Angelina Tolentino of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, was one of only two girls to shoot below par during the second round, which helped her claim the Girls Division lead after 36 holes. Tolentino carded three birdies and just two bogeys for a round score of 1-under-par 71. She now sits atop the leader board with an overall score of even-par 144. Tolentino is looking for her second AJGA win.
In second place at 1-over-par 145 overall is Lily Zhang of Buffalo, New York. Zhang notched back-to-back birdies on Nos. 2 and 3 for a second round score of 1-over-par 73. Rounding out the top three girls at 3-over-par 147 overall is Chaewon Jeong of (South Korea) Alajuela Centro, Costa Rica. Jeong also carded two birdies during her round.
Yiqi (Andy) Sun of Shenzhen, China, is in sole possession of the Boys Division at 1-under-par 143 overall after the second round. Sun carded six birdies, including back-to-back birdies on Hole Nos. 12 and 13, to shoot 3-under-par 69 during his round. He is still looking for his first AJGA win.
Sitting in a three-way tie for second place at even-par 144 overall are: Malik Dao of Notre-Dame Ile Perrot, Quebec, Canada, Calen Sanderson of Newtown, Pennsylvania and Andrew Stickel of Greenwich, Connecticut. Stickel carded three birdies during his round, while fellow first round leader Sanderson had five. Dao notched three birdies and an eagle on No. 3 during his round.
Rounding out the top-five boys at 1-over-par 145 is Fisher Kennedy of Winston Salem, North Carolina. Kennedy shot 3-under-par 69 during his round with five birdies and a bogey-free front nine.