Texas Pan American men; B-CU women lead after second day at PGA MCGC
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The wind picked up on Saturday at PGA Golf Club, but the University of Texas-Pan American men’s team and Bethune Cookman University women’s team played well enough to lead heading into the final round of the 27th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by Brown Capital Management.
The 2013 edition of the 54-hole Championship, which will conclude tomorrow, features nearly 200 players representing more than 40 colleges and universities.
The Texas-Pan American men, who trailed first-round leader Bethune-Cookman by 11 strokes, were catapulted by Kevin Kirokossian’s stellar 5-under-par 67 on the Wanamaker Course and lead the men’s division I competition by four strokes heading into the final round tomorrow.
The defending champion in the division, Texas-Pan American used a second-round 3-over-par 291 for a two-day total of 585.
Bethune-Cookman is now in second place overall at 589. Alabama State University is in third at 594.
“The round was really good today, considering I played the par 5s at one over for the day," said Kirakossian, a senior. “Our team wanted to come out and win the day, shoot the lowest score of any team out there. Then we could see where we stood and try and win it all tomorrow.”
The Bethune-Cookman women's team, which played on the adjacent Ryder Course, extended their lead to 13 strokes over the University of Texas-Pan American.
The Wildcats, the defending champion in the women’s team division, were led by Andrea Orozco, who shot 69.
“We wanted to build on our lead and play well as a team,” said Orozco. “I hit a lot of wedges into greens, hit it close and made some good birdies.”
In Division II, Lincoln University from Jefferson City, Mo.; had its lead cut to 13 strokes over Texas A&M International heading into the final round on Sunday.
Lincoln was led in the second round by Nick Goeke. The junior, who opened with a 76, shot 72 today.
“I was able to hold it together all day and made a few birdies on the back nine to get back to even par,” said Goeke. “The wind was really picking up, especially on the back nine, so it felt good to help the team out with a good score. It was important for us to keep the lead going into tomorrow.”
In the Men's Independent Division, Robert Grant of Alabama State University holds a one-stroke lead over Daniel Inocencio of UNLV heading into the final round. Alden Mark Davis of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., is in third at 151.
Defending champion Justin Watkins from the University of Central Oklahoma shot a second-round 79 and is alone in 5th place overall.
Grant, sophomore from Luton, England, used a second-round 77 for a 148 total.
“I got off to a really rough start today. With the wind picking up it made it hard to judge at first,” said Grant. “Some silly mistakes cost me, but I still have a lead and need to play well again tomorrow. If I play more like I did yesterday, I like my chances.”
In the Women's Independent Division, Alexis Belton of Texas Wesleyan grabbed the 36-hole lead after a solid even-par 72. She leads first-round leader Cheryl Chua of South Carolina State University and Texas-Pan American’s Samantha Garcia by two strokes heading into the final round.
In the NAIA division, Talladega (Ala.) College extended its lead to 30 strokes over Edward Waters College of Jacksonville, Fla.
