KOHLER, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University took advantage of slightly calmer conditions Sunday, posting a team score of 8-over 296 to extend its advantage through 36 holes at the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Men's Golf Championships at Blackwolf Run.

All six Aurora golfers fired rounds of 80 or better, led by a 2-under 70 from Caleb Negley. Negley was 4-under-par through 16 holes behind four birdies, but a double bogey on the par-3 No. 17 hole erased half of Negley's gains on the day. Mattias Morris and Clay Heilman both carded 3-over 75s, while Brandon Burggraf posted a 4-over 76, allowing the Spartans to drop 80s from Kashton Wilson and Trenton Kurtz.

Aurora (303-296--599) now leads the team race by 25 strokes over St. Norbert College (313-311--624). The Green Knights, in turn, hold just a one-stroke lead over Milwaukee School of Engineering (311-314--625). Wisconsin Lutheran College (325-308--633) is fourth, followed by Edgewood University (321-321--642) and Lakeland University (326-326--652). Marian University (335-324--659), Concordia University Wisconsin (339-330--669), and Benedictine University (353-326--679) round out the team scoring. Benedictine had the biggest turnaround between day one and day two, shaving 27 strokes off its opening-round score.

Negley carded the round of the day individually and shot up 10 spots to second place in the medalist chase with a 149 (79-70) total. Day one leader Alexander Buckoski (147) remains in the overall lead, extending his advantage to two strokes after a second-round 74. Morris (75-75--150) and MSOE's Charlie Larson (74-76--150) are tied for third, followed by Burggraf (75-76--151), St. Norbert's Dawson Fish (80-74--154), and MSOE's Preston Filter (77-78--155). Wilson (76-80--156) and MSOE's Tristan Biesterfeld (79-77--156) are tied for eighth, while Kurtz (77-80--157) and Lakeland's Brandon Bloechel (79-78--157) are tied for 10th.

Monday's final round will begin at 10 a.m. with Marian, Concordia Wisconsin, and Benedictine going off the No. 1 tee. That group will be followed by players from Wisconsin Lutheran, Edgewood, and Lakeland beginning at approximately 10:54 a.m. The final wave, which will consist of players from Aurora, St. Norbert, and MSOE will hit the course beginning at approximately 11:48 a.m.

The NACC champion will receive the conference's automatic berth in the 2027 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships slated for May 18-21, 2027, at Kingsmill Resort near Williamsburg, Va.