FORT WORTH, Texas – Senior Isaiah Salinda fashioned a 3-under-par 67 on Monday to secure a share of the lead heading into Tuesday's final round of the Nike Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club.
His stellar play helped No. 20 Stanford clip five shots off Sunday's first-round score and move into a tie for eighth in the 15-team, 54-hole event. The Cardinal combined for a 3-over 283 and has a 36-hole total of 11-over 571.
Duke leads at 1-under 559. Stanford is seven strokes out of fourth place.
Paired with USC and Florida, Salinda toured the back nine in 3-under 32, capping the round with his fourth birdie at the par-4 18th hole. A semifinalist in the 2018 U.S. Amateur, he's knotted in an eight-way tie for first at 3-under 137.
Senior Brandon Wu and junior David Snyder added 71s. Wu is tied for 28th at 4-over 144, while Snyder is tied for 38th at 6-over 146.
Freshmen Ethan Ng (76) and Daulet Tulebayev (74) are tied for 49th and 54th at 7-over 147 and 8-over 148, respectively.
The Cardinal begins final round play at 7:30 a.m. CT and is paired with USC and Florida.
Live scoring is available at GoStanford.com.