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ATHENS, Ga. – The Eastern Kentucky men's golf team sits in seventh place after the first round of the 2022 ASUN Conference Championship on Sunday in Athens, Georgia.
 
EKU recorded an opening round 298 (+14).  The Colonels are two shots behind North Alabama (296) and three shots in front of Jacksonville (301).  Eastern Kentucky is also ahead of ninth place Kennesaw State (302), 10th place Central Arkansas (307), 11th place Bellarmine (309) and 12th place Stetson (312).
 
The three-day, 54-hole championship is being contested on the par 71, 7,258-yard University of Georgia Golf Course.
 
No. 39 North Florida (280) shot a 4-under round and leads the field by 10 shots over Lipscomb (290).  Jacksonville State (292) is third.  Eastern Kentucky is within five shots of fourth place No. 53 Florida Gulf Coast (293) and just four shots behind No. 36 Liberty (294) in fifth.
 
Francesco Guarneri shot EKU's best round of the day with a 1-over 72.  He is tied for seventh.  Guarneri was 1-over at the turn, moved to even-par with a three on the par-4 No. 15 hole before finishing with a bogey on No. 18.
 
Reese Sexton (74) reached the turn at 5-over before carding three birdies over the final nine holes.  He finished 3-over for the round and is tied for 19th.
 
Willis Gaer (75) is tied for 26th at 4-over.  Lake Leroux (77) is tied for 39th.  Freshman Wil Griffin (81) is tied for 54th after round one.
 
The second round of the 2022 ASUN Championship will begin at 8 a.m. ET on Monday.  The Colonels will begin teeing off at 8:45 a.m. ET.  The 12-team field includes: Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida and Stetson.
 
7.  Eastern Kentucky                            298
T7. Francesco Guarneri                          36-36 – 72 (+1)
T19. Reese Sexton                                  40-34 – 74 (+3)
T26. Willis Gaer                                     36-39 – 75 (+4)
T39. Lake Leroux                                  40-37 – 77 (+6)
T54. Wil Griffin                                     37-44 – 81 (+10)