National powerhouse John A. Logan College opened its fall golf season on a positive note Friday, edging past Rend Lake College by one stroke, 600 to 601 over 36 holes, at the nine-team Region 24 Preview Tournament hosted by Rend Lake.

Illinois Central College was third at 607. Vincennes University was fourth at 608 and Mississippi Gulf Coast College was fifth at 612.

Top individual performer for the Volunteers was freshman Colin Robinson, a native of Scotland, with a round of 148 (76, 72). The team’s lone sophomore returnee, Filip Timmerman, turned in a 149 (73, 76). Both placed in the top 10 overall. Logan’s third-best scorers Friday were Bryce Doughty and Colin Hendrickson at 151. John Carter followed at 153 as did Derek Rohlfing. Drew Hrvatin carded a 155 and Jared Hogan notched a 157.

“It’s always good to get a tournament win,” said Vols head coach Tom Ferris. “Our team is made up of almost all freshmen. We’ll improve as we go along.”

The Vols return to action at 9 a.m. Sunday at Kokopelli Golf Course in Marion in the Logan Invitational. It is a two-day tournament with Monday play set to start at 7:30 a.m.