ROCKVALE, Tenn. – No. 3 Dalton State improved in each round of the Music City Collegiate, closing the 54-hole tournament with a 5-over-par 293 to finish 10th at 21-over 885 on Monday and Tuesday at Champions Run Golf Course. The Roadrunners opened with a 10-over 298 before posting rounds of 6-over 294 and 5-over 293 over the final 36 holes.
 
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

• 1st – Bethel (Tenn.): 860 (-4)
• 2nd –Indiana Wesleyan: 869 (+5)
• T-3rd – Freed-Hardeman: 871 (+7)
• T-3rd – Johnson (Tenn.): 871 (+7)
• 5th – Grand View (Iowa): 873 (+9)

ROUND 1
Dalton State opened the tournament with a 10-over-par 298 at Champions Run Golf Club, placing the Roadrunners in a tie for seventh after the first round.
 
Jake Eason led the way with a 3-under 69. Eason made the turn at 2-over after an opening nine of 38, but caught fire on the back nine. He recorded five birdies over his final nine holes, including three straight at Nos. 15-17, to come home in 5-under 31.
 
John Brady Knight and Joao Carvalho each contributed 4-over rounds of 76. Knight posted a 37 on the front and a 39 on the back, while Carvalho recorded matching nine-hole scores of 38. Oliver Crowley supplied the final counting score with a 5-over 77. Scott Frisby rounded out the Dalton State lineup with a 7-over 79.
 
ROUND 2
Dalton State improved by four shots during the second round, posting a 6-over-par 294 at Champions Run Golf Club.
 
Scott Frisby paced the Roadrunners with an even-par 72. Frisby was steady throughout the round, recording matching scores of 36 on the front and back nine. His round included five birdies, helping him rebound by seven shots from his opening-round score.
 
John Brady Knight followed with a 1-over 73. Knight raced out with a 2-under 34 on the front nine before closing with a 39. Jake Eason added a 2-over 74, highlighted by birdies at Nos. 12, 13 and 18.
 
Joao Carvalho completed Dalton State's counting scores with a 3-over 75. Oliver Crowley finished the round with a 5-over 77. The Roadrunners completed the first two rounds with a 16-over-par total of 592.

ROUND 3
The Roadrunners recorded its best team score of the tournament in the final round, shooting a 5-over-par 293 to finish 10th at Champions Run Golf Club.
 
Scott Frisby delivered the Roadrunners' low round with a 3-under 69. After turning in 2-over 38, Frisby surged on the back nine with six birdies against one bogey for a 5-under 31. The closing performance moved Frisby into a tie for 29th with a 4-over tournament total.
 
Oliver Crowley posted his best round of the event with a 2-over 74. Jake Eason, John Brady Knight and Joao Carvalho each carded 3-over rounds of 75, with two of those scores counting toward the team total.
 
Eason was Dalton State's top individual finisher, tying for 16th at 2-over 218. Knight tied for 38th at 8-over, Carvalho tied for 47th at 10-over and Crowley tied for 60th at 12-over.
The Roadrunners finished the tournament with a 21-over-par total of 885.
 
UP NEXT
#3 Dalton State has another familiar event on the schedule next when they head to Vonore, Tenn. for the Bojangles Tennessee Intercollegiate on October 17 & 18 at The Links at Kahite.
 
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