CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Following two rounds of play at the Lamkin San Diego Classic, the UC San Diego men's golf team sits in 16th place with Ryan Vaughan in a tie for 32nd.

San Diego State and the University of San Diego are co-hosting the prestigious tournament at San Diego Country Club.

The stacked, 16-team field includes two teams ranked in the national top-20, seven in the top-60, and 13 in the top-100.

All three NCAA Division I teams from San Diego are competing - San Diego State, UC San Diego, and the University of San Diego. UC San Diego and UC Davis are the only Big West Conference teams in the field.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego is 18-over par with a 594 after shooting rounds of 294 and 300 on the par-72, 7,033-yard layout.

Vaughan, who is playing as an individual with his scores not counting towards the team's total, owns a 1-under 143 after carding rounds of 72 and 71.

Freshman Francis Catalano and junior Elliot Bunyaviroch are tied for 43rd, both just 1-over par with a 145. Catalano fired rounds of 69 and 76 while Bunyaviroch logged a 73 and a 72. Catalano's 69 was the low round of the day for the Tritons.

T-43. Francis Catalano, +1 (69-76--145)
T-43. Elliot Bunyaviroch, +1 (73-72--145)
T-51. Davis McDowell, +2 (72-74--146)
91. Davis Lee, +14 (80-78--158)
94. Jerry Wu, +21 (81-84--165)
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T-32. Ryan Vaughan, -1 (72-71--143) (individual)

LSU is in first place following 36 holes. The Tigers totaled a 36-under 540 and lead second-place Notre Dame by 15 strokes. The Fighting Irish are the second-highest ranked squad in the tourney at 15th, just behind No. 8 Washington, which is in fourth place.

Louisiana State players own four of the top-five spots on the individual leader board. Tiger Nicholas Arcement is alone in first with an 11-under 133. A trio of players are tied for second, three strokes behind Arcement. In total, 39 golfers in the 95-player field are under par. 

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UP NEXT
The third and final round tees off Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. PT. Action can be followed with live scoring.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.