ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (9/20/24) – The Arkansas State men's golf team stands fifth among 17 teams at the William H. Tucker Invitational after two rounds of play at the University of New Mexico Championship Course.

A-State was 10th after an opening round 4-over par 292 but shaved 10 strokes off in the second round with a 6-under par 282 to total 2-under 574 for 36 holes. The 6-under par second round tied for the third-lowest total. Host New Mexico leads at 21-under par 555 followed by Grand Canyon (-11), Colorado (-10) and Long Beach State (-6). Stetson (-1), Santa Clara (-1) and San Diego State (-1) are tied for sixth while USC (E) is ninth.

Jake Wallis led the Red Wolves with a two-round total of 4-under par 140. After opening with a 2-over 74, Wallis tied the best score of the day with a 6-under 66 and is tied for seventh, seven strokes off the individual leader Carson Herron of New Mexico. Thomas Schmidt posted consecutive rounds under par and is tied for 12th at 3-under 141 (70-71). Jake Lile (72-73) is tied for 29th, Jack Maxey (76-72) is tied for 54th and Milan Reed (77-76) is 87th among the 96 players in the field.

The final round gets underway at 8:45 a.m. (CT) and live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.

William H. Tucker Invitational
36-Hole Results
5 Arkansas State 292-282=574 (-2)
T7 Jake Wallis 74-66=140 (-4)
T12 Thomas Schmidt 70-71=141 (-3)
T29 Jake Lile 72-73=145 (+1)
T54 Jack Maxey 76-72=148 (+4)
87 Milan Reed 77-76=153 (+9)