Cecil Belisle (Kansas Athletics Photo)

The Red Raiders shot a first-round 13-under 271 to take a five-shot lead and doubled it today behind a 13-under performance.

Kansas is in solo second place at 14-under and ten shots back of Texas Tech. Duke is in solo third place at 11-under and Kansas State is in solo fourth place at 10-under. Washington and Louisville are T5 at 9-under.

Cecil Belisle of Kansas shot a second-round 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead heading into the final 18 holes. Belisle shot a first-round 4-under 67 to get into position to make a move on the second day, and he delivered.

Belisle, who is ranked No. 198 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com U.S. Rankings, won the Folds of Honor Collegiate in September and finished T8 in the Minnesota Amateur. 

Belisle has recorded 11 birdies and two bogeys on the week, including a bogey on No. 18 coming into the clubhouse in the second round.

Ethan Evans of Duke, Connor Jones of Colorado State, and Petr Hruby of Washington are all T2 at 8-under and just one shot behind Belisle. Pono Yanagi of Washington State and Riccardo Fantinelli of Princeton are T5 at 7-under. 

First-round leader Tyran Snyders of Texas Tech, Karl Vilips of Stanford, and Louis Pilod of Cal Poly are T7 at 6-under. 

2023 U.S. Junior champion Bryan Kim of Duke, 2023 Walker Cupper Calum Scott of Texas Tech, and Matthew Comegys of Texas Tech are T10 at 5-under.