Cardinal In Contention
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The field started to separate on Tuesday at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional, as nine of 14 teams shot under par in the second round at UNM Championship Course. Behind a 3-under 285, Stanford held steady in eighth place and will enter Wednesday's final round four strokes off the cut line.
Oregon State currently leads the field at 20-under, while South Carolina and Texas A&M are tied for fourth inside the cut line at 8-under. Just ahead of the Cardinal is San Diego (-5) and host New Mexico (-4), while national No. 1 Oklahoma is right on Stanford's heels at 3-under.
Karl Vilips, Nate Menon and Michael Thorbjornsen all had strong rounds of 2-under 70 on Tuesday to each climb the leaderboard. Vilips is now tied for 16th at 2-under, Menon tied for 24th at 1-under and Thorbjornsen is tied for 30th at even-par.
The Cardinal will play with San Diego and Oklahoma on Wednesday and go off the first tee beginning at 7:25 a.m. PT.
Wednesday Tee Times (Off #1)
7:25 a.m. PT » Ethan Ng
7:36 a.m. PT » David Snyder
7:47 a.m. PT » Michael Thorbjornsen
7:58 a.m. PT » Nate Menon
8:09 a.m. PT » Karl Vilips
NCAA Albuquerque Regional (UNM Championship Course, par 72)
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. Stanford | 287 (-1) | 285 (-3) | -- | 572 (-4) |
| T16. Karl Vilips | 72 (E) | 70 (-2) | -- | 142 (-2) |
| T24. Nate Menon | 73 (+1) | 70 (-2) | -- | 143 (-1) |
| T30. Michael Thorbjornsen | 74 (+2) | 70 (-2) | -- | 144 (E) |
| T35. David Snyder | 70 (-2) | 75 (+3) | -- | 145 (+1) |
| T57. Ethan Ng | 72 (E) | 78 (+6) | -- | 150 (+6) |