CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Augusta State fired its lowest round of the season and its lowest postseason round in school history Thursday morning in the first round of the NCAA East Regional hosted by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga at Council Fire Golf Club.

The Jaguars, playing alongside UC-Irvine and SMU, posted an 11-under 273 under threatening skies and stand in second place in the three-day, 54-hole event, eight shots back of Georgia. SMU, Mississippi State and Middle Tennessee round out the top five.

ASU freshman Henrik Norlander closed out a six-under 65 with an up-and-down from left of the 18th green for his best round as a collegian. Junior Tarik Can notched a three-under 68, matching his career low, while senior Keith Guest and sophomore Mitch Krywulycz signed for a pair of one-under 70’s. Sophomore Jake Amos posted a four-over 75.

Norlander is tied for the individual lead with Georgia’s Hudson Swafford and Can is part of a six-way tie for 15th. Guest and Krywulycz are tied for 33rd and Amos is tied for 107th.

“We knew we were capable of putting together this type of round,” said ASU head coach Josh Gregory. “For us to go out and perform like we in this setting says a lot. We played aggressively but we also played smart. We got off to a terrific start and the momentum really carried us around the course. We’re in a terrific position and we need to take advantage of it and build on our confidence.”

ASU will be again be paired with SMU and UC-Irvine for Friday’s second round. Krywulycz will lead the Jags out on the course at 12:12 p.m., followed by Amos at 12:21, Can at 12:31, Guest at 12:40 and Norlander at 12:50 p.m.

Live scoring of all three NCAA Regionals will be available at www.golfstat.com. 

Notes: ASU is making its 10th NCAA Regional appearance in the last 11 years … The Jaguars are competing in the NCAA Regional for the 13th time in the last 16 years … In nine of its previous 12 trips, ASU has advanced to the NCAA Championships, the last time being in 2005 … The Jags, who entered the regional as the No. 17 seed in the 27-team field, were made an at-large selection on Monday, May 5 by the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee in Indianapolis, Ind…. Council Fire Golf Club is a Robert Cupp design that opened in 1992 … The Jags are making their first East Regional appearance since 2004 … ASU made three straight trips to the East Regional between 2002 and 2004 before being shipped to the Central Regional in 2005 and to the West Regional last season … ASU is looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the 10th time in 13 NCAA Regional appearances … Each of the three NCAA Regionals (East, Central and West) consists of 27 teams and six individuals not on the selected teams … The top 10 teams and top two individuals not on advancing teams will move on from each regional to the NCAA Championships … The NCAA Championships is slated for May 28-31 on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind., and hosted by Purdue University.

Related Releases/Stats:

Round One Results - Team w/ Players
Round One Results - Top 20 Teams/Top 15 Individuals
Round One Course Statistics
Round One Scoring Stats
Round Two Tee Times
Jaguars Heading To Chattanooga (5/13/08)

NCAA East Regional
Council Fire Golf Club
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Par 71 – 6,961 yards
May 15-17, 2008

Augusta State Individual Results
t1.	Henrik Norlander 32-33 	65  -6
t15. 	Tarik Can 	 37-31	68  -3
t33. 	Keith Guest	 34-36	70  -1
t33. 	Mitch Krywulycz	 37-33	70  -1
t107. 	Jake Amos	 39-36	75  +4

Team Results
1.  Georgia		265		-19
2.  AUGUSTA STATE	273		-11
3.  SMU			276		-8
4.  Middle Tennessee	278		-6
    Mississippi State	278		-6
6.  North Carolina St	279		-5
7.  New Mexico State	280		-4
8.  Charlotte		281		-3
    Auburn		281		-3
    Virginia Tech	281		-3
11. Colorado State	282		-2
    Chattanooga		282		-2
13. UC-Irvine		283		-1
14. Coastal Carolina	285		+1
    Michigan State	285		+1 
    Western Carolina	285		+1
17. Virginia		286		+2
    Duke		286		+2
    East Tennessee St.  286		+2
20. Georgia State	287		+3	
    UAB			287		+3
22. South Carolina	288		+4
23. Memphis		289		+5
24. Western Illinois	293		+9
    North Florida 	293		+9
    Mississippi		293		+9
27. Jackson State	302		+18