From ihsaa.org
Defending state champion Avon and last year’s runner-up, Evansville North, are among nine teams returning from 2009 as the 74th Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals begin June 15 at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.
Twenty-one teams advanced five golfers each and 29 individuals have moved on without their squads for a total of 134 participants representing 47 schools. Players will tee off the Middle 9 course and the Road 9 course beginning at 8 a.m. ET Tuesday. Those teams and individuals that make the cut will return for a second day on Wednesday, with the first group again starting at 8 a.m. (First-round tee times and pairings appear below.).
Second-ranked Avon, which took second to No. 4 Brebeuf at the regional, is making its fifth straight appearance at the state finals, the longest active string among teams competing this weekend. Top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern, No. 6 Evansville North, and unranked Lafayette Jefferson have each advanced for the fourth year in a row.
Nine individuals that finished in the Top 25 a year ago have also made their way back for another shot at top honors, including a pair who shared the runner-up spot. Avon junior Patrick Rodgers shot a 69 June 10 and won a one-hole playoff at Hickory Stick to take top honors and be joined by Evansville North senior David Mills, who shot a 74 at Country Oaks to help Evansville North repeat as regional champion.
Triton celebrated the school’s first regional championship in the sport as it won the team crown at Battle Ground and will be joined by Evansville Harrison, the runner-up at Country Oaks, in making their first trip to state as a team. Fort Wayne Dwenger also broke through to state for the first time since 1978 with a second-place finish at Orchard Ridge.
STATE FINALS
Dates: Tuesday, June 15; Wednesday, June 16
Times: 8 a.m. ET both days
Admission: $8 per session, $12 both sessions
Site: The Legends of Indiana Golf Course, 2555 N. Hurricane Rd., Franklin
Advancement from Round 1 to Round 2:
Team
Top nine teams (including ties), plus any team within 12 strokes of the lead after Round 1
Individuals
Top nine individuals (including ties, excluding those individuals who advance with a team) plus any individual within four strokes of the lead after Round 1
Of historical note:
Teams qualified (21, listed alphabetically; *indicates regional champion)
Avon, Brebeuf*, Carmel*, Columbus North, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North*, Floyd Central*, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Jasper, Lafayette Jefferson, Martinsville, Noblesville, Penn, Providence, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Tipton*, Triton, Valparaiso*, Warsaw*
Teams returning from 2009 state finals (9 of 21, listed alphabetically)
Avon, Brebeuf, Carmel, Evansville North, Floyd Central, Hamilton Southeastern, Lafayette Jefferson, Providence, Warsaw
Individuals returning from 2009 Top 25 (9)
T2. David Mills, Evansville North
T2. Patrick Rodgers, Avon
4. Andrew Fogg, Roncalli
T5. Tyler Merkel, Evansville Central
T9. Maxwell Bowling, Evansville North
T9. Parker Sheppard, Hamilton Southeastern
T18. David Janney, Avon
T25. David Frank, Floyd Central
T25. Jay Holderman, Floyd Central
Most consecutive state finals appearances
21: Indianapolis Shortridge (1932-1957; state tournament was discontinued from 1942-46 due to WWII)
Active streaks of consecutive state finals Appearances (three or more years)
