BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men's golf team sat in fourth place on a congested team leaderboard after day one of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Men's Golf Championships on Saturday at Edinburgh USA.

St. Olaf shot a 312 (+24) on day one and was fourth in the nine-team standings. The Oles were four shots behind third-place Carleton College, one ahead of both Saint John's University and Macalester College, and three ahead of Gustavus Adolphus College.

Junior Will Black shot a team-best 74 (+2) on day one, which was good for sixth place in the 45-golfer field. The junior had 10 pars, three birdies, and five bogeys during his opening round, as he played the par fives in one-under par and the par threes in even par.

First year Evan Hovde overcame a double-bogey seven on the opening hole to shoot a 78 (+6) and end the day in a tie for 13th. Hovde was tied for third on the day in par-four scoring (+1).

First year Silas Dusenbury and senior Ike Vessey posted matching rounds of 80 (+8), which was good for a tie for 22nd. Dusenbury shot a one-over 37 on the front before falling back with a nine on the par-five 15th hole late in the round. Vessey was just four over with two holes to go before finishing with a triple bogey and a bogey.

Senior Jacob Brown carded three birdies on a one-over 37 on the front nine and finished with an 82 (+10). Ten of the Oles' 15 birdies as a team came on the front nine, which played about 2.5 strokes easier than the back nine on the day.

Brown will be the first Ole off the tees at 11:12 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11. He will be followed in nine-minute increments by Vessey (11:21), Dusenbury (11:30), Hovde (11:39), and Black (11:48).