ELLINGTON, Conn.--Freshman Caden Capaldo shot a first round 79 as the Keene State College men's golf team sits in fifth place at the 2022 Little East Conference Championships at Ellington Ridge Country Club.

Capaldo sits in seventh place amongst individuals, with birdies on No. 5 and No. 14, and nine pars on the day.

Ethan Doherty shot an 87 with seven pars, to finish in a tie for 21st, while Cade Williams shot +20 to finish in a tie for 25th place, as did teammate Sean McCaffrey.  McCaffrey had three pars on the afternoon, while Williams had four.  

Colin O'Brien was +22 with three pars for 27th place.  

As a team, the Owls shot 350, for +62, five strokes ahead of sixth placed Western Connecticut State.  Eastern Connecticut State leads the field with +23, paced by Ashton Lewis, who was the only player to go under par on the day at -1.

The second round of the LEC championship is slated to tee off at 9 a.m. on Friday morning.