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Fort Hays State’s Trey Herman remained in great position after the second round of the NCAA Midwest/Central Regional at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Ill. Herman is tied for fifth place overall heading into the final round of competition on Wednesday.
Herman entered the second round tied for third place at 4-under par, but low scores were scarcer on day two as only five players in the 108-man field were under par for the day. A pair of 5-under par rounds were the lowest on Monday, but a 2-under par 70 by Garrison Myles of Malone University was the lowest on Tuesday. Herman found himself at even par on the day through nine holes, but ran into some trouble on his second nine and shot 4-over par on Tuesday.
Herman started Tuesday on the back nine and on his eighth hole (the par-4 17th), he carded his only birdie of the day. With seven straight pars to open the round and then the birdie, Herman was momentarily tied for the lead at 5-under par with Central Missouri’s Travis Mays, who had yet to begin his round. The stay at the top was short lived as a bogey on the next hole dropped Herman back to 4-under par, but still even par for his round.
A bogey to start his second nine put Herman at 3-under, then a double bogey at the fourth hole and another bogey at the sixth slid Herman all the way back to even par for the tournament. However, Herman got in the clubhouse early after his morning round, then sat back and watched several others in the field go through the same struggles. After sitting in a tie for 10th at the end of his round, Herman slowly rose to a tie for fifth by the end of the day.
Zach James of Southeastern Oklahoma State and Travis Mays of Central Missouri share the lead at 2-under par overall. Garrison Myles of Malone and Eric Kline of Central Oklahoma are the only other players under par at 1-under. Herman is in a four-way tie for fifth with Marcos Sevilla of Southeastern Oklahoma, Logan Gray of Central Oklahoma, and Matt Barry of Missouri-St. Louis.
Herman remained in great position in his quest to make the NCAA Championship site as an individual. Garrison Myles of Malone is the only player in front of Herman in the standings that is not on a team inside the top five of the standings. Myles is just one stroke ahead of Herman. However, several other potential players vying for an individual bid are within striking distance as well. Eighteen players are within five strokes of the lead.
Herman tees off on Wednesday at 11:50 am in the final round of the tournament.