PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The UIndy men's golf team made a giant leap Tuesday at the NCAA DII Championships, using a two-under 286 to vault four spot into No. 1 on the team leaderboard. As one of four Greyhounds in the top six, junior Keegan Bronnenberg carded a second-round 69 to lift him into a tie for first individually.
 
Competing at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the Greyhounds have built a healthy 16-stroke lead heading into Wednesday's final round of stroke play. The Hounds are in prime position to snag a top-eight spot after tomorrow to qualify for Thursday's medal/match play quarterfinals.
 

There's been movement in the #D2MGolf Championships????!

Take a look at the full team leaderboard: https://t.co/Uvgub1shOB. pic.twitter.com/BLoN31bjwt

— NCAA Division II (@NCAADII) May 18, 2021

Meanwhile, the individual national championship will be decided by tomorrow's final stroke-play results, with Bronnenberg making a strong pus in the second round. The Muncie, Ind., native carded 13 pars and four birdies Tuesday on the way to the posting the field's lowest score of the week. He now shares the top spot with Lee University's Oliver Lewis-Perkins at +1.
 
A pair of Hounds are right on their heels, with Erik Edwards (74-73) and Ian Carroll (74-73) tied for third at +3. Junior Cam Carroll (77-71) put up a red number Tuesday to springboard into a five-way tie for sixth at +4.
 
Senior Oliver Mast carded a two-over 74 Tuesday to move up to a tie for 28th.
 
Wednesday's final group will feature three top-10 teams in Golfstats rankings. No. 10 UIndy will be paired with tip-ranked West Florida and No. 4 Arkansas Tech, with tee times starting at 12:05 p.m. ET.

MONDAY RECAP
The Greyhounds opened play at the 2021 NCAA DII Championships Monday with a 13-over 301, good for fifth place among the 16-team field.
 

Thank you to the best in the business Brett Esely for making the trip down to PGA National to be our starter for the NCAA men's golf national championship! Your enthusiasm and professionalism is much appreciated! #GoHounds @UIndyAthletics @GolfweekRingler pic.twitter.com/XMcfPJsWK2

— Brent Nicoson, Coach (@UIndyHoundsGolf) May 18, 2021

The Hounds were led by the senior tandem of Erik Edwards and Ian Carroll, as both carded an opening-round 74 to share 9th place. Carroll easily had the team's best back nine on Monday, coming in with a one-under 35.

Junior Keegan Bronnenberg sits at +4 in a tie for 27th, followed by junior Cam Carroll (+5) in 36th and senior Oliver Mast (+8) in 51st.
 
Arkansas Tech (+7) tops the team leaderboard, with its first-round 295 good for a four-stroke lead over second-place Georgia Southwestern.
 
Individually, the duo of Santiago De La Fuente (Arkansas Tech) and Ian Trebilcock (Washburn) pace the field at -1.