DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Two Carson-Newman men's golf team members are in the top-10 after the first day of the North Georgia Fall Invitational at Achasta Golf Club as the Eagles, who are in third-place on the leaderboard, are prepped for a final round run.

Junior Nick Kennedy's (London, Ontario, Canada) first-round 68 propelled him to one-day total, four-under 140 to sit tied for third-place while junior Andrew Hall (Knoxville, Tenn.) shot a one-under 143 and is tied for ninth.

"We played really well, we shot a 288 and 291 in difficult conditions on a championship course. I'm very pleased with our efforts," coach Randy Wylie said.

Georgia native Dalton Reese (Warrenton, Ga.) shot even par and sits tied for 20^th with a two-over 146.

Freshman Steven Hill (Knoxville, Tenn.) used a second-round 73 to put him tied for 38^th with a two-round total of 151. The Eagles' other freshman, Ben Kennard (Corryton, Tenn.), is tied for 64^th.

The Eagles begin their ascent to the top of the leaderboard Tuesday morning during final round of the North Georgia Fall Invitational.

3 Carson-Newman 288 291 579

T-3 Nick Kennedy 68 72 140 (-4)

T-9 Andrew Hall 71 72 143 (-1)

T-20 Dalton Reese 72 74 146 (+2)

T-38 Steven Hill 78 73 151 (+7)

T-64 Ben Kennard 77 80 157 (+13)

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