Playing in the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship Presented by Chase and Kohler can be a life-altering event. Just ask Alexis Faieta.<\/p>\n
She was playing in Tuesday\u2019s second round at The Park when she heard something unexpected.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, I saw you on SportsCenter last night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wait, what?<\/p>\n
Faieta was on SportsCenter as part of the ESPN staple show\u2019s Top 10 of the Day. It was video of her holing out a 94-yard shot from the sand for eagle on the 14th hole during Monday\u2019s first round.<\/p>\n
She had seen a replay of her hole-out on Golf Channel, but it was news she had her SportsCenter moment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s really cool,\u201d said Faieta, a University of North Carolina Wilmington freshman. \u201cI’m looking forward to watching that. I was really excited (when the ball went in the hole). But I couldn’t let the moment get too big, so I was just focusing on the next shot, no matter what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
Faieta was unable to replicate the magic Tuesday that fueled her 4-under 67 Monday, but a 78 gave her a three-shot lead over Anushka Sawant (73) of University of Delaware in the Women’s Individual Division. Faieta said she\u2019s using a perspective she learned from Olympic gold medal figure skater Alysa Liu.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said that no matter what, there’s nothing to lose, because you play good, you play bad, you’re still learning from something,\u201d Faieta said. \u201cI’m just excited to have the opportunity to be in contention going into tomorrow, and no matter what happens, I’ll learn something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (39-over) leads the Women\u2019s Team Championship by 18 shots, shooting 13-over Tuesday. Texas Southern (58-over) needs a big rally.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been in some places this year where our first round was never the greatest and they just put their heads down and play through it,\u201d said Texas A&M Corpus Christi Coach Chris Adams. \u201cWe talk about winning the day. I was proud of the way they stepped up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanaa Carter (76) of North Carolina Central University finished with a triple bogey, but clung to a one-shot lead at 7-over 149 in the Women\u2019s Team Division Medalist race. Tied for second are Thaiz Amezcua (76) of Texas Southern, Kierra Williams (73) of Alabama State University and Samantha Gibbs (72) of Texas A&M Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n
Florida A&M University is poised to win its third Division I Men\u2019s Team Championship at 1-under, leading North Carolina A&T University by 13 shots. The Rattlers almost doubled their lead from seven after the weather-delayed first round, led by overall leader Sascha Robinson (69-136). Prairie View A&M (19-over) sits in third.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of this team because they just continue to fight and battle,\u201d said Florida A&M Coach Mike Rice. \u201cWe all know what Sascha can do. We were disappointed we didn\u2019t win the conference title last week, but I told the guys this is a new week and this is an amazing event. It would be great to win this for the third time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-6 Robinson stands out on a golf course just by walking on it. He started with four early birdies Monday to reach the top of the leaderboard, added four more to his card today and stretched his lead to four over Quade Woods (70) of Alabama State University.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt hasn\u2019t been the year I wanted it to be, so it would mean a lot to win,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have my best stuff today, but I just kept fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Western New Mexico University leads Morehouse College by five shots at 30-over in the Men\u2019s Division II team competition. Kentucky State (45-over) is in third.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, it brings a little bit of a different expectation or pressure,\u201d said Western New Mexico coach Harry O\u2019Callahan. \u201cBut they\u2019re right where they should be, where they deserve to be. There\u2019s no reason they can\u2019t get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacob Alcorta of Western New Mexico University shot even-par 71 to stretch his lead to six shots in the Men\u2019s Division II Medalist battle. He played his last 13 holes in 2-under despite the wind picking up later in the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a survival-mode kind of day,\u201d Alcorta said. \u201cJust try to hit the center of the green and make a bunch of pars.\u201d<\/p>\n
NaShawn Tyson of Florida Atlantic University shot his second consecutive 68 to lead the Men\u2019s Individual competition by three shots over Arsit Areephun (71) of University of Delaware.<\/p>\n
Tyson, who won the Palm Beach County Amateur at The Park last year, had three birdies on his last four holes to take the lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning on this course gives me a little advantage,\u201d Tyson said. \u201cIt was a little tough out there with the wind, but I got some putts to drop at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andreas Roman of University of Maryland Eastern Shore made a hole-in-one on the 168-yard seventh hole with a 50-degree sand wedge. It was his 12th ace.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very common for me to hit the pin, and today, it just happened to go in so I\u2019m really happy,\u201d Roman said after a 74. \u201cIt\u2019s a special hole.\u201d<\/p>\n