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SAN JACINTO, Calif. – University of Hawai'i senior Nainoa Calip is in a three-way tie for second place following Monday's second round of the Big West Conference Men's Golf Championship at The Country Club at Soboba Springs.
 
The Hilo, Hawai'i native fired an even-par 72 and is 3-under 141 for the tournament. First round leader Matt Hansen of UC Davis shot 69 and is 8-under 136 heading into Tuesday's final round, five strokes clear of Calip, Cal State Fullerton's Mark Anguiano and Cal State Northridge's Kyler Sauer.
 
Calip's round included four birdies and four bogeys. He was 2-over after 11 holes before finishing at 2-under with birdies at Nos. 16 and 18, the second straight day he posted birdies on those holes. Last season, Calip finished seventh after leading the tourney after a first round 69.
 
As a team, the Rainbow Warriors shot 301 and dropped to sixth place with a 591 total. CSU Fullerton (578) enters the final round with a two-stroke lead over UC Davis (580) after each shot 291 on Monday. UC Riverside (586) is third followed by Long Beach State (587), UC Irvine (588), UH (591), CSU Northridge (595), Cal Poly (599), and UC Santa Barbara (602).
 
UH junior Brian Lee shot a second round 2-over 74 and is even-par 144 for the championship. The Honolulu native, who is tied for ninth place, made the turn at 1-under before a costly double-bogey at No. 10 led to a back nine 39. Senior David Saka salvaged a steady round of 75 with birdies at the three finishing holes of which he is 4-under over the two rounds. The Honolulu native improved eight strokes from his first round 83 and is in 43^rd at 158.
 
Junior Ryan Kuroiwa and senior Tommy Yamashita both struggled throughout the day posting, 80 and 84, respectively. Kuroiwa is tied for 40^th at 156 while Yamashita is tied for 44^th at 159.
 
The championship concludes on Tuesday. The Rainbow Warriors have never won a conference tournament and its highest finish recently was second in 2007. In 2006, Jarrett Hamamoto lost in a play-off for the individual title at the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 

6	Hawai'i	290	301	591
T2	Nainoa Calip (1)	69	72	141
T9	Brian Lee (3)	70	74	144
T40	Ryan Kuroiwa (4)	76	80	156
43	David Saka (2)	83	75	158
T44	Tommy Yamashita (5)	75	84	159