No. 23 BYU men’s golf (280-282-286-848) sits at 8-over par and in a tie for sixth through three rounds of play.

“I think our players and coaches are frustrated with how things went today,” director of golf Todd Miller said. “We all know what this team is capable of doing, and we had a tough time staying in the process today and hitting the shots we normally hit.”

Oklahoma State (279-267-275-821) maintained the top spot at 19-under par, and a Cowboy holds the individual lead as well. Arizona (281-272-277-830) finished off Tuesday in second at 10-under par, with three Wildcats in sixth or better. TCU (281-280-278-839) concluded its first 54 holes in third at 1-under, followed by Texas Tech (282-277-282-841) in fourth at 1-over par. Kansas (289-286-268-843) showed out with a 12-under-par day to climb three spots and to sit inside the top 5.

Akina, the 7th-ranked golfer in the nation, ended the day two strokes behind Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout, who holds the 54-hole lead at 9-under par. During the freshman’s round of 3-under-par on Tuesday, Akina came out of the gates strong with four birdies from holes 2-7. Akina birdied hole 18 to remain within striking distance with 18 holes to go.

“I hit the ball well again,” Akina said. “I’ll give it my best go tomorrow for my team and see if we can make a move up the leaderboard.”

Simon Kwon (72-72-72-216) concluded his day tied for 41st overall at 6-over par with one round to play. Kwon stayed consistent by carding his third consecutive round of 2-over par.

Jackson Mauss (73-69-75-217) completed his first 54 holes at 7-over par and in a tie for 45th.

Peter Kim (75-72-72-219) and Tyson Shelley (72-70-77-219) both sit at 9-over par through two days of the conference tournament and hold a share of 52nd place.

“Tomorrow presents a great opportunity for us to find a way to move up the leaderboard,” Miller said. “I believe the guys are in the right mindset to get that done.”

Utah Valley Golf

Colby Hutchens fired a 3-under-par 69 in Tuesday’s second round to move into a tie for second and lead the Utah Valley University men’s golf team at the 2026 WAC Men’s Golf Championship at the Dye Course at the Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

Utah Valley remains in fifth place in the team standings at 21-over-par 597 (303-294), trailing fourth-place California Baptist by two strokes. Tarleton State leads the field at 10-over-par 586, followed by UT Arlington at 12-over and Abilene Christian at 15-over.

Hutchens opened his round with three straight birdies and went on to card a 3-under 69, moving him to 2-under-par 142 (73-69) through 36 holes. He enters the final round just five shots back of individual leader Arth Sinha of UT Arlington at 7-under-par 137.

Isaiah Ellis also posted a strong round for the Wolverines, carding a 1-under-par 71 to move into eighth place at 3-over-par 147 (76-71). Ty Brady is tied for 21st at 8-over-par 152 (75-77), while Paxton Maxwell is tied for 28th at 13-over-par 157 (80-77). Andrew Hawks rounds out the UVU lineup in 30th at 14-over-par 158 (79-79).