DESTIN, Fla. — Hardin-Simmons shot a 317 and moved up to 15^th place after two rounds of the Golfweek October Classic, held Monday at The Links Golf Club at Sandestin.

UMHB leads the 24-team field at 23-over-par 599 through 36 holes after improving by three shots from Sunday's opening round. UC Santa Cruz remained second at 613, while Macalester College moved into third at 616.

Individually, UC Santa Cruz's Olivia Lew took over the lead at 1-over-par 145 after rounds of 73-72. Mary Hardin-Baylor's Claire Smith and Huntington College's Yvette Gorden were tied for second at 146.

Hardin-Simmons improved by 24 shots from the opening round, posting a team score of 317 Monday. The Cowgirls stand 15th overall with a 36-hole total of 658.

Freshman Ariana Chavez paced Hardin-Simmons with a second-round 76 and is tied for 35th individually at 160. Shay West (83-81) and Jessica Pratt (86-78) are tied for 58th at 164, while Addison Payne (88-82) is tied for 87th at 170 and Katie May Hensley (89-85) is 97th at 174.

The tournament concludes Tuesday with the final round.

Team Scores (After Round 2)
1. Mary Hardin-Baylor — 301-298—599 (+23)
2. UC Santa Cruz — 312-301—613 (+37)
3. Macalester College — 320-296—616 (+40)
4. Trinity University — 316-303—619 (+43)
5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire — 315-305—620 (+44)
6. Sewanee — 318-306—624 (+48)
7. Illinois Wesleyan — 319-309—628 (+52)
8. Huntingdon College — 315-317—632 (+56)
9. Centre College — 323-319—642 (+66)
10. Gustavus Adolphus — 331-320—651 (+75)
11. Southwestern University — 330-323—653 (+77)
12. Rhodes College — 330-324—654 (+78)
13. Carleton College — 334-321—655 (+79)
14. Oglethorpe University — 338-319—657 (+81)
15. Hardin-Simmons University — 341-317—658 (+82)
T16. Augustana College (Ill.) — 339-321—660 (+84)
T16. East Texas Baptist — 337-323—660 (+84)
T18. Ohio Northern — 341-323—664 (+88)
T18. Piedmont University — 347-317—664 (+88)
T20. Berry College — 337-329—666 (+90)
T20. Susquehanna University — 347-319—666 (+90)
Wisconsin-Whitewater — 341-333—674 (+98)
Millikin University — 357-333—690 (+114)
Mississippi University for Women — 354-362—716 (+140)
 
Top 10 Individuals
1. Olivia Lew, UC Santa Cruz — 73-72—145 (+1)
T2. Claire Smith, Mary Hardin-Baylor — 74-72—146 (+2)
T2. Yvette Gorden, Huntingdon College — 73-73—146 (+2)
T4. Marley Zhang, Macalester College — 77-72—149 (+5)
T4. Lilly Kaminski, Wisconsin-Eau Claire — 76-73—149 (+5)
T6. Camryn Kiser, Mary Hardin-Baylor — 78-73—151 (+7)
T6. Eunice Lee, Macalester College — 78-73—151 (+7)
T6. Jocelyn Choi, UC Santa Cruz — 77-74—151 (+7)
T6. Katie Rhude, Mary Hardin-Baylor — 76-75—151 (+7)
T6. Julia Sosa, Mary Hardin-Baylor — 73-78—151 (+7)
 
Hardin-Simmons Scores
T35. Ariana Chavez — 84-76—160 (+16)
T58. Shay West — 83-81—164 (+20)
T58. Jessica Pratt — 86-78—164 (+20)
T87. Addison Payne — 88-82—170 (+26)
97. Katie May Hensley — 89-85—174 (+30)
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