AMERST, VA –After two rounds, Guilford College continues to lead the 2007 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Golf Championships at Poplar Grove Golf Course in Amherst, Virginia behind overall individual leader Joseph Poplin.  The Quakers will take a seven stroke lead over second-place Washington & Lee into tomorrow’s final round.  The Generals carded a team best score of 287 on Sunday to vault into the second spot.

The Quakers (283-294—577) shot a 294 as a team on Sunday to remain in the lead. W&L’s (297-287—584)  strong showing helped them move up one spot from the first-round while Bridgewater College dropped one place after shooting 301 on Sunday for a total of 594 after two rounds.  Hampden-Sydney College (308-310—618) is in fourth-place with a total of 618 followed by Randolph-Macon College (303-319—622), Virginia Wesleyan College (325-308—633), Lynchburg College (319-318—637) and Emory & Henry College (450-446—596)

Poplin followed up his 68 yesterday with a 70 today for a total of 138 for the tournament.  Bob Boykin (72-71—143) fired a one-under 71 on Sunday to jump into second-place, just five shots behind Poplin heading into tomorrow’s final-round.  Washington and Lee’s Nathaniel James (73-71—144) and Guilford’s Peter Latimer (68-76—144) currently stand in a tie for third-place after two-rounds.

GC’s Colin Clark (72-73—145) and W&L’s Beau Allen (75-70—145) are tied for fifth while Virginia Wesleyan’s Tim Kresinske (77-70-147) and Shawn Harper (72-75—147) of Bridgewater College stand in a tie for seventh-place, nine stokes off the leader heading into Monday. 

Randolph-Macon’s Ralston King (74-75—149) is tied with W&L’s Matt Leisman (76-73—149) for the ninth spot on the leader board while BC teammates Grady Ruckman (75-75—150) and Adam Rhodes (76-74—150) round out the top-10.

Tomorrow’s final round is slated to tee off at 9:00 a.m. at Poplar Grove.