SWEEPING OFF THE PLAINS AND INTO THE LEAD IN K.C.
Je's 72 ties her with Rollins in Girls Division

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Michael Unger of Edmond, Okla., fired a 3-under-par 69 Wednesday to pull even in the Boys Division of the AJGA Marsh Kansas City Junior with fellow Oklahoman and first-round leader Ryan Henry of Broken Arrow. In the Girls Division, Dana Je of Orlando, Fla., shot an even-par 72 to join first-round leader Ashley Rollins of Austin, Texas, in a first-place tie.

The 54-hole event, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at the par-72 Milburn Country Club, features 99 players representing 15 states and includes 21 Kansas natives.

Unger, who shot an even-par 72 in the opening round, birdied the last three holes to put himself into a first place tie heading into Thursday's final round.

"The back nine is the side where you can shoot under-par," said Unger of his 33 on the second nine. "Holes 14 and in are birdie holes, so you just have to keep making pars until you get to those holes and then make some birdies. To stay even going into 14 was huge.

"Yesterday I was in the woods a lot and just trying to get it up and down. Today I kept it in play, took advantage of the par 5's and played a lot more aggressively."

Henry, who came into the day with a three-stroke lead, shot a 35 on the front side before things started to unravel.

"I just started thinking too much on the back nine," said henry of his 4-over-par back nine performance.

Henry blamed himself for looking at the scoreboard at the turn and seeing Unger's 69 posted.

"I just have to go out and play golf and I didn't do that today. It's frustrating to have a chance to put some distance between myself and everyone else, but I didn't do that and just need to play well tomorrow."

Joining Unger and Henry at the top of the Boys Division leaderboard are Brian Vahlberg of Norman, Okla., at 143 and Barrett Martens of Platte City, Mo., and Chris Mabry of Leawood, Kan., at 144.

Je's 72 was the low girls round of the day and could have been lower with a few made putts.

"I could have played better," said Je. "I missed a lot of short putts, but I'm happy with how I played today. It feels great to be up at the top and I hope to do better tomorrow."

Rollins, who held a one-shot lead heading into the day, grinded her way to a second-round 75 to keep a share of the lead.

"I just wasn't putting the ball in the fairway today," Rollins said. "Fortunately, I salvaged some pars. That was just kind of the way my day went."

Rollins has a simple strategy for herself as she heads into the final day looking for her first career AJGA victory.

"I just need to put it in the fairway," Rollins said. "You're going to do well if you can just put it in the fairway because the hole seems to open up for you when you do that."

Rounding out the top of the Girls Division are Jennifer Tangthiphaboontana of Long Beach, Calif., and Stephanie Ruiz of Edmond, Okla., at 151, two-shots off the lead.

Final-round action begins Thursday with tee times running from 7:30 a.m.-12:09 p.m. off of the No. 1 tee.

For more information about the AJGA Marsh Kansas City Junior, please contact our tournament headquarters at (913) 432-0490.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Second-round results from the AJGA MARSH KANSAS CITY JUNIOR conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Milburn Country Club. Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,785 Girls: 5,954.

