INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - After finishing fifth at the SAC Men's Golf Championship, the Carson-Newman men's golf team held steady at fourth in the newest Golfstat rankings released on Wednesday, Apr. 13.
The Eagles remain ahead of SAC foes no. 5 Lincoln Memorial, no. 9 Limestone, and no. 24 Queens. Barry remains in the no. 1 spot.
Carson-Newman is ranked no. 2 in the Bushnell/Golfweek polls and no. 1 in the NCAA Southeast Regional rankings.
Individually, Jonathan Nielsen moved up one spot to eighth in all of Division-II. Nielsen finished the SAC Men's Golf Championship tied at 14th with a two-under, 214 score. His 38 pars were tied for the most in the tournament.
Alex Hodge fell two spots to 60th overall. The Knoxville, Tenn. native finished the SAC Tournament tied for 52nd with a 14-over 230 score. He shot his best round of the week in the final round of the event, shooting a three-over 75.
Jake Mynatt sits right behind Hodge at 61st overall. Mynatt finished tied at tenth at the SAC Tournament with Jackson Tyler and Will Collins with a three-round, three-under 213 score for the Eagles. He was one of just four players this week to record multiple eagles at the SAC Men's Golf Championship.
Tyler cracked the top-100 this week, sitting at 97th in the individual rankings. The senior shot up the leaderboard on the final day of the SAC Championship, carding an impressive five-under, 67 in the final round. Tyler recorded six birdies, including three straight on the 14th, 15th and 16th holes to move all the way up to a tie for tenth place with a three-round, three-under 213 score.
After recording a career best six-under 66 in the final round of the SAC Championship Tournament, Collins moved up one spot to 128th. The junior carded six birdies on his final day at the Graysburg Hills golf course. Collins finished tied for tenth with teammates Jackson Tyler and Jake Mynatt with a three-under 213 score for the tournament.
AJ Ewart of Barry sits in first as the number one individual golfer.
The Eagles will wait to see what seed they earn for the NCAA Southeast Regional. The NCAA will announce seedings on ncaa.com on Friday, Apr. 22. Fans can stay up-to-date with all of the Carson-Newman men's golf action at cneagles.com.
