Herrera Moves Into a Tie For 10th at NCAA East Regional

NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Iowa State senior golfer Ben Herrera made a nice jump into a tie for 10th place after firing a second-round 68 this afternoon at the NCAA East Regional in New Haven, Conn.

Herrera, who was tied for 27th after the first round, used a 2-under 68 today to give him a two-round 139 total and put him into contention for the lone individual qualifier spot out of the regional. The low scorer among the individual qualifiers and those who do not qualify with their team will advance to the NCAA Championships, June 2-5 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Urbandale, Iowa, native tees off at 8:50 a.m. tomorrow morning in the third and final round. To follow Herrera's round, go to Golfstat.com.

Team Scores
1. Texas 274-281=555
    Kent State 277-278=555
3. Penn State 277-283=560
4. UCLA 282-281=563
5. Virginia 282-283=565
6. East Tennessee St. 278-288=566
    UNC-Wilmington 286-280=566
    Charlotte 285-281=566
9. Vanderbilt 285-283=568
10. Alabama 281-290=571
      South Carolina 286-285=571
12. Southeastern Louisiana 288-285=573
13. Columbia 289-297=586
14. Lafayette 307-297=604

Top Individuals
1. Rhys Enoch, East Tenn. St. 65-68=133
2. Kevin Foley, Penn State 67-67=134
T10. Ben Herrera, Iowa State 71-68=139