PHOENIX, Ariz. – North Dakota State men's golf Nate Adams shot a 64 (-7) in the second round of the GCU Invitational to help lead the way for the Bison as they climbed the leaderboard throughout the day to sit in second overall.
 
The Bison, who early in the first round were in last place in the 16-team field, finished the day with team rounds of 277 (-7) and 275 (-9) to sit in second place overall, just two shots behind No. 29 TCU. The Bison are nine shots ahead of third, Cal State Fullerton (-7).
 
Adams, who carded a -3 round of 68 in the first round on Monday, was nearly perfect in the second round, carding eight birdies and nine pars before a bogey on the final hole dropped him one shot off the school record of -8. Adams leads the individual classification by one shot at -10.
 
Brock Winter also had a strong day for the Bison and sits in sixth overall with one round to go at -5. Winter also flirted with the school record in the first round and finished with a -6 of 65 to sit in a tie for first after 18 holes. Winter shot a 72 in the second round and sits just two shots out of third. Winter had six birdies on the day, including five in the first round, as well as an eagle.
 
Gavin Cronkhite was the only other Bison to break par in one of the first two rounds. Cronkhite shot a 73 in the first round, but came back with a 68 in the afternoon to climb 35 spots into a tie for 15^th at -1. He finished tied for third in birdies on the day with 11, two behind Adams, who led the field.
 
Nate Deziel sits fourth for the Bison and climbed 20 spots up the leaderboard with an even par round of 71 in the afternoon to cap the second-round scoring for the Bison. Deziel was equal to Cronkhite in the first round, but enters the final day tied for 30^th overall in the 88-golfer field at +2.
 
Ian Siminoch scored for the Bison in the first round with an even par 71. Simonich shot a 75 in the second round and sits in 45^th at +4.
 
The Bison are slated to begin the final round of the GCU Invitational with a shotgun start time of 8:45 CT on Tuesday. NDSU will be in a pairing with TCU, Cal State Fullerton and Kansas City, who sits in a tie for fourth at -5