ALBUQUERQUE -- Sophomore Greg Machtaler shot 70-72--142 and is in fifth place after two rounds of the 2002 Willam Tucker invitational.
Amidst tough afternoon winds the Cougars started their 2002-03 campaign shooting 293-295--588 and sit in eighth place.
"I saw a lot of good shots out there today," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "Machtaler and (Ron) Harvey really gave us a boost this morning with solid first round."
Machtaler, who had best 2001-2002 stroke average among the current BYU players, started his sophomore season strong. He is the lone Cougar among the top 20 individuals and, along with Harvey, was the only Cougar to shoot below par in the morning round.
"He was really solid today," Brockbank said. "It would be great to see him go out tomorrow and finish with a good third round."
Harvey and senior Jared Overton both are three-over-par after two rounds and in 33rd place. Highly-touted freshman Daniel Summerhays competing in his first tournament as a Cougar shot 79-73--152.
"Daniel (Summerhays) has all kinds of potential and it was good to see him bounce back after a tough first round," Brockbank said. "He's a real special golfer and a great addition to this team."
Host New Mexico leads fellow MWC member UNLV by one stroke while UNM senior Michael Letzig is the individual leader after shooting 69-68--137 seven-under-par.
BYU hopes to improve on its eigth-place position during Saturday's third and final round at the University of New Mexico Championship course.
TEAM RESULTS
Fin. School Scores
1 New Mexico 281 288 569 -7
2 UNLV 288 282 570 -6
3 Arizona 284 291 575 -1
4 Texas Tech 293 288 581 +5
5 Oklahoma 291 291 582 +6
6 San Diego State 294 290 584 +8
7 New Mexico JV 296 290 586 +10
8 Brigham Young 293 295 588 +12
9 Oregon State 286 303 589 +13
New Mexico State 296 293 589 +13
11 Texas El Paso 289 301 590 +14
12 Pepperdine 293 301 594 +18
Colorado State 296 298 594 +18
14 Colorado 303 299 602 +26
15 Air Force 301 302 603 +27
16 Wyoming 304 303 607 +31
Utah 301 306 607 +31
18 Texas A&M 300 309 609 +33
BYU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
t5. Greg Machtaler 70-73--143
t33. Ron Harvey Jr. 68-79--147
t33. Jared Overton 76-71--147
t59. Daniel Summerhays 79-73--152
DQ. Devin Heid DQ-81