SDSU Slips to Second at Western Intercollegiate

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The San Diego State men’s golf team slipped into second place at 4-under-par 696 following an 8-over 358 in the second round of the Western Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

SDSU, which is 18th in the latest NCAA Scoreboard computer rankings, only trails No. 22 Pepperdine (-6) through 36 holes on the par-70, 6,486-yard Pasatiempo Golf Club. No. 21 Arizona is third at -3, while No. 42 Stanford and Nihon Univ. are each tied for fourth at -1.

Junior Chanachon Chokprajakchat (Bangkok, Thailand) leads San Diego State in a tie for eighth out of 91 competitors at 4-under 136. Chokprajakchat shot his second straight under-par round with a 69 today, making four birdies with a bogey and a double bogey.

Freshman Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia) is tied for 11th at -3 after carding a 1-over 71 on Tuesday. Takis got to 2-under with a birdie on the par-4, 346-yard seventh, but logged three bogeys and no more birdies the rest of the way for his 71.

Senior Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) is a stroke back of Takis in a tie for 14th at -2. Hastings had a 72 today, sinking two birdies with four bogeys.

Junior Tyler Kowack (San Diego/Canyon Crest Academy) is tied for 22nd at 1-over 141 following a 71 today, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5, 502-yard ninth hole. He also had four birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.

Sophomore Dylan Oyama (Carlsbad, Calif.) is tied for 48th at 145 after shooting a 76 in Tuesday’s second round, while sophomore Nathan Sampson (Temecula, Calif.) is tied for 63rd at 148 with a 75 today.

Defending champion Filip Jakubcik of Arizona leads the way through two days at 9-under 131, one stroke ahead of UNLV’s Caden Fioroni (-8). Four others are tied for third at -6.

San Diego State will play in Wednesday’s final group with Pepperdine, Arizona and Stanford, beginning at noon PT.

Western Intercollegiate
Day Two Results – April 15, 2025
Pasatiempo Golf Club – Santa Cruz, Calif.
Par 70, 6,486 Yards

Team Standings (top 5 out of 14 teams)
1. No. 22 Pepperdine…352-342—694 (-6)
2. No. 18 San Diego State…338-358—696 (-4)
3. No. 21 Arizona…345-352—697 (-3)
T4. No. 42 Stanford…345-354—699 (-1)
T4. Nihon Univ….345-354—699 (-1)

Individual Leaders (Top 6 of 91 players + SDSU)
1. Filip Jakubcik (Arizona)…65-66—131 (-9)
2. Caden Fioroni (UNLV)…66-66—132 (-8)
T3. Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine)…69-65—134 (-6)
T3. Nathan Wong (Stanford)…69-65—134 (-6)
T3. Zach Pollo (Arizona)…68-66—134 (-6)
T3. Finn Koelle (Washington)…68-66—134 (-6)
---
T8. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State)…67-69—136 (-4)
T11. Harry Takis (San Diego State)…66-71—137 (-3)
T14. Justin Hastings (San Diego State)…66-72—138 (-2)
T22. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…70-71—141 (+1)
T48. Dylan Oyama (San Diego State)…69-76—145 (+5)
T63. Nathan Sampson (San Diego State)…73-75—148 (+8)