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JOHNSTOWN, Pa.- Yamato Kimura (Kuwana Mie, Japan/Monteverde Academy) made the biggest move of any Golden Ram on Friday as he shot a one-over 71, including a one-under 34 on the back nine to climb 16 spots into a tie for 14
th alongside
Will Hilton (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) after 36 holes at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. West Chester shot a 293 on day two, two strokes better than its first round of 295 to climb from a tie for 11
th into a tie for seventh (588; 295, 293), and the Golden Rams remain just eight strokes out of the third and final team transfer spot to the National Championships heading into the final round on Saturday.
Kimura's 71 was powered by birdies on the par-four third, par-three seventh, par-five 11th, and par-three 16th. With this effort, Kimura is now +4 (73, 71; 144) for the Tournament. Hilton started his day with a birdie on the par-four first and added another on the par-five 16th as part of a second-round 74, which saw him slip from a tie for sixth after Thursday's opening round into a tie for 14th at +4 (70, 74; 144) alongside Kimura.
Ramus Seppanen of Gannon opened the Tournament on Thursday with a three-under 67 and fired a two-over 72 in the second round on Friday, but remains atop the individual leaderboard at -1 (67, 72; 139).
Wheeling leads the team leaderboard with a 54-hole score of 574 (289, 285), just two strokes clear of Gannon (576; 285, 291).
After 54 holes, West Chester ranks second in the field in par-three scoring average (+12, 3.24) and third in par-five scoring average (-2, 4.93) as the team is also tied for fifth in the field in birdies with 22. Individually, Hilton is tied for fifth in the field in par-five scoring average at even-par through 36 holes, while he is also tied with Kimura for seventh in par-five scoring average at -2 (4.67).
NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championships
Location: Sunnehanna Country Club (Johnstown, Pa.)
Par-Yardage: 70-7,029
Team Leader: Wheeling 574 (289, 285; 574)
Individual Leader: Ramus Seppanen (Gannon) -1 (67, 72; 139)
West Chester T7 588 (295, 293; 588)
T14 Kimura +4 (73, 71; 144)
T14 Hilton +4 (70, 74; 144)
T64
Nathan Radwanski +11 (74, 77; 151)
T70
Paul-Arthur Roth +12 (78, 74; 152)
T102
Evan Jozwiak +4 (74) (sub for
Patrick Carl – opening round 79 (+9))
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action tomorrow at Sunnehanna for the third and final round of the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championships.
