GSW In 16th After Day 1 At NCAA Division II Preview; Ward Tied For 39th

GSW In 16th After Day 1 At NCAA Division II Preview; Ward Tied For 39th

KISSIMMEE, Fla.- Senior Nicholas Ward leads the Georgia Southwestern men's golf team after two rounds at the NCAA Division II National Championship Preview hosted by St. Leo on Monday. 

GSW fired a 297 in Round 1 and followed with a 304 in Round 2 on the 72-par, 7154-yard course at the Reunion Resort-Watson Course to sit 16th of 18 teams. Of the 18 teams in the field, 12 are ranked inside the Top-25 of the DII Bushnell GolfWeek Coaches' Poll.

No. 4 Lynn leads the tournament posting back-to-back 280's to sit 16-under par. No. 2 Florida Southern trails the leaders by one stroke while the top-ranked team in DII, West Florida, sits in third with a 568.

Ward posted a 73 in Round 1 and a 74 in Round 2 to sit tied for 39th of 96 golfers heading into Round 3.

Ethan Chamineak is one stroke behind teammate Ward with a two-round 148 and sits tied for 49th.

Fraser Johnston is tied for 66th with a two-round 152 while both Nix Duncan and Alex Wells are tied for 85th with scores of 157. 

The Hurricanes wrap up play Tuesday morning for Round 3.

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NCAA DII PREVIEW - TEAM SCORES


  Rd. 1
Rd. 2
Rd. 3 Total  +/-
1
(4) Lynn
280
280

560
-16
2
(2) Florida Southern 278
283

561
-15
3
(1) West Florida 280
288

568
-8
4
(5) Nova Southeastern 288
281

569
-7
5
(16) Florida Tech 284
288

572
-4
6
(10) Missouri- St. Louis 289
284

573
-3
7
(3) Barry 288
289

577
+1
8
(7) St. Leo 290
288

578
+2
9
(9) Lee 299
280

579
+3
10
CSU- East Bay 291
295

586
+10
11
(11) North Alabama 304
287

591
+15
12
(21) Carson-Newman 299
293

592
+16
13
(RV) Armstrong 298
295

593
+17
14
(17) Central Missouri 301
295

596
+20
15
(RV) Colorado Springs 308
292

600
+24
16
(RV) GSW
297
304

601
+25
17
(RV) St. Thomas Aquinas 307
302

609
+33
18
Wingate 309
302

611
+35
 
( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll (RV= Received Votes)

GSW SCORES

Place
Rd. 1
Rd. 2
Rd. 3 Total +/-
T39

Nicholas Ward

73
74

147
+3
T49
Ethan Chamineak 73
75

148
+4
T66

Fraser Johnston

75
77

152
+8
T85
Nix Duncan
76
81

157
+13
T85

Alex Wells

79
78

157
+13