The Middlebury men's golf team sits in seventh place after shooting an opening-round score of 315 on Friday at the NESCAC Championship. Tufts leads the way with a 298, while Williams is two strokes back. Trinity and Hamilton share a tie for third at 308.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

• Location: Fox Hopyard Golf Club (East Haddam, Conn.)
• Host School: Trinity
• Weather: Sunny, 59
• Par: 71
• Yards: 6,912
• Teams Competing: 10

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sitting in a tie for 10th with three other golfers is Charlie Schulman. The Panther fired a 76 over the first round and had a birdie in two of his final four holes.
• Jake Forrest has a share of 14th, carding a 77 during the opening day.
• The third Middlebury golfer was Evan Fulgieri, who logged an 80 to sit in a four-way tie for 25th.
• Julian Galindo Macias is two strokes back. The Panther recorded an eagle on the par-five 15th for a share of 32nd.
• Rounding out the Panther competitors is Nathan Keshen, who is tied for 35th with an 83.

NOTES

• Keshen and Schulman each sank a team-best three birdies.
• Middlebury seeks its 11th title in the program's history.
• This edition marks the second-straight season that the NESCAC Championship has expanded to a 54-hole event.

The teams return to the course for the second round of the championship on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.