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For Immediate Release
May 9, 2006
Redlands, Nebraska Wesleyan close gap on
Guilford
After trailing the defending national champ Monday
by 10 and 12 strokes, respectively, Nebraska Wesleyan University
and the University of Redlands made their charge on Tuesday at the
NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships being played at
Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb.
Seniors Nick Obie (67) and Trevor Young (68) led
Redlands to the best score of the day at 286 and moved the Bulldogs
into second place on the team leader board, a position where they
have finished each of the last two years. Obie is currently second
individually at 144.
The host Prairie Wolves shot 289 to draw within
three strokes of Guilford, the defending national champions, who
still cling to a two-shot lead heading into Wednesday’s third
round. NWU had three golfers at 72 or better on Tuesday: Tyler Lawson
(70), Aaron Stockton (71) and Travis Davis (72).
Both teams started hot on Tuesday. In fact, the
Bulldogs were -12 early in the second round, but faded on their
final five holes putting Guilford back in the lead. The three teams
will tee off together on Wednesday starting at 7:30 a.m. (CST).
At 296, Guilford also shot better than their opening
round 299, but the Quakers still saw their lead shrink on Tuesday.
Methodist College shot 300 and fell from second to fifth, while
Oglethorpe University shot 293 and dropped one spot to fourth. Just
eight strokes separate the top five teams.
The individual leader is Oglethorpe’s Danny
Swanick, who shot a 68 on Tuesday and is +1 for the tournament (143).
First-round leader Nathan Logan from the University of La Verne
carded a 79 and fell into a tie for 23rd at +9 (151) with Guilford’s
Colin Clark, the defending individual champion, and seven other
players.
LINCOLN
FORECAST
Tuesday’s weather was near perfect,
with highs in the 70s and not much wind. Temps are expected to top
out in the low to mid-60s in Lincoln on Wednesday with 15-20 mph
winds and an increasing chance for rain as the day goes along.
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