PRINCEVILLE, Hawai`i – University of Idaho senior Ryan Porch had a two-under 70 Monday to climb into a tie for 24^th with 18 holes to play in the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
 
Porch had birdies on three par-4s as well as one of the par-5s to offset two bogeys en route to his team-leading score.
 
Chris Carew was one shot better Monday with a 77 and JT Bloomer improved by four, also for a 77 – a second-round score matched by Holden Bistline. Enrique Marin, with an 80 Monday, is tied for 82^nd with Bistline, while Carew is tied for 86^th and Bloomer for 92^nd.

"The guys, I felt, really hit the ball a lot better today," coach David Nuhn said. "They understood where to strategically place it."

The Vandals are tied for 18^th with a 603 after combining for a 301 Monday.
 
Mississippi retained its lead with a 553, while Missouri's Hayden Buckley is the individual leader at 10-under 134.