Bryce Reed shoots 1-under 71 to pace Kent State men's golf team at NCAA Norman Regional

Bryce Reed
Bryce Reed

The Kent State men's golf team moved up two places to 11th in the 13-team field after shooting 5-over-par 293 in the second round of the NCAA Norman Regional, held Tuesday at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Golden Flashes rest at 24-over, 10 shots out of ninth place. No. 18 Auburn took the team lead after shooting 12-under 276 on Tuesday to get to 20-under for the event, six shots better than No. 1 Oklahoma.

Freshman Bryce Reed paced the Flashes in round two with a 1-under 71, moving him into a tie for 34th place individually at 4-over. Grad student Josh Gilkison shot 1-over 73 on Tuesday, while freshman Jordan Gilkison carded a 2-over 74 and junior Cade Breitenstine added a 3-over 75 for KSU.

Kent State will conclude its 2021-22 season with Wednesday's third and final round at the Norman Regional.

NCAA Norman Regional

Team scores (after 2nd of 3 rounds): 1. Auburn –20, 2. Oklahoma –14, 3. Texas, Ole Miss –8, 5. Utah –4, 6. South Carolina –3, 7. Louisville +5, 8. San Diego State +7, 9. Kansas State, Missoure +14, 11. Kent State +24, 12. UT-Martin +26, 13. Rider +39.

Kent State: T62. Josh Gilkison 80-73-+9, T70. Chris Vandette 79-78 +13, T48. Cade Breitenstine 75-75 +6, T48. Jordan Gilkison 76-74 +6, T36. Bryce Reed 77-71 +4.

This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Bryce Reed led Kent State with a 71 in round two of the NCAA Regional