Nathan Chilcott shot a 4-under-par 68 Saturday to help Mount Mercy take the first-round lead at the Cropper Golf Classic at Hunters Ridge.

Chilcott has a three-shot edge over seven golfers heading into the final round today.

Mount Mercy leads AIB, 286-290, in the team standings.

Blaine Buhr of Kirkwood fired a 1-under 71 and is tied for second place. The Eagles are in fifth place in the standings.

Tyler Gunderson shot a 4-over 76 for Coe, which is in 21st place out of 22 teams.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Mount Mercy 286, 2. AIB 290, 3. (tie) Grand View 292, Illinois Wesleyan 292, 5. Kirkwood 294, 6. (tie) Cardinal Stritch 299, St. Francis 299, 8. (tie) Grand View 'B' 304, Viterbo 304, 10. Wartburg 306, 11. Mount Mercy Gold 307, 12. DMACC 314, 13. Simpson 316, 14. (tie) Black Hawk 317,Waldorf 317, 16. Loras 319, 17. Buena Vista 325, 18. Missouri Valley 325, 19. Clarke 327, 20. Viterbo Silver 329, 21. Coe 330, 22. Saint Mary's 340.

MOUNT MERCY: 1. Nathan Chilcott 68, 9. Jack South 72, 16. Matt Schlueter 73, 16. Jacob Selander 73, 55. Jamie Booth 79.

KIRKWOOD: 2. Blaine Buhr 71, 16. Dan Cutkomp 73, 16. Drew Digman 73, 34. Dylan Daxon 75, 34. Aleix Riera Garcia 75, 38. Carson Whittington 76.

MOUNT MERCY GOLD: 38. Dillon Baker, 38. Warren Bynoe 76, 38. Ben Franklin 76, 55. Colton Clemmer 79.

COE: 38. Tyler Gunderson 76, 97. Seth Inman 84, 97. Anthony Worden 84, 105. Alex Everhart 86, 118. Hunter Mulnix 101.