LAS VEGAS – Seniors Brandon Wu and Isaiah Salinda bettered par to help Stanford maintain second place on Monday in the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
Wu posted a 4-under-par 68 and Salinda a 69 to help the Cardinal shoot 6-under 282, a two-stroke improvement from Sunday's strong opening round. Both registered five birdies.
Stanford has a 36-hole score of 10-under 566 and trails Georgia Tech by one shot in the 15-team tournament. Oklahoma is third at 568.
The final round is Tuesday.
Wu blitzed the front nine with a 4-under 32, fashioning consecutive birdies at No. 2, 3 and 4. He finished strong, sinking a lengthy right-to-left birdie putt at the par-5 18th hole.
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Wu and Parker Coody of Texas share second individually at 6-under 138, three strokes behind Jack Trent of host UNLV.
Salinda had three birdies on the front side, going back-to-back at No. 8 and 9 to forge a 2-under 34. He's tied for 20th with teammate David Snyder (73) at even par 144.
Junior Henry Shimp continued his outstanding play. He followed up Sunday's 68 with a 72 and is tied for sixth at 4-under 140.
Sophomore Nate Menon (74) is tied for 66th.
The final round will be live streamed on Golfweek.com starting at 11 a.m. PT. Follow live scoring at GoStanford.com.
Stanford starts of the first tee from 9:50-10:34 a.m. and is paired with Georgia Tech and Oklahoma.