JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Led by Pierre Viallaneix's three-under performance through 36 holes, the FGCU men's golf team sits fourth after day one of The Hayt hosted by North Florida at the Sawgrass Country Club. The Eagles shot 293 in each round on Sunday for a total of 586 heading into Monday's finale.
 
"We did a lot of things right today as far as staying patient as a team," said head coach Andrew Danna. "We will do our best to make the most of the opportunity tomorrow in the final round."
 
The Ospreys are tied with Charlotte for first at 572, while Liberty sits two strokes ahead of the Eagles with a score of 584.
 
Monday's third round will start at 7:45 AM with the Eagles set to tee off on hole No. 1 at 8:30 AM. Live scoring is available through www.GolfStat.com.
 
The Eagles tallied 26 birdies on the day and 112 pars. Frankie Capan III led FGCU with seven birdies followed by Austin Cherichella and Viallaneix each had six.
 
Viallaneix shot 69 in the opening round highlighted by five birdies. Capan and Cherichella each finished the morning round at two over. In the afternoon round, Viallaneix had just one birdie, but shot par-or-better on 17-of-18 holes. Brady Madsen shot a one-over 73, while Capan and Jon Hopkins were each two over for the second round.
 
The Hayt – Par 72 – 6,966 Yards
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Sawgrass Country Club
 
FGCU Lineup:
T5 - Pierre Viallaneix – 69-72 – 141
T23 - Frankie Capan III – 74-74 – 148
T34 - Jon Hopkins – 76-74 – 150
T40 - Austin Cherichella – 74-77 – 151
T49 - Brady Madsen – 79-73 – 152
T60 - Lucas Fallotico (Indiv) – 74-80 – 154
 
The Hayt Field:
T1 - #38 North Florida – 276-296 – 572
T1 - #39 Charlotte – 276-296 – 572
3 - #43 Liberty – 291-293 – 584
4 - #58 FGCU – 293-293 – 586
5 - #25 LSU – 298-296 – 594
T6 - #19 Tennessee – 294-303 – 597
T6 - #134 Coastal Carolina – 302-295 – 597
8 - #45 Georgia Southern – 303-295 – 598
9 - #69 UCF – 294-305 – 599
10 - #95 Arkansas State – 302-300 – 602
T11 - #40 UAB – 299-304 – 603
T11 - #37 Louisville – 295-308 – 603
T13 - #92 Jacksonville – 305-299 – 604
T13 - #84 North Texas – 300-304 – 604
15 - #215 Navy – 333-320 – 653
 
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HEAD COACH ANDREW DANNA:
Danna is in his third year at the helm of the FGCU men's golf program after leading the Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2021 ASUN Championship and being named the program's first-ever ASUN Coach of the Year. 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 then program-best 65 to close out 2020-21. The Eagles set a new program-best during the 2022 season at No. 47 in the GolfStat.com rankings. Holmgren won the ASUN Championship individual title to qualify for the NCAA Regionals. 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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FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 90 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 10 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 44 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) 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. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 25 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2021) each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA in each. 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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