TUCSON, Ariz. –Washington State men's golf is in 10th at the end of the second round of the National Invitational Tournament (N.I.T.) hosted by Arizona at Omni Tucson National Golf Course at Tucson, Ariz., Monday.
 
"The golf course is in great shape and the weather is perfect, so you know you're going to string some birdies along the way," head coach Dustin White said.
 
The Cougars shot a 574 (-2) through the first two rounds of competition, just three strokes behind San Diego State (-5, 571) in ninth. No. 4 Arizona State 543 (-33) is in first, a full six strokes ahead of No.7 USC (-27, 543) in second. No. 5 Oklahoma is in third with a two-round score of 556 (-20).
 
All ranked teams sit within the top-10. No. 32 UNLV (-19, 557) is in fourth place. No. 42 Iowa State and tournament-host No. 49 Arizona are currently tied for seventh with a two-round score of (-14, 562).
 
Junior Nicklaus Chiam continues a hot streak of leading the Cougars with a 141 (-3), putting him in a tie with senior AJ Armstrong, who shot -4 in the second round, for 20th. Junior Daniel Kolar (+2, 146) is just find strokes behind them in a tie for 53rd. Senior Grant Cole (+4, 148) and Junior Scott Redelsperger (+5, 149) round off the team in ties for 59th and 67th respectively.
 
No. 3 Justin Suh of USC leads the tournament after shooting a 130 (-14). No. 44 Trevor Werbylo (-12, 132) of Arizona follows just two strokes behind in second, just one stroke in front of No. 50 Alex del Rey (-11, 133) of Arizona State in third.
 
"We had it going for a while and didn't finish how we'd like, but that's what tomorrow is for," White said. "We'll come out and give it all we have until the finish."
 
The N.I.T. will conclude Tuesday afternoon, as the third round will begin at 8 a.m., with a shotgun start. Live results can be found at golfstat.com. Full recaps of the day's events can be found at wsucougars.com at the conclusion of competition.
 
Team Scores:
T20      Nicklaus Chiam           70 (-2) + 71 (-1) = 141 (-3)
T20      AJ Armstrong              73 (+1) + 68 (-4) = 141 (-3)
T53      Daniel Kolar                72 (E) + 74 (+2) = 146 (+2)
T59      Grant Cole                   72 (E) + 76 (+4) = 148 (+4)
T67      Scott Redelsperger     71 (-1) + 78 (+6) = 149 (+5)