Montreat College men's golf team entered the Virginia Intermont College Fall Invitational tournament as one of the youngest teams competing and had a second day which fulfilled Head Coach David Pennell's hopes for future team and individual success.

On a weekend when Tennessee Wesleyan captured team honors, winning by two strokes over Milligan College, and Zach Lindsey of Reinhardt College was the individual winner, Montreat's young team distinguished itself as well.

Rodney Sean McKaig, a junior from Columbus, NC, played well both days, shooting a 73-77-150 to earn a top-10 finish as he tied for 7th with three other golfers.  

Then came a parade of freshmen for the Cavaliers as Branden Craven shot a 156, Preston Karup shot 159, and Jake Peterson rounded out the team score a few strokes back.  

Karup, from nearby Arden, NC, had a hot hand on the second day, shooting a tidy 74, which was tied for the third lowest round of the tournament's closing day and merely three strokes behind the low round of the weekend.

The men's team faces a lengthy winter break, but if the results from the matches at the Cattails at Meadowview course in Kingsport are any measure, Pennell can hope for a strong team as his junior leader gains experience and the freshmen corps matures into their considerable talent.