Edwards Fourth - Racers Fifth After First Round At Nichols Intercollegiate

The Murray State men's golf team carded a first round 3-under 285 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tenn. The River course at the Sevierville Golf Club was forgiving in the opening 18 holes as the Racers shot an under par round, but trailed leader Morehead State (279) by six shots. Carson-Newman (281), Tennessee Tech (283) and Findlay (284) made up the rest of the top five teams.

MSU's Avery Edwards and Connor Coombs produced scores that landed them in the top-13. Edwards had a 4-under-par 68 and was in fourth place, while Coombs' 71 was good for a spot in 13^th place in the field of 77 players. Austin Knight and Tyler Powell shared 33^rd place on a score of 73, while Quinn Eaton was in 44^th place after a score of 74.

32 players shot scores of even par or better including 18-hole leader Dominic Barron Holden of Tusculum and Joe Muschong of Morehead State, each with a 6-under-par 66.

Round two for the Racers begins Tuesday at 11 a.m.

The River Course is playing to a par 72 and a length of 6,891 yards

About Murray State Men's Golf
The Racers' program is in its 64th season overall and head Coach Eddie Hunt is in his 20th as the second coach in program history. Hunt took over the program in 2001. The founder of the Racer team was Coach Buddy Hewitt in 1959. Hewitt is a Murray State Hall of Famer, inducted in 1990. He was part of the famous Murray State football team that played in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl. The Racers have won Ohio Valley Conference championships four times (1971, 1987, 1991 and 2010). Hewitt won the first three titles and Hunt's team won it in 2010 as their most recent OVC championship. MSU has produced 11 all-time OVC Golfer of the Year winners: Bill Graham (1962, 1963), Ron Acree (1965), Chris Piggot (1971), Chris Carlson (1987), Adam Grogan (1996), Brandon Henson (2001), Nick Newcomb (2010), Cameron Carrico (2011) and Patrick Newcomb (2012, 2013).

Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Sevierville Golf Club – River Course
Par -72 - 6,891 yards
Sevierville, Tenn. (March 14-16, 2021)
Rd 1

Teams
Morehead State 279 -9
Carson-Newman 281 -7
Tennessee Tech 283 -5
Findlay 284 -4
Murray State 285 -3
UT Martin 285 -3
Tusculum 285 -3
Northern Iowa 287 -1
Evansville 291 +3
Austin Peay 293 +5
Detroit Mercy 296 +8
Eastern Kentucky 298 +10
Northern Kentucky 300 +12
Walters State 307 +19
Roane State 325 +37

T5 Murray State 285
T4 Avery Edwards (1) 68
T13 Connor Coombs (2) 71
T33 Austin Knight (3) 73
T33 Tyler Powell (5) 73
T44 Quinn Eaton (4) 74

About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department at Murray State University is a member of NCAA D-I and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. MSU also has a rifle program that is coed. The Racers are one of the founding members of the Ohio Valley Conference from its beginnings in 1948.

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Edwards Fourth - Racers Fifth After First Round At Nichols Intercollegiate

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