BOYS DIVISION

Michael Unger (2002) Edmond, Okla.* 72-69--141
Ryan Henry (2003) Broken Arrow, Okla.* 66-75--141
Bryan Vahlberg (2002) Norman, Okla.* 69-74--143
Barrett Martens (2002) Platte City, Mo.* 71-73--144
Chris Mabry (2002) Leawood, Kan.* 70-74--144
Ross Hamann (2002) Lakeville, Minn.* 73-72--145
Vincent Aicale (2002) Orinda, Calif.* 75-70--145
Andrew Ahlering (2003) St. Louis, Mo.* 74-72--146
Brent Holmes (2002) Glen Carbon, Ill.* 74-72--146
Chase Cooper (2003) Guymon, Okla.* 73-73--146
Martin Piller (2004) Duncanville, Texas* 71-75--146
Scott Weber (2002) Lake Forest, Ill.* 75-72--147
Scott Gustafson (2002) Eden Prairie, Minn.* 75-73--148
John Kelly (2003) St. Louis, Mo.* 76-72--148
Preston Lancaster (2002) Dallas, Texas* 78-70--148
Eric Chang (2002) Chino Hills, Calif.* 75-73--148
Steven Rist (2002) Jenks, Okla.* 72-76--148
Charlie Santaularia (2001) Lawrence, Kan.* 72-76--148
Parker LaBarge (2002) St. Louis, Mo.* 73-76--149
Judd Cornell (2002) Omaha, Neb.* 74-75--149
Conner McNair (2002) Fayetteville, Ark.* 78-71--149
Jesse Schulte (2002) Hutchinson, Kan.* 75-74--149
Phillip Telliard (2003) Riverside, Calif.* 74-75--149
Shane Sigsbee (2003) McKinney, Texas* 72-78--150
Matthew Ellis (2002) Ponca City, Okla.* 76-74--150
Adam Betz (2001) Manchester, Mo.* 77-73--150
Jeremy Reed (2003) Houston, Texas* 74-76--150
Gary Woodland (2002) Berryton, Kan.* 76-74--150
T.J. Redding (2002) Creston, Iowa* 74-76--150
Landon Ewing (2003) Montgomery, Texas* 74-76--150
Daniel Kush (2002) Tustin, Calif.* 75-75--150
Spencer Wilson (2002) Lawrence, Kan.* 77-75--152
Monte Hertach (2001) Hutchinson, Kan.* 75-77--152
Taylor Palmer (2002) Edmond, Okla.* 75-77--152
Drew Stoltz (2002) Fort Collins, Colo.* 76-76--152
Will Hanna (2002) The Woodlands, Texas* 80-72--152
Tyler Symons (2001) Albuquerque, N.M.* 76-76--152
Derek Smith (2003) Elk City, Okla.* 78-74--152
Tim Zande (2002) Overland Park, Kan.* 76-77--153
Steve Gray (2001) Lee's Summit, Mo.* 79-74--153
Paul Jabour (2001) Clive, Iowa* 79-74--153
Devon Wegner (2003) Kearney, Neb.* 75-79--154
Tyler Docking (2002) Overland Park, Kan.* 75-79--154
Michael Park (2002) La Crescenta, Calif.* 76-78--154
Joe Colbert (2002) Ardmore, Okla.* 77-77--154
Brett Myers (2003) Broken Arrow, Okla.* 76-78--154
Drew Reynolds (2002) Lee's Summit, Mo.* 82-73--155
Scott Seibert (2002) Chesterfield, Mo.* 80-75--155
Tyler Dunn (2003) Godfrey, Ill.* 75-81--156
Jon Deines (2002) Beatrice, Neb.* 78-78--156
Justin Setser (2002) Eldon, Mo.* 80-77--157
Dean Merrill (2004) Kansas City, Mo.* 81-77--158
Jeff Delaney (2002) Bartlesville, Okla.* 81-77--158
Ryan Beachler (2002) Omaha, Neb.* 78-80--158
Zane Burgess (2002) Richland, Mo.* 78-80--158
Cole Chmielewski (2003) Shawnee, Kan.* 81-78--159
Brett Barkelar (2001) Schofield, Wis.* 77-83--160
Chris Myers (2003) Southlake, Texas* 79-81--160
Yuta Kajiyama (2003) Palm Springs, Calif.* 81-79--160
Robert Rice (2003) Wichita, Kan.* 79-81--160
Eric Deutsch (2002) Rochester, Minn.* 77-83--160
Matt Warnock (2002) Liberty, Mo.* 84-77--161
Brad Gershon (2004) Overland Park, Kan.* 82-80--162
Nathaniel Spencer (2004) Lawrence, Kan.* 80-82--162
Alexander Downing (2002) Lee's Summit, Mo.* 78-85--163
Brandon Graspointner (2002) Turlock, Calif.* 81-82--163
Jay Kerrigan (2002) Oklahoma City, Okla.* 82-82--164
Mike Lueders (2001) St. Louis, Mo.* 81-83--164
John Newcomer (2003) Topeka, Kan.* 80-84--164
Cliff Ward (2002) Troy, Ill.* 84-80--164
Michael Robben (2003) Overland Park, Kan.* 82-84--166
Scott Bennett (2003) Pueblo West, Colo.* 84-82--166
Craig Fisher (2003) Overland Park, Kan.* 83-83--166
Andrew Nieland (2003) Edina, Minn.* 87-79--166
Kyle Hattock (2003) Raymore, Mo.* 88-79--167
Blake Olney (2002) Wichita, Kan.* 89-79--168
Jay Burkhardt (2002) Tulsa, Okla.* 87-84--171
Dodge Kemmer (2005) Wichita, Kan.* 86-89--175
Ryan Davis (2002) Overland Park, Kan.* 79-WD (illness)
Hiroaki Hirai (2002) Ibaraki, Japan* WD (illness)

GIRLS DIVISION

Ashley Rollins (2003) Austin, Texas* 74-75--149
Dana Je (2003) Orlando, Fla.* 77-72--149
Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana (2003) Long Beach, Calif.* 75-76--151
Stephanie Ruiz (2001) Edmond, Okla.* 76-75--151
Jane Lee (2004) Torrance, Calif.* 78-75--153
Courtney Jones (2002) Lake Quivira, Kan.* 76-77--153
Jessica Lovell (2002) Birmingham, Ala.* 80-78--158
Mary Ellen Jacobs (2003) Godfrey, Ill.* 81-80--161
Courtney Mahon (2002) Topeka, Kan.* 80-82--162
Ashley Kelley (2002) Edmond, Okla.* 84-82--166
Lauren Dodge (2003) Montgomery, Texas* 84-85--169
Lauren Phlegar (2001) Lawrence, Kan.* 88-81--169
Lindsey Letzig (2002) Richmond, Mo.* 84-85--169
Whitney Stromgren (2002) Topeka, Kan.* 84-86--170
Jennifer Pokrzywinski (2002) Lakeville, Minn.* 84-87--171
Annie Giangrosso (2004) Prairie Village, Kan.* 94-78--172
Emily Hoeper (2003) Kansas City, Mo.* 86-87--173
Kelli Strubinger (2002) Weldon Spring, Mo.* DQ (Rule 6-3a)