UNION GROVE, Ala. - The Franklin men's golf team packed up and headed south over the weekend, traveling to Cherokee Ridge GC for the Alabama Invasion, hosted by Spalding University on Mar. 4-5. 

The Grizzlies grabbed third place at the 36-hold event, finishing with a team score of 641 (318-325) overall. Franklin was led by freshman Braxton Christie and his tie for fifth place overall with a score of 154 (75-79), putting him six shots back of the top of the leaderboard. Also collecting a top-10 finish was fellow rookie Jacob Paine, as he tied for 10th with a 159 (78-81).

Junior Zach Ricketts finished just outside the top-10 in a tie for 12th with a 162 (83-79), senior Carter Giggy took 17th with a 166 (87-79), sophomore Tim Leonard place 18th with a 167 (83-84), Blake Hammond took 20th with a 169 (82-87), Zayne Spangler placed 23rd with a 171 (81-90) and Wyatt Krider took 27th with a 189 (97-92). 

The Grizzlies are off for two weeks before heading to Terre Haute, Ind. on Mar. 18-19 for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate tournament at the Country Club of Terre Haute.