PRINCEVILLE, Kaua'i – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team fired a second round 3-under 285 to vault up three spots at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational Monday at The Makai Golf Club.
All five Rainbow Warriors carded even par or better paced by sophomore
Justin Arcano's 3-under 69. The Wailuku, Maui native posted one eagle and four birdies to move into a tie for 23
rdat 2-under 142 heading into Tuesday's third and final round.
As a team, UH sits in 17
thplace at 584. Eleventh-ranked Pepperdine leads the team standings at 19-under 557, four strokes ahead of Missouri (561), who carded the day's best round at 275. Individually, McNeese State's Blake Elliott holds a two shot lead at 13-under 131 ahead of Pepperdine's Joshua McCarthy (133).
UH's
Justin Ngan,
Nick Nelson,
Cameron Kaneko, and
AJ Teraoka each shot even par 72, the latter of whom marked a career best for the true freshman from Honolulu. Ngan and Nelson sit in a tie for 61
stat 147 while Kaneko is one shot back at 148 and a tie for 72
nd. Teraoka is tied for 97
that 155.
Three other UH golfers are competing as individuals – sophomore
Cole Yoshida (77, t-90
th), senior
Bryden Salvador (86, 111
th), and junior
Trevor Hirata (80, 112
th).
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