558 (-2) |
| T4. |
New Mexico |
281-277--558 (-2) |
| T6. |
Long Beach State |
278-282--560 (E) |
| T6. |
Saint Mary's |
286-274--560 (E) |
| 8. |
Santa Clara |
282-283--565 (+5) |
| T9. |
UTEP |
281-285--566 (+6) |
| T9. |
Utah |
283-283--566 (+6) |
| 11. |
San Diego State |
282-285--567 (+7) |
| 12. |
Cal |
283-286--569 (+9) |
| 13. |
Washington State |
289-282--571 (+11) |
| 14. |
Grand Canyon |
291-286--577 (+17) |
| 15. |
Miami (OH) |
293-288--581 (+21) |
| 16. |
Missouri |
291-294--585 (+25) |
| 17. |
San Francisco |
300-287--587 (+27) |
| 18. |
Hawaii |
284-305--589 (+29) |
| 19. |
Fresno State |
296-297--593 (+33) |
UP NEXT:
The John Burns Intercollegiate concludes tomorrow.
