KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Following Sunday's first round of the Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate hosted by Charleston Southern, the FGCU men's golf team finished the day three under par and in fourth place overall. Individually, senior Van Holmgren (Plymouth, Minn./Waysata HS/North Dakota State) leads the Eagles after shooting 68 to tie for third, while freshman Austin Cherichella (Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona HS) posted a 69 to tie for sixth.
 
As a team, FGCU shot 285 in the first round held at the Oak Point Golf Club (Par 72, 6701 yards). Kennesaw State held the overall team lead with a score of 275 followed by Coastal Carolina (282) and Jacksonville State (284).

"It was encouraging to see us lead the first round in birdies today, but we made too many mistakes overall," said head coach Andrew Danna. "We will work to clean those up tomorrow. If we can do that and play to our potential as a group, then we will be in good shape."
 
Grad student Michael O'Brien (West Chester, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller HS/Saint Joseph's) finished the day just one over par (73) to tie for 22^nd, while junior Brady Madsen (Raymond, Minn./MacCray HS/Winona State) finished the opening round tied for 35^th (75). Both sophomores Frankie Capan III (North Oaks, Minn./Northwest Christian HS/Alabama) and Jon Hopkins (Bishop's Stortford, England/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) enter the second round tied for 41^st after shooting 77 in the 60 player field.
 
FGCU finished the opening round with 25 birdies which led all 10 teams. That was evened out, however, by finishing par on just 59 holes. Holmgren tallied six birdies on the day followed by five from Cherichella and O'Brien.
 
The Eagles will tee off from hole one at 9:20 AM and 9:30 AM on Monday morning for the second round.
 
Any Given Tuesday – First Round Team Results
1. Kennesaw State - 275
2. #46/35 Coastal Carolina - 282
3. Jacksonville State - 284
4. FGCU - 285
5. Morehead State - 288
T6. Winthrop - 292
T6. #10 High Point - 292
8. Lipscomb - 296
9. Charleston Southern - 297
10. USC Upstate – 309
 
FGCU Individual First Round Scores
T3 - Van Holmgren - 68
T6 - Austin Cherichella - 69
T22 - Michael O'Brien - 73
T35 - Brady Madsen - 75
T41 - Jon Hopkins - 77
T41 - Frankie Capan III - 77

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HEAD COACH ANDREW DANNA:
Danna will enter his second year at the helm of the men's golf program this fall. He served the previous season as the assistant at LSU. Prior to that he was the ultra-successful head coach for six years at Lynn University where he led them to the 2018 NCAA Division II national championship and was, subsequently, chosen the David Williams National Coach of the Year. He also led the Fighting Knights to three national runner-up placements, with a third and eighth place finish in his other two seasons.
 
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FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 82 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships, including three men's golfers. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (#24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. In 2019-20, they ran their streak to three consecutive years leading both groups with the highest percentage of teams again receiving such high distinction (33% via 5 of 15 programs). FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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