PEOSTA - Kirkwood is in third place, just four shots out of the lead after the first of the Clarke Fall Classic at the Thunder Hills Country Club.

St. Ambrose (307) holds the lead after the first day on the par-71 layout. Dubuque Blue (309) is second, followed by Kirkwood at 311.

Hunter Van Veen of DMACC leads the individual race after shooting a 71. Kirkwood's Dan Cuttcomp is tied for second after shooting 75.

The tournament concludes Monday with a 9 a.m. start.

Team standings

1.  St. Ambrose 307, 2. Dubuque Blue 309, 3. Kirkwood 311, 4. Viterbo 316, 5. NIACC 317, 6. DMACC 320, 7. Clarke 324, 8. Southwest Tech 338, 9. Iowa Wesleyan 339, 10. Dubuque White 347, 11. Clarke II 357, 12. Palmer 371

KIRKWOOD SCORES: T2 Dan Cuttcomp 37-38 75, T 4 Dylan Daxon 37-39 76, T 13 Carson Whittington 41-38 79, T23 Blaine Buhr 40-41 81, T33 Alex Garcia 41-43 84.