Navy Moves Into Tie for 12th at Sea Trail/Elon Invitational

The Midshipmen are just two strokes out of 10th place.

	Senior Chris Renninger led Navy in the second round of the Sea Trail/Elon Invitational with a 3-under par 69.

Sept. 22, 2007

Sea Trail/Elon Invitational - Day 2 Results

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. - Anchored by team captain Chris Renninger's (Darnestown, Md.) 3-under par 69, the Navy golf team shot a 2-under par 286 in the second round of the Sea Trail/Elon Invitational to move into a tie with Radford for 12th with a two-day total of 580 (294-286, +4). The host Elon Phoenix are leading the tournament with a 24-over par 552 (279-273), holding a 13-stroke lead over Wofford who is in second with an 11-over par 565 (288-277).

Thirty-five of the 99 golfers in the tournament are under par after 36 holes, including all five of Elon's players. In fact, three members of the Phoenix are among the top 10. Owning an 8-under par 136, Wofford's Mike McKenzie and South Carolina-Upstate's Josh Gallman hold a 1-stroke lead over the field.

"I'm happy with the progress we made today, but we will continue to look to improve our game tomorrow," said Navy head coach Pat Owen. "Chris (Renninger) had a real strong day for us and we are chipping away each round. I certainly think we are poised enough to move up in the standings tomorrow."

Navy's three seniors paved the way for the Midshipmen on the second day. Renninger's second-round 69 pushed his score to 1-under par 143 (74-69) to move into a tie for 23rd. Also in 23rd is fourth-year standout Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) who fired a 1-under par on Friday and came back to shoot par on Saturday.

Senior Ryan Sload (Lancaster, Pa.) got off to a slow start after posting a 9-over par 81 in the opening round. However, he came back on Saturday to shoot 1-under par and move into a tie for 76th. Junior Chip Hardie (Crofton, Md.) stands 43rd with a 1-over par 145, while junior Eric Stinson (Spotsylvania, Va.) continued to have woes on the greens where he shot a 9-over par 81 in the second round and is in 93rd with a 15-over par 159.

Navy will play its final 18 holes Sunday trailing 11th-place High Point by a stroke and 10th-place Delaware by two strokes.

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