Sept. 13, 2007

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C.-- Sophomore Brad Robinson fired a second-day 76 during a windy final round at the Cougar Point Golf Course to help the Carson-Newman Eagles finish in a tie for seventh at the Kiawah Invitational.

The Eagles combined to fire a 312 on Tuesday, and finished the two day tournament at 602. The seventh-place finish serves as a solid start to the fall portion of the Eagles' schedule, considering the competition.

Oklahoma Christian, ranked second at the NAIA level, took the team title, shooting a 293 on Tuesday to finish at even par with a 576. NCAA Division II powerhouse Armstrong-Atlantic State finished second, posting a 579, followed by North Alabama at 582, and three-time national champion USC-Aiken at 584.

"This was a good first tournament for this young, talented team. Carson-Newman head coach John Minor said. "We'll improve, play more relaxed, and play in the wind with more control in Orlando."

Armstrong-Atlantic State's Chris Wolfe took the individual title, following up Monday's 65 with a final round 68 (-4) to finish at 11-under.

Individually, Carson-Newman was lead by Brad Robinson. Robinson, a Costal Carolinal transfer, finished in a tie for 13th at 146 (+2). The highly anticipated debuts of heralded freshman Blake Howard and John Minor Jr. proved to be worth the wait. Both posted solid scores Monday, helping the team to its low-round at Cougar Point Golf Club.

Tuesday's high winds proved to be more of a challenge. Minor fired a 79 for a two-day total of 152 (+8), finishing tied for 30th . Blake shot 81, for a 154 (+10) and finished tied for 40th.

Senior Tyler Lane shot a 78, for a two-day total of 153 (+9) T-33rd. Lane finished secondat the Kiawah Invitational in 2005. Teammate Cory Hinchey contributed a 79 on day two, and also finished tied at 33rd.

The Eagles return to action at the Coker Invitational in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County National Golf Club on September, 23-25.

 Fin Team                     Scores
   1 Oklahoma Christian U     283  293    576     E
   2 Armstrong Atlantic       287  292    579    +3
   3 North Alabama, U. of     289  293    582    +6
   4 South Carolina-Aiken     289  295    584    +8
   5 Belmont Abbey Coll.      291  308    599   +23
   6 Coker College            297  303    600   +24
T  7 Carson-Newman Coll.      290  312    602   +26
T  7 Lenoir-Rhyne College     295  307    602   +26
   9 Washburn University      291  313    604   +28
  10 Newberry College         298  311    609   +33
  11 Clayton State Univ.      300  310    610   +34
  12 Georgia Coll & St. U     299  313    612   +36
  13 Lander University        310  312    622   +46
  14 Wingate University       309  316    625   +49
  15 Pfeiffer University      317  325    642   +66
  16 Brevard College          311  336    647   +71

EAGLE SCORES
t-7	CARSON-NEWMAN	290-312--602
t-13	Brad Robinson	70-76--146
t-30	John Minor, Jr.	73-79--152
t-33	Cory Hinchey	74-79--153
t-33	Tyler Lane	75-78--153
t-40	Blake Howard	73-81--154