5: Avon
4: Evansville North, Hamilton Southeastern, Lafayette Jefferson
3: Providence
First-time team state finals appearances (2)
Evansville Harrison, Triton
State finals appearance droughts broken (10 years or more)
32: Fort Wayne Dwenger (1978)
17: South Bend St. Joseph’s (1993)
12: Tipton (1998)
11: Martinsville (1999)
Former state runners-up in the field (2)
David Mills, 12, Evansville North (2009)
Patrick Rodgers, 11, Avon (2009)
Individuals qualified without a team (29)
Garrett Bracht (12) Huntington North
Beau Bridgland (12) Princeton
Cameron Cox (11) Monroe Central
Franklin Crist (11) Blackford
Daniel Elliott (12) Hauser
Jon Finley (11) Homestead
Andrew Fogg (11) Roncalli
Thomas Goss (11) Terre Haute South
Jake Groninger (11) Pendleton Heights
Nick Grubnich (11) Crown Point
Braxton Heimbach (12) Frankfort
Zach Hochstedler (9) Fairfield
Tyler Keith (12) Oak Hill
Derek Kundenreich (11) Yorktown
Patrick Kundenreich (12) Yorktown
Dustin Lawson (11) Jennings County
Matthew Lower (12) Concord
Tyler Merkel (12) Evansville Central
Nico Mingione (11) Madison Shawe
Tyler Nicol (11) Boone Grove
Rylan Porter (10) Monrovia
Ian Shoup (11) Bloomington North
Graham Singer (12) Zionsville
E.J. Tackett (11) Huntington North
Tim Talley (11) Portage
Brian Ulrich (11) Fairfield
Chase Wagner (10) Bedford North Lawrence
Matthew Wiersema (12) Fort Wayne Canterbury
Thad Wireman (11) Twin Lakes
Finally, here are tee times for Round 1:
8:00 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Matthew Wiersema (12) Fort Wayne Canterbury
Dustin Lawson (11) Jennings County
Franklin Crist (11) Blackford
10th Tee (Road 9)
Matthew Lower (12) Concord
Ian Shoup (11) Bloomington North
E.J. Tackett (11) Huntington North
8:08 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Tim Talley (11) Portage
Zach Hochstedler (9) Fairfield
Nico Mingione (11) Madison Shawe
Patrick Kundenreich (12) Yorktown
10th Tee (Road 9)
Graham Singer (12) Zionsville
Cameron Cox (11) Monroe Central
Braxton Heimbach (12) Frankfort
Garrett Bracht (12) Huntington North
8:16 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
C.J. Oleksy (11) Martinsville
Thomas Goss (11) Terre Haute South
Andrew Fogg (11) Roncalli
Brian Ulrich (11) Fairfield
10th Tee (Road 9)
Griffyn Carpenter (11) Triton
Brayden Hamilton (10) Lafayette Jefferson
Sean Flanagan (12) South Bend St. Joseph’s
Luke Hoffman (12) Noblesville
8:24 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Nick English (10) Martinsville
Thad Wireman (11) Twin Lakes
Tyler Nicol (11) Boone Grove
Derek Kundenreich (11) Yorktown
10th Tee (Road 9)
Chandler Slone (10) Triton
Jordan Lakin (11) Lafayette Jefferson
Mitchel Pajakowski (11) South Bend St. Joseph’s
Spencer King (10) Noblesville
8:32 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
David Porter (12) Martinsville
Daniel Elliott (12) Hauser
Beau Bridgland (12) Princeton
Rylan Porter (10) Monrovia
10th Tee (Road 9)
Quentyn Carpenter (9) Triton
Mackenzie Miller (11) Lafayette Jefferson
Alex Fredlake (12) South Bend St. Joseph’s
Charlie Castino (12) Noblesville
8:40 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Bryce Thompson (11) Martinsville
Jon Finley (11) Homestead
Tyler Keith (12) Oak Hill
Nick Grubnich (11) Crown Point
10th Tee (Road 9)
Taran Kennedy (11) Triton
Garrett Banning (11) Lafayette Jefferson
Tyler Bliha (12) South Bend St. Joseph’s
Danny Collins (12) Noblesville
8:48 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Logan Barker (10) Martinsville
