Davis Ovard of Frisco, Texas, carded a 1-over-par 73 to maintain his lead in the Boys Division. Ovard sits at 2-under-par 142 and holds a one-stroke lead over Jonathan Meng of (Canada) Houston, Texas, and Daniel Zou of The Woodlands, Texas. Ovard, a 2023 graduate, is currently No. 241 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. He is looking for his first AJGA win after a top-10 finish at the AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational presented by adidas Golf in October.
Meng and Zou sit in second place after shooting an even-par 72 for a tournament total of 1-under-par 143. In a tie for fourth place are Wade Watson of Duluth, Georgia, Samuel Duran of Panama, and Sahish Reddy of Atlanta, Georgia, at 2-over-par 146.
Sophie Anand of Windermere, Florida, leads the Girls Division at 5-over-par 149. Anand battled through high winds and heat to hold a two-shot lead over Luisamariana Mesones of (Peru) Wesley Chapel, Florida. Anand is a 2022 graduate who is committed to play college golf at Auburn University. She carded an even-par 72 in the second round. Her round featured four birdies which helped her shoot the only even-par round in the Girls Division during the second day of competition.
Mesones is tied for second with Regina Plascencia Perez De Celis of Mexico, and Martina Yu of Canada. All three sit at 7-over-par 151.