CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Chattanooga redshirt freshman Andrew Weathers opened with a 5-under-par 67 Friday, which is tied for the lead at the prestigious Carpet Capital Collegiate.

His first collegiate round included eight birdies, which is one off the tournament record.

The field includes 2014 NCAA national champion Alabama. Ten of the 14 teams hail from either the SEC or ACC.

Weathers’ splendid debut paced the Mocs to a 3-over-par 291. The squad is tied for seventh with South Carolina. The duo is two ahead of Georgia Tech, three clear of Auburn and five shots in front of Tennessee in 11th.

Sophomores Ewan Scott turned in an even-par 72. He was solid throughout the day with two birdies and 14 pars offsetting his two bogeys. Senior Liam Johnston and sophomore Wes Gosselin each had 4-over-par 76s to round out the counting cards. Sophomore Zac Stolz posted the drop score with an 81.

Moving day is Saturday as Chattanooga begins its day at 7:30 a.m. Stolz leads off No. 1 followed by Gosselin (7:39), Johnston (7:48), Scott (7:57 and Weathers (8:06). The Mocs are paired with the Gamecocks and Yellow Jackets.