Defending the home course with the whole team participating, and boasting a clean sweep of the standings with four members of the top 10, the Concordia girls’ golf team is off to a strong start after the state preview.
Concordia’s Mya Niehues won individually with a score of 73, and Concordia won as a team with a score of 365. Makenna Wallace of Rock Creek was second with a score of 89, with Rock Creek second as a team with a score of 375. Olivia Duever of Marysville was third with a score of 92, with Marysville third as a team with a score of 426.
Preslee Marsh was fifth with a score of 93.
Anna Widen tied for eighth with a score of 99.
Maddie Bowers was 10th with a score of 100.
Bella Stuber tied for 16th with a score of 113.
Elora Henderson tied for 26th with a score of 121.
Abby Herman tied for 28th with a score of 122.
Marlie Johnson was 33rd with a score of 136.
“The girls had a great day today. We were able to have all of them participate, whether it was 18 holes, 9 holes individually, or 9 holes as a scramble with a partner,” said head coach Gene Rundus.
“I realize that Carey Park and Concordia Golf and Wellness are two very different courses, but they each present their own unique challenges, too. I was very pleased to see our team score go from 402 to 365. With that score, we were able to hold off a good Rock Creek team by ten strokes and win the tournament. Mya had a very solid day with a 73 and medaled as the individual champion. Preslee Marsh shot a 93 and medaled 5th. Anna Widen tied for 8th with a 99, and Maddie Bowers came in 10th with a 100. All the girls had some really nice shots today, and even when things weren’t going as planned, they really hung in there and made it a successful day.”
