JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After the opening two rounds of the Sea Best Invitational on Monday, FGCU men's golf sophomore Austin Cherichella (Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona HS) is tied for seventh individually as the Eagles head into Tuesday's final round 11^th overall.
 
"Our guys did a great job closing the second round out this afternoon," said head coach Andrew Danna. "We are looking forward to the opportunity to keep improving tomorrow in the final round."
 
The Eagles finished the day with a 36-hole score of 582 including a second round total of 289. The College of Charleston leads the 13-time field at TPC Sawgrass's Dye's Valley after posting a two-round score of 567. Campbell sits in second (568), while No. 25 Liberty is third (569). FGCU's score was just four strokes out the top 10 of the highly competitive field.
 
Cherichella shot 141 for the 36 holes highlighted by a one-under par first round 69. He led the Eagles with seven birdies on the day which tied for second among all players.
 
Pierre Viallaneix (Apopka, Fla./Winter Park HS/Western Carolina) stands tied for 30^th (145), while Jon Hopkins (Bishop's Stortford, England/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) is tied for 41^st (147). Hopkins trimmed five strokes off his first round performance to shoot 71 in the afternoon.
 
Tuesday's third round action will begin at 8 AM with live scoring provided through www.GolfStat.com.
 
 
TPC Sawgrass – Dye's Valley
Par 70 – 6,873 yards
 
FGCU Lineup:
T7 - Austin Cherichella – 69-72 – 141
T30 - Pierre Viallaneix – 73-72 – 145
T41 - Jon Hopkins – 76-71 – 147
T48 - Lucas Fallotico (Indiv) – 75-73 – 148
T53 - Frankie Capan III – 75-74 – 149
T60 - Brady Madsen – 76-74 – 150
T76 - Thomas Salanito (Indiv) – 76-77 – 153
 
Sea Best Invite Field:
1. - #72 College of Charleston – 285-282 – 567
2. - #109 Campbell – 284-284 – 568
3. - #26 Liberty – 285-284 – 569
4. - #39 Florida – 287-283 – 570
5. - #50 UAB – 282-290 – 572
6. - #9 Texas A&M – 294-281 – 575
7. - #35 Louisville – 288-288 – 576
T8. - #51 North Florida – 296-283 – 579
T8. - #44 Charlotte – 288-291 – 579
T8. - #99 Jacksonville – 293-286 – 579
11. - #71 FGCU – 293-289 – 582
12. - #105 Lipscomb – 295-293 – 588
13. - #215 USC Upstate – 308-297 – 605
 
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Danna just finished his second year at the helm of the FGCU men's golf program leading the Eagles to a second place finish at the ASUN Championship. One of the best turnarounds in NCAA history saw the Green and Blue, led by Van Holmgren who became the first player to earn PING All-Region honors, jump from No. 257 in the final 2019-20 GolfStat.com rankings to a program-best 65 to close out 2020-21. Before taking over in Fort Myers, he served the 2018-19 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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