BOULDER CITY, Nev. - Fort Hays State's Cooper Scheck rocketed up the leaderboard at the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship Tuesday (May 19) with a round of 3-under 69, climbing 22 spots to a tie for 26th at 2-under for the tournament.
 
Playing in his 100th round in an FHSU polo, the senior was tied for the 11th best round in the 108-man field in round two after carding six birdies and three bogeys.
 
The Dodge City, Kan. native hit 15 of the 18 greens in regulation, with two of the three misses ending up in the fringe just off the putting surface.
 
After an opening par, Scheck birdied the par-5 second hole after reaching the green in two for the second day in a row. Another birdie on the par-5 fifth hole got him to under par for the tournament before he holed a 15-foot putt on the par-3 eighth hole to play the front nine in 3-under 33.
 
The back nine opened with back-to-back trips to fairway bunkers. A bad lie on hole 10 led to a bogey, but he hit a shot within five feet on hole 11, using the slope on the green to feed the ball back to the hole.
 
That birdie was followed by bogeys on holes 13 and 14, but Scheck responded by reaching the 635-yard, par-5 16th hole in two thanks to a 4-iron that traveled 260 yards. His 40-foot eagle putt lipped out but tapped in for birdie to get back to under-par for the tournament. Scheck then hit a wedge to six feet and made the putt on the short par-3 17th hole before narrowly missing a birdie putt on the 18th green.
 
It was Scheck's ninth round in the 60s this season and the 20th of his career. He has now played 11 rounds in a row without a double bogey or worse, posting nothing worse than bogey over the last 207 holes.
 
Scheck is tied for 10th in the field with 10 birdies through 36 holes. He is eight shots behind the leader, Ian Pienaar of Columbus State, who sits at 10-under after rounds of 68 and 66. Florida Southern leads the team race at 18-under.
 
The two-time All-Region selection and three-time All-MIAA pick will wrap up his career with round three on Wednesday (May 19) beginning at 11:09 a.m. (9:09 a.m. PT) from Boulder Creek Golf Club.