Second-Round Scores:
Men's Team Division I
1 Texas Pan American 294-291--585 Kevin Kirakossian 74-67--141 Mathew Charles 72-73--145 Ricky Solis 73-74--147 Johnathan Sloss 75-77--152 Chris Felix 76-78--154
2 Bethune-Cookman 283-306--589 Ryan Fricker 69-75--144 Matthew McKnight 72-76--148 Leon Fricker 69-80--149 Emmanuel Petrich 73-76--149 Alex Clapp 77-79--156
3 Alabama State 301-293--594 Francis Berthiaume 72-70--142 Branson Ferrier 74-70--144 Chris Wilson 78-76--154 Jose Rodriguez 78-77--155 Dan Park 77-83--160
4 Tennessee State 297-302--599 James Stepp 75-73--148 Cameron Scitern 75-74--149 Andrew Warner 72-79--151 Codie Welborn 75-79--154 Dallas Hill 80-76--156
5 Savannah State 293-313--606 Travis Roe 69-77--146 Scott Rogers 73-79--152 Ryan Lassiter 74-79--153 Brandon Neals 78-78--156 Caleb Simons 77-89--166
6 Florida A&M 305-313--618 Omari Whitmore 77-71--148 Anthony Phipps II 72-77--149 Justin Stills 80-75--155 Cody Sapp 76-90--166
7 North Carolina Central 312-307--619 Glendon Mabe 74-71--145 Spencer Jones 79-77--156 Michael Wilson 81-76--157 Garreth Carpenter 80-83--163 Andre Jones 79-85--164
8 Maryland Eastern Shore 325-306--631 Mike Veverka 73-73--146 Michael Ferguson 87-72--159 Jon Seward 81-79--160 Paul Cecil 88-82--170 Christopher Toney 84-88--172
9 Texas Southern--338-324--662 Josiah Brown 82-81--163 Quinton Leonard 79-85--164 William Wells 92-74--166 Mike Calvillo 87-84--171 Luis Colon-Gonzalez 90-89--179
1 Lincoln 295-301--506 Steven Mallow 71-75--146 Nick Goeke 76-72--148 Austin Wheeler 72-78--150 Eric Kosmatka 76-80--156 Kenny Conrad 81-76--157
2 Texas A&M International 309-300--609 Zachary Jackson 76-73--149 Samuel Goldfarb III 75-75--150 Anthony Martinez 80-74--154 Juan Ruben Gonzalez 78-79--157 Alberto Gutierrez 80-78--158
3 Virginia State--311-308--619 Zack Smith 75-68--143 Aaron Bryant 78-81--159 Adam Clary 79-81--160 Ben Shields 82-78--160 Rashad Hunt 79-86--165
4 Virginia Union 326-314--640 Mason Simpson 75-73--148 Taylor Nelson 88-71--159 J. Freeman Johnson 78-86--164 Julian Bowers 85-84--169 Stephen Velasquez 106-97--203
5 Fayetteville State 337-312--649 Jacob Barge 72-76--148 Brandon Jobe 81-74--155 Justin Smith 87-82--169 Jake Bergman 101-80--181 Antonio Mayo 97-97--194
6 Paine College 335-317--652 Carlos Solis 73-70--143 Jerrell Hubbard 80-75--155 Victor Tapia 80-78--158 Ralph Godbee 102-94--196 Jordan Bailey103-NC--NC
7 Morehouse College 328-330--658 Bruce Cousin 80-80--160 Anthony Body 82-78--160 Christopher Norman 78-85--163 Justin McElderry 88-87--175 Caleb May 92-91--183
8 St. Augustine's University 334-335--669 Chris Jackson 81-81--162 Paolo Ceyrolles 81-84--165 Michael Gardner 89-82--171 Aaron Peskett 83-94--177 Antonio Deese 98-88--186
NAIA Division
1 Talladega College 304-305--609 Jonathan Ortiz 74-75--149 Drake Mosely 76-74--150; Maram Aaron Macham 74-78--152 Daniel Pachon-Vargas 80-78--158 Duke Whatley, Jr. 84-85--169
2 Edward Waters College 321-318--639 Kevin Parker 72-67--139 Alvin Vicioso 80-80--160 Tyler Johnson 81-83--164 Josh Bowman 88-88--176 Dylan Watts 88-89--177
Women’s Team Division 1 Bethune-Cookman 299-293--592 Andrea Orozco 75-69--144 Patrizia Trevisan 74-74--148 Estefania Acosta 76-73--149 Marie Bergelin 74-77--151 Vanessa Adarme 86-98--184
