Prep Boys’ Golf: Washington Raises Their Third Consecutive Conference Banner

Washington, IA- Another year, another conference championship for the Washington boys’ team as the Demons carded a team score of 316 on their home course, nearly 30 strokes lower than Fort Madison’s second place score of 342. This marks the third consecutive SEC trophy for the Demons.

A rare Wednesday showdown capped off another dominating season for Washington as they won every conference meet and claimed four of the top ten spots in the conference standings.

Haunting the fairway for Washington was Cole Vetter and Drew Conrad, as they turned in the two best scores of the course. Vetter carded a 72 or two-over par for the 18-hole course, while Conrad followed with a 74. Conner Leyden and Carson Brown rounded out the scoring with 85s apiece.

Fort Madison’s Brady Wade was the only other golfer for the day to shoot under 80 for the course as he turned in a 77 (+7) to lead head coach’s Wayne MacLearn’s squad to the runner-up slot. Cole Quittem’s 81 was the fourth best score of the day as Rowan Benda’s 88 and Graeme Meredith’s 96 ended out the scoring.

Mt. Pleasant finished with the second-best total score of the season but with the bronze in the conference tournament, just three strokes behind Fort Madison with a 345. Merrick