San Diego, Calif. (March 6, 2023) -- A second round 284 (-4) moved the Wyoming Cowboys up five spots in the team standings at the conclusion of day one of the R.E.L. Lamkin San Diego Classic being played at the San Diego Country Club.  Wyoming is tied with San Francisco for eighth place in the field of 15 teams.  Senior Kirby Coe-Kirkham  led the Cowboys with a 36-hole total of 140 (-4), including a second round 67 (-5).  Coe-Kirkham is tied for seventh place, only five shots out of the tournament lead.
 
"It was a tough first round, but we bounced back and played well in the second round," said Joe Jensen, Wyoming Director of Golf.  "Kirby (Coe-Kirkham) played really well today, and as a team we moved up five spots from the first round to the second round.
 
"This is a really nice event and a really good field of teams.  We want to take the momentum we had this afternoon and carry that into Tuesday's final round."
 
Cowboy Jaren Calkins is tied for 26th at 145 (+1).  The other three UW team members competing are: Kristof Panke, tied for 53rd at 148 (+4); Tyler Severin, in 59th place at 149 (+5); and Cade McLaughlin, tied for 67th at 151 (+7).  Wyoming's Patrick Azevedo and Jimmy Dales competed as individuals and are tied for 33rd and 40th, respectively.  Azevedo shot a 146 (+2), and Dales is one shot back of his teammate at 147 (+3).
 
Host San Diego State is leading the team competition.  The Aztecs posted a score of 560 (-16) and are four strokes ahead of New Mexico.  The Lobos sit at 564 (-12).  Peter Hruby of Washington and Christoph Bleier of Colorado State share the individual lead at 135 (-9).
 
The 15-team field will tee off in the third and final round Tuesday morning beginning at 8 a.m., Pacific Time.  Wyoming will be paired in a threesome with California and San Francisco.
 
The R.E.L. Lamkin San Diego Classic is being hosted by San Diego State and the University of San Diego at the San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif.  The San Diego Country Club course measures 7,033 yards and plays to a par of 72.
 
Team Standings From the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
1.   San Diego State                  275-285=560 (-16)
2.   New Mexico                        288-276=564 (-12)
3.   Colorado State                    285-282=567 (-9)
4.   Washington                         288-284=572 (-4)
5.   UCLA                                   287-286=573 (-3)
6.   San Diego                           296-281=577 (+1)
7.   California                             290-289=579 (+3)
8.   Wyoming                            297-284=582 (+6)
      San Francisco                     286-296=582 (+6)
10. Loyola Marymount               295-296=591 (+15)
      Hawaii                                  289-302=591 (+15)
12. Brigham Young                    298-294=592 (+16)
13. Nevada                                296-300=596 (+20)
14. St. Mary's                             292-300=601 (+25)
15. Denver                                  297-306=603 (+27)
 
Wyoming Cowboys Individual Standings
T7         Kirby Coe-Kirkham        73-67=140 (-4)
T26       Jaren Calkins                71-73=145 (+1)
T53       Kristof Panke                76-72=148 (+4)
T59       Tyler Severin                 77-72=149 (+5)
T67       Cade McLaughlin          78-73=151 (+7)      
 
Wyoming Cowboys Playing as Individuals
T33       Patrick Azevedo            73-73=146 (+2)
T40       Jimmy Dales                 73-74=147 (+3)