2 Texas Pan American 309-296--605 Sarah Kothny 75-74--149 Marisa Canales 79-72--151 Blake Peterson 77-75--152 Elena Arroyo 78-75--153 Ashley Garcia 84-85--169
3 Chicago State 318-308--626 Brooke Melvin 75-76--151 Andrea Rosado 75-79--154 Lorelle Weavers 84-78--162 Jessica Peatross 88-75--163 Vivian Garciaferro 84-79--163
4 Delaware State 321-329--650 Nicole Rafer 78-79--157 Brooke Foster 79-80--159 Aisha Peete 75-85--160 Mengxuan Gai 89-85--174
5 Texas Southern 325-339--664 Kassandra Rivera 71-81--152 Adriana Trevino 77-83--160 Carmen Gonzales 84-83--167 Tyler Lawrence 93-92--185 Angela Rafac 96-94--190
6 Lincoln 344-327--671 Kaitlyn Schwartze 82-78--160 Payton Schooler 86-77--163 Sophie Pardalos 85-82--167 Kara Harwood 91-90--181
7 Hampton 338-348--686 Maria Stewart 80-82--162 Nicole West 80-84--164 Mikea Granberry 86-79--165 Crystal Smitherman 92-112--204 Milan James 108-103--211
8 Texas A&M International 339-358--697 Mitzi Cantu 82-87--169 Abigail Palacios 80-90--170 Victoria Young 90-88--178 Yesenia Ramirez 87-94--181 Amber Lopez 90-93--183
Men’s Independent Division Robert Grant, Alabama State - 71-77--148 Daniel Inocencio, UNLV - 73-76--149 Alden Mark Davis, Southeastern - 72-79--151 Derek Smith, Ferris State - 79-74--153 Justin Watkins, Central Oklahoma - 75-79--154 Casey Foster, Central Oklahoma - 77-78--155 JaMichael Jones, Bethune-Cookman - 77-78--155 Norman Blanco, Maryland Eastern Shore - 81-76--157 Josiah Singletary, Methodist - 81-77--158 Corey Price, Alabama State - 77-81--158 Minsoo Soh, Maryland Eastern Shore - 79-81--160 William Godfrey, Francis Marion - 78-82--160 Joseph Killebrew, Alabama State - 84-78--162 Omari Howard, Virginia State - 83-80--163 Brandon Howard, Ferris State - 80-83--163 Ian Mmbando, Alabama State - 78-86--164 Chris Yoo, Benedict College - 85-80--165 Brencis Stanford, Johnson C. Smith - 84-81--165 Kosta Ramirez, Ferris State - 86-84--170 Erik Potts, Hannibal-LaGrange - 90-81--171 Nivel Felicien, Maryland Eastern Shore - 90-81--171 Sean Wilson, Chowan - 85-87--172 Rhaulston Jones, Benedict College - 86-86--172 Alex Stewart, Livingstone College - 80-93--173 Patrick Harris, Maryland Eastern Shore - 88-87--175 Michael Harden, Clemson - 82-94--176 Gavin Parker, Campbell - 87-89--176 Ben Davis, Calumet College of Saint Joseph - 90-88--178 Johanan Edmeade, Johnson C. Smith - 98-84--182 James Alexander Fernandez, Central Oklahoma - 96-87--183 Lawrence McKenzie, Livingstone College - 90-97--187 Sederic Bailey, Maryland Eastern Shore - 100-91--191 Richard Sheppard, Maryland Eastern Shore - 102-91--193 Richard Fleming, Maryland Eastern Shore - 104-97--201 Spencer Smith, Edward Waters College - 106-97--203
Women's Independent Division Alexis Belton, Texas Wesleyan - 77-72--149 Cheryl Chua, South Carolina State - 71-80--151 Samantha Garcia, Texas Pan American - 74-77--151 Cherie Chua, South Carolina State - 79-75--154 Tiana Jones, South Carolina State - 76-78--154 Cassandra Lesa, Utah Valley - 80-78--158 Katelyn Snipes-Cohee, Murray State College - 79-80--159 Sierra Everson, Akron - 81-78--159 Diana Flores, Chicago State - 85-75--160 Whitney Young, Wheeling Jesuit - 80-81--161 Alexandra Uduk, Maryland Eastern Shore - 85-80--165 Kalea Heu, Utah Valley - 83-83--166 Jocelyn Williams, Savannah State - 86-82--168 Michelle Gifford, Savannah State - 85-84--169
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