San Jose State University’s Xuan Luo tees off during the Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday. (Shmuel Thaler – Sentinel of Santa Cruz)

SANTA CRUZ – University of Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik, a sophomore from Holesov, Czech Republic, shot another 4-under 68 to take the lead in the 77th Western Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

Jakubcik had five birdies, one bogey and a double bogey at Pasatiempo Golf Club for a total of 136. He has three top-10 finishes in eight events and is looking for his first win of the season.

Pepperdine sophomore Mahanth Chirravuri, a transfer from USC, moved up three spots to second place with his 69, giving him a 137.

San Jose State’s Xuan Luo shot another 69 and is in a four-way tie for third place at 138, with Stanford’s Karl Vilips, Tennessee Chattanooga’s Garrett Engle and Texas’ Nathan Petronzio.

Vilips and Engle moved up 28 spots after each shot 66. Vilips closed with a birdie run. He was 5 under par in his last 10 holes.

Luo, nicknamed XL, is trying to become the first SJSU player to win the Intercollegiate since 1996, when Arron Oberholser bested Stanford’s Tiger Woods and the rest of the field.

“I just need to play (one) shot at a time,” Luo said, when asked what he needs to do to finish things on Wednesday. “Commit to courage, kill a couple of demons and trust in myself. And have fun with my teammates and my coach.”

San Diego State’s Chanachon Chokprajakchat, BYU’s Zac Jones and Washington’s Petr Hruby are tied for seventh at 139.

Seven players, including Stanford star Michael Thorbjornsen, SJSU’s Ivan Barahona and Cal’s Eric Lee, are tied for 10th at par 140.

The final round begins at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday. Jakubcik, Vilips, Hruby and Chokprajakchat start in the final group at 13:04

“We hit a rough patch midway through our round after a decent start, but I was proud of our guys’ composure as they righted the ship on the final holes,” Wildcats coach Jim Anderson said. “I want to thank Zach (Pollo) and Filip for their tremendous rounds that got us into the top 10 of the leaderboards today. We are right in the thick of the fight for the individual and team titles heading into the final round, which is where you want to get to the final round.”

Stanford shot a total of 355 in the second round to give it a total of 709, putting the Cardinal in the driver’s seat to claim their 12th team title on Wednesday.

Arizona (711) is two strokes behind after shooting 363 in the second round, 15 strokes worse than the first round. Washington (712) is clinging to third place with San Diego State (713), Oregon (715), BYU (715) and Texas (716) hot on its heels.

Cal (720) is eighth and tournament host San Jose State (722) is tied for ninth in the 14-team event.

IF YOU GO

77th Western Intercollegiate
When: Wednesday departure times, 8:04 a.m. to 1:04 p.m.
Where: Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz
Admission: Free
TELEVISION: Golf Channel and Peacock, 4-7 p.m. (live)