GOODYEAR, Arizona—
Caden Weber led Utah Valley with a 7-under-par 65 in the second round of the Loyola Intercollegiate on Monday at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Arizona. Utah Valley shot a 12-under-par 276 on Monday and moved up one spot on the leaderboard to a tie for second place.
Utah Valley is now tied with Marquette for second place on the 18-team leaderboard with a two-round score of 9-under-par 567 (291-276). The Wolverines are just one shot behind team leader Wright State (-10).
Weber fired a 7-under-par 65 and is now all alone in second place on the 108-player leaderboard with a two-round score of 8-under-par 136 (71-65). Weber played a flawless round of golf on Monday. He eagled the 545-yard par-5 ninth hole to go along with five birdies, including four on the front nine. Weber shot a 6-under-par 30 on the front nine in round two.
Weber's 7-under-par 65 ties him with seven other golfers for the second-lowest round in UVU history. The 65 was just one shot shy of the school record of 64, which is held by three individuals.
"It was a special day for Caden (Weber)," said Utah Valley head coach
Chris Curran. "Being an Arizona kid, he's got lots of family and friends out here watching. As a team we put together a nice round. We find ourselves in contention once again and that's all you can ask for."
Joseph Glenn moved up eight spots on the leaderboard after carding a 2-under-par 70 in round two. He tallied four birdies on the day, including three on the front nine. Glenn is now tied for 18th with a two-round score of 1-under-par 143 (73-70).
Brady McKinlay also shot a 2-under-par 70 in round two to move up 14 spots on the leaderboard. He is now tied for 24th with a two-round even par 144 (74-70). McKinlay recorded four birdies in round two with three on the back nine.
Kai Iguchi shot an even par 72 on Monday and is now tied for 35th with a two-round 1-over-par 145 (73-72).
Andrew Hawk, who is playing individually, carded a 3-over-par 75 in round two and is now tied for 43rd at 2-over-par 146 (74-73).
Ethan Efford carded a 1-under-par 71 in round two and moved up 14 spots on the leaderboard. He is now tied for 93rd with a two-round score of 10-over-par 154 (83-71).
Utah Valley will wrap up play at the Loyola Invitational with a final round on Tuesday. The Wolverines will tee off at 7:45 a.m. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.