Jake Groninger (11) Pendleton Heights
Chase Wagner (10) Bedford North Lawrence
Tyler Merkel (12) Evansville Central
10th Tee (Road 9)
Ryan Rapp (9) Triton
Jacob Yocum (12) Lafayette Jefferson
Max Fredlake (12) South Bend St. Joseph’s
Vince Drahman (11) Noblesville
8:56 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Zach Thomas (12) Evansville Harrison
Chris Goodyear (12) Brebeuf
Kal Denlinger (12) Warsaw
Keegan Gray (10) Tipton
10th Tee (Road 9)
Hunter Anderson (12) Providence
Dru Hein (9) Jasper
Jake Mayes (12) Avon
Dan Schenkel (12) Fort Wayne Dwenger
9:04 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Tanner Mandel (10) Evansville Harrison
Wil Pahud (10) Brebeuf
Tim Ahlersmeyer (9) Warsaw
Marcus Tishner (11) Tipton
10th Tee (Road 9)
Patric Geary (11) Providence
Michael Bies (10) Jasper
Kyle Benge (12) Avon
Patrick Ryan (11) Fort Wayne Dwenger
9:12 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Jordon Wildt (10) Evansville Harrison
Gus Gilmore (11) Brebeuf
Jon Schram (9) Warsaw
Jake Henry (12) Tipton
10th Tee (Road 9)
Andrew Lobeck (12) Providence
Ian Weyer (10) Jasper
Keegan McKinney (9) Avon
Carter Eifert (10) Fort Wayne Dwenger
9:20 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Sean Stone (10) Evansville Harrison
Eric Ong (12) Brebeuf
Eric Tandy (11) Warsaw
Micah Voorhis (11) Tipton
10th Tee (Road 9)
Bryce Very (10) Providence
David Ackerman (12) Jasper
David Janney (12) Avon
Austin Stonebraker (12) Fort Wayne Dwenger
9:28 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Alex Turner (10) Evansville Harrison
Jacob Gould (11) Brebeuf
Tyler Ostrom (10) Warsaw
Mike Crawford (9) Tipton
10th Tee (Road 9)
Robert Spiller (12) Providence
Will Seger (9) Jasper
Patrick Rodgers (11) Avon
Tim Burns (12) Fort Wayne Dwenger
9:36 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Steven Bowker (12) Valparaiso
Kevin Brown (12) Carmel
Sam Gesenhues (11) Floyd Central
Nolan Ballard (12) Evansville North
10th Tee (Road 9)
Nik Cross (11) Harrison (West Lafayette)
Cameron Haramia (12) Penn
Will Kleinrichert (12) Hamilton Southeastern
Nick Peterson (12) Columbus North
9:44 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Daniel Sepiol (10) Valparaiso
Andrew Havill (9) Carmel
Daniel Shepard (9) Floyd Central
Trevor Mullen (11) Evansville North
10th Tee (Road 9)
Austin Bailey (11) Harrison (West Lafayette)
Kyle Burrow (12) Penn
Jake Jones (10) Hamilton Southeastern
John Arthur (10) Columbus North
9:52 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Logan Bertalan (10) Valparaiso
Tyler Zipes (12) Carmel
Jay Holderman (10) Floyd Central
Trey Brinker (9) Evansville North
10th Tee (Road 9)
Luke Brzezinski (11) Harrison (West Lafayette)
Robbie Brown (12) Penn
Grant Braden (12) Hamilton Southeastern
Ian Smith (9) Columbus North
10:00 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Kyle Meihofer (9) Valparaiso
Nathan Mueting (12) Carmel
Jared Sturgeon (11) Floyd Central
Maxwell Bowling (12) Evansville North
10th Tee (Road 9)
Tyler Williams (12) Harrison (West Lafayette)
Grant Spiritoso (10) Penn
Parker Sheppard (12) Hamilton Southeastern
Brandon Knapp (11) Columbus North
10:08 a.m.
1st Tee (Middle 9)
Robert Jacobs (9) Valparaiso
Connor O’Neal (12) Carmel
David Frank (12) Floyd Central
David Mills (12) Evansville North
10th Tee (Road 9)
Justin Woods (11) Harrison (West Lafayette)
Joe Bella (11) Penn
Wesley Bowman (12) Hamilton Southeastern
Coleman Glick (11) Columbus North
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