RALEIGH, N.C. – Jeremy Nevius is tied for 15th place individually and Campbell is in 10th on the team leaderboard after 36 holes Monday of the Wolfpack Intercollegiate at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
A red-shirt freshman from Metuchen, N.J., Nevius sits five strokes off the lead at one-over-par 143 (71-72) on the par-71, 7307-yard Lonnie Poole layout. He played the par-5 holes at 3-under, third-best in the 93-golfer field, and has recorded 25 pars (tied for 10th) and five birdies over two rounds.
On Monday afternoon, Nevius played his final eight holes at 2-under to move within five strokes of individual leader Adrian Meronk of East Tennessee State (70-68—138). Brandon Matthews of Temple (70-69—139) is locked in a three-way tie for second place with Georgia Southern's Scott Wolfes (70-69—139) and Jacob McBride (74-65—139) of host NC State.
The Wolfpack shot consecutive 283s and is two-under as a team (566) heading into Tuesday's final round. ETSU is second (290-279—569), three strokes off the pace, followed by East Carolina (287-288—575). Campbell (297-296—593) is in a four-way tie for 10th along with Temple (298-295), Loyola-Maryland (295-298) and George Washington (296-297) in the 18-school field.
Campbell sophomore Craig Hornberger posted 24 pars on Monday and is tied for 42nd place (76-74—150) at eight-over-par. Fellow sophomore Gaston Bertinotti (80-72—152) is tied for 57th, freshman Carlos Leandro (76-78—154) is tied for 68th and junior Mikko Lehtovuori is tied for 73rd (74-81—155).
The Camels will be paired with Temple and George Washington for Tuesday's final round and start at 9:50 a.m. from the 10th tee. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
Wolfpack Intercollegiate
Lonnie Poole GC / Raleigh, N.C.
Oct. 6-7, 2014 / Par 71, 7307 yards
Second Round Team Standings: 1. NC State 283-283—566, 2. ETSU 290-279—569, 3. East Carolina 287-288—575, 4. UNC Greensboro 293-284—577, 5. Seton Hall 300-282—582, 6. Georgia Southern 292-294—586, 7. Lipscomb 299-290—589, 8. NC State (B) 301-289—590, 9. Rhode Island 295-297—592, T10. Campbell 297-296—593, T10. Temple 298-295—593, T10. Loyola (Md.) 295-298—593, T10. George Washington 296-297—593, 14. Wofford 302-292—594, 15. Bowling Green 309-294—603, 16. USC Upstate 297-309—606, T17. Western Carolina 301-306—607, T17. Boston College 313-294—607.
Second Round Individual Leaders: 1. Adrian Meronk (ETSU) 70-68—138, T2. Brandon Matthews (Temple) 70-69—139, T2. Scott Wolfes (Georgia Southern) 70-69—139, T2. Jacob McBride (NC State) 74-65—139, T5. Wesley Conover (ECU) 69-71—140, T5. Roy Dixon (UNCG) 72-68—140.
Campbell Individuals: T15. Jeremy Nevius 71-72—143, T42. Craig Hornberger 76-74—150, T57. Gaston Bertinotti 80-72—152, T68. Carlos Leandro 76-78—154, T73. Mikko Lehtovuori 74-81—155.
