ORLANDO, Fla. - Carson-Newman men's golf went 11-under par, as a team, in the second round of the Citrus Intercollegiate to sit in third place heading into the final round.
"I'm very proud of the play from us today,' Carson-Newman head coach Randy Wylie said. "They are starting to come together as a team. Jake Mynatt led the way with two stellar rounds. Now we have to go finish it off tomorrow with another solid round. We just have to stay in that one shot at a time, focus on the moment, process."
Carson-Newman was in fifth place following the first round with a 284 team score. The Eagles cut that team score down by seven strokes to move into third place by the end of the day.
Graduate student Jake Mynatt had the best day of his C-N career. He went 4-under over his final twelve holes in the opening round, with five birdies and two bogeys, to lead the Eagles with a 3-under 69. He was just getting started. After making par on four of his five holes to start the second round, he caught fire. The graduate student made birdie on seven of his next eight holes to card a career-best 6-under 66. He sits in third place after going 9-under par through the first two rounds.
Fellow graduate student Hayden Hunneke was very consistent for the Eagles. He carded a pair of 1-under 71s in his two rounds. He made eight birdies today, five of which came in the second round. He is tied for 20th heading into the final round.
Sophomore Elliot MacGregor opened his day with a 2-under 70. He made three birdies in the strong opening round. The par 5 second hole was his favorite whole of the day. He made an eagle, in both rounds today. He made a triple bogey two holes later, and finished his second round with a 2-over 74.
Junior Luke Stock struggled early in the day, but found his groove as the day went on. He played his first nine holes of the day 5-over par. Over the course of his next 27 holes, he went 1-under par. He recovered nicely after a 6-over 78 in round one, and went for a 2-under 70 to complete the day.
Graduate student Zach Young was full of pars in his opening round. In his first round this fall, he made 15 pars, one birdie, one eagle, and one bogey for a 2-under 70. He completed the day with an 8-over 80, that included one birdie.
Seven of the ten rounds by C-N today went under par.
Carson-Newman recorded a tournament best four eagles in the opening two rounds.
Wylie's crew is just two strokes off of second place Nova Southeastern. No. 3 Barry University is in first with a 551 team score. The Eagles enter the final round ten strokes off the lead.
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