After a second round 292, the Skyhawk golf team is sitting in prime position to pick up their best finish ever at the O’Reily OVC Men’s Golf Championship.

UTM is in third place with a two day total of 591, trailing Eastern Kentuky (581) and Tennessee Tech (589).

The Skyhawks are led by sophomore Robert Lents who fired a second round 3-under-par 69 and is tied for second place with a two day total of 143.

Freshman Shawn Tipton of Morehead State holds a 4-sroke lead on the field wtih a two day 139.

Skyhawk freshman golfer Bradley Stevens who was tied for second place after day one fell into a tie for 17th after a second round 4-over-par 76.

Skyhawk Senior and team captain, Reise Kelly rebounded from a first round 7-over-par 79 with a second round 1-under-par 71 to move up the leaderboard into a tie for 20th place.

Junior Trey McNeil fired back-to-back 4-over-par 76’s in the first two rounds and is locked in a tie for 27th place, while junior Hunter Prescott has not been able to find a rythm posting a two day 153 total after firing a first round 76 and second round 77 to sit in a tie for 30th place.

The Skyhawks will continue thier quest for the first ever OVC golf championship in school history during today’s final round.

UTM has finished third two times before, in 1994 and 1995, but never any higher. If the Skyhawks can win they will advance to the NCAA Tournament on May 18-20.

Lents who finished a disapointing 23rd in last year’s championship will tee off in the final group of today’s pairings. He is looking to overcome Tipton’s 4-stroke lead and become the first individual medalist in UTM history.

Get final round results at www.utmsports.com.