Stockton, Calif.----- The San Jose State University men's golf team came close to matching its first round birdie total of 22 with 19 in round two, but an increased assortment of bogeys has the Spartans in third place heading into the final round of the Visit Stockton Pacific Invite.
First-round leader San Jose State posted a second-round team score of two-under par 282 on the par 71, 6,480-yard Stockton Country Club course for a 36-hole total of 15-under par 553. Brigham Young, 16th nationally by GolfStat, moved into first with an 18-under par 550. Nevada, ranked 40th nationally, matched San Jose State's first-round 271 team-score and is in second at 552.
Six teams in the 16-team field are within seven strokes of Brigham Young for the team title.
"We didn't have our best day; that's for sure. We're focusing on what we need to do tomorrow. We're only three back. It's time to get one going," said San Jose State University men's golf coach John Kennaday.
"We need to play a better game. We got a little too outcome-oriented (in the second round). We need to get more into the process and focus on the things we can control."
Individually, Sean Yu turned in the best score for San Jose State in round two with a two-under 69. His round included five birdies and three bogeys and reflected the up-and-down nature of his teammates. Matt Heitel was next with a one-under par 70. First round leader Kevin Velo birdied four of his last 10 holes to finish at even par 71 and a 135 total.
BYU's Peter Kuest and Long Beach State's Joe Fryer moved ahead of Velo in the individual standings. Kuest is in first place at 133 after a 67. Fryer turned in a 65 and is second at 134.
Velo is tied with three other golfers for third place at 135 including Nevada's Sam Harned whose 64 was the best score of the second round.
Yu is one of three golfers tied for seventh place at 137. Heitel and teammate Ben Campbell are one-under par at 141 and tied for 24th. Bryce Wortman is tied for 38th place at 143. Nate Jetter, playing as an individual entry, is tied for 58th place at four-over par 146.
San Jose State will play with Brigham Young and Nevada in the final round starting at 9:30 a.m. GolfStat will have "live" scoring.
36-hole results from the Visit Stockton Pacific Invite men's golf tournament
Stockton Country Club, Stockton, Calif.
Par 71, 6,480 yards
Team totals
1. Brigham Young 550
2. Nevada 552
3. San Jose State 553
4. San Francisco 554
5. Saint Mary's 555
6. Long Beach State 557
7. UC Santa Barbara 565
8. Sacramento State 568
9. UC Irvine 570
10. Pacific 572
11. UC Riverside 573
South Dakota 573
13. CSU Northridge 576
14. Grand Canyon 579
15. Fresno State 580
16. Cal Baptist 591
Leading individuals
1. Peter Kuest, BYU 66-67-133
2. Joe Fryer, Long Beach State 69-65-134
3. Kevin Velo, San Jose State 64-71-135
Sam Harned, Nevada 71-64-135
Mikey Slesinki, Saint Mary's 69-66-135
Tony Gill, Nevada 69-66-135
More San Jose State scores
7. Sean Yu 68-69-137
24. Ben Campbell 68-73-141
24. Matt Heitel 71-70-141
38. Bryce Wortman 71-72-143
58. Nate Jetter (ind.) 71-75-146
