THACKERVILLE, OKLA. – Under-par days from Seth Campbell and Jackson Naeger position UT Tyler fourth on the team leaderboard after two rounds of play at the 2024 Lone Star Conference Men's Golf Championships.
 
UT Tyler posted rounds of 291-288 at WinStar Golf Club to sit in fourth place with a three-over par total of 579. The top four teams after tomorrow morning's final round will advance to the medal match play bracket portion of the event to determine the 2024 Lone Star Conference Men's Golf Championship.
 
The Patriots sit within a crowded group of competitors vying for those four spots in the medal match play bracket as four teams will begin tomorrow's final round within four strokes of UT Tyler. DBU went eight-under par as a team to top the leaderboard with a 568 total, while Midwestern State (572) and Oklahoma Christian (578) sit just ahead of the Patriots in second and third place.
 
West Texas A&M and Western New Mexico will begin tomorrow just one stroke back of the Patriots after both teams carded 580 two-round totals on Monday.
 
Campbell and Naeger finished as two of seven individuals that navigated the opening two rounds of the tournament under par. Campbell sits in fifth place after rounds of 72-70 for a two-under par 142 and Naeger in a tie for sixth place after scores of 72-71 for a one-under par 141.
 
Oklahoma Christian's Leandro Mihaich holds the overnight individual lead with rounds of 68-67 for a nine-under par 135 total.
 
Junior Carson Wray posted counting scores in both rounds for UT Tyler with a 75 in round one and 73 in the afternoon round for a 148. Wray sits in a tie for 33^rd place on the individual leaderboard.
 
Sophomore Luke Emerson joined Campbell and Naeger with three even-par round of 72 in the opening round, and then shot 77 in the afternoon for a 149. Emerson sits in a tie for 38^th place.
 
This year's conference championship event allowed coaches to substitute players into the lineup for each round, a strategy that coach Mike McMunn implemented on Monday. Junior Jay Shero shot 77 in the opening round and junior Gage Burnham a 74 in the afternoon round to round out the scoring for UT Tyler.
 
UT Tyler will attempt to replicate what they did in last year's LSC Men's Golf Championship in which they advanced to the championship match before being downed by Oklahoma Christian.
 
The Patriots will begin tomorrow's final round with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The semifinals and finals of the medal match play bracket will take place on Wednesday, should UT Tyler advance as one of the top four teams after stroke play is completed tomorrow.