SILVIS, Ill. -- University of the Cumberlands' Pierre Carlsson led the Patriots up the 2010 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships leaderboard on Wednesday at TPC Deere Run.

Carlsson's even-par 71 helped the Patriots climb a spot into a tie for seventh place. Cumberlands shot its second straight 291 for a two-day total of 598. The Patriots are 12 strokes behind second round leader University of South Carolina-Beaufort's 586 (295-291).

Carlsson is tied for third in the 156-man field. He trails Malone College's Justin Lower by four strokes. Lower fired his second consecutive sub-par round on Wednesday and sits atop the leaderboard with a 138 (68-70).

Cumberlands' Michael Burgan rebounded from a 79 in the opening round to a one-over par 72 on Wednesday. Watkins climbed 45 spots to a tie for 29th with a two-day total of 149.

Aaron Watkins is tied 71st overall with a 154 (79-75) and Niclas Rigbrandt (157) and Curtis Mitchell (161) are tied for 95th and 122nd respectively.

Georgetown College's Christian Heavens -- the conference tournament medalist -- climbed three spots into a tied for 114th with his second straight 80.