INDIANPOLIS, Ind. - The Carson-Newman men's golf team will open the spring season the same way they ended the fall season, ranked seventh in the Golfstat poll released on Feb. 23.
Carson-Newman wrapped up the fall season finishing third at the Southern Tide Intercollegiate in Milton, Ga. Jonathan Nielsen took home the individual championship at the event, finishing seven-under and leading the field with 18 birdies over three rounds of play.
The Eagles are joined in the top-10 by fellow SAC member Lincoln Memorial, who sit at fourth in Divsion-II. Limestone also joins the Eagles in the rankings, ranked 12th in the poll. Barry holds the top spot in Division-II according to Golfstat.
In the individual poll, Nielsen sits at fifth in all of Divsion-II. Nielsen is averaging a score of 70.8 after nine rounds of play in the fall.
His teammate Alex Hodge is not too far behind him, ranked 24th in all of Division-II. Hodge is averaging a score of 70.5 after six rounds of play in the fall, including a fifth place finish at the Queens Fall Invitational.
Jackson Tyler sits at 77th in Division-II. Tyler finished at even-par at Queens and recorded a season-high 18th place finish and the South/Southeast super region preview event. His teammate Jake Mynatt sits at 95th in Division-II after shooting eight-under and finishing seventh at Queens in the fall.
Will Collins rounds out the rankings for the Eagles at 111th. Collins shot even-par at Queens earlier this season and finished 20th at the Cougar Invitational.
Austin Fulton of West Georgia currently sits at first in the Dvision-II individual rankings.
Carson-Newman currently holds the top spot in the NCAA Southeast Regional poll and are ranked sixth in the Golf Coaches of America national poll.
The Eagles will return to the links on Sunday, Feb. 27 for the three day Hurricane Invitational in Albany, Ga. Fans can follow along with updates and news on the Carson-Newman men's golf team at cneagles.com
