LA JOLLA, Calif. - The Tritons dropped three spots to ninth place following Monday's second round of the UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

UC San Diego is 24-over par with a two-round total of 600 strokes on the par-72, 7258-yard North course. The Tritons shot 296 today to go along with Sunday's 304.

Individually, Nathan Tseng is the top Triton, tied for 20th at three-over. His even-par 72 on Monday improved his standing by three positions in the 107-player field. It is the lowest round recorded by any Triton over the 36 holes.

North Dakota State continues to lead the 17-team field at one-over par. The Bisons are five strokes in front of second-place Idaho and six strokes ahead of third-place Yale.

Oklahoma Christian, the reigning UC San Diego Invitational champion, is in the hunt at eight-over par.

Tied for the individual lead at three-under are NDSU's Jack Johnson and Idaho's Johannes Hounsgaard. Johnson fired a 68 to improve seven places and Hounsgaard had a 69, moving up by four spots. 

Scores improved substantially as Sunday's rain and high winds gave way to clear skies and weaker winds Monday.

Tuesday's third and final round is set for a 7 a.m. start. Spectators are welcome free of charge and action can also be followed with live scoring.

TRITON RESULTS
T-20. Nathan Tseng, +3 (75-72--147)
T-33. Justin Gill, +5 (75-74--149)
T-46. Davis McDowell, +6 (76-74--150)
T-62. Calvin Kong, +9 (79-74--153)*
T-67. Davis Lee, +10 (78-76--154)
T-81. Francis Catalano, +13 (80-77--157)
T-85. Leo Cheng, +14 (81-77--158)*
T-85. Akira Isayama, +14 (84-74--158)*
T-93. Jerry Wu, +15 (80-79--159)*

* playing as an individual, does not count in team scoring

TRITON TIDBITS
• The 18-school field is the largest in the event's history.
• The 2023 UC San Diego Invitational was also played at Torrey Pines.
• The 2021 and 2022 events were held at La Costa in San Diego.
• This is the first year that the tournament is spanning three days instead of the usual two.
• Davis McDowell has been UC San Diego's top finisher in three of five events this season.

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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 III and II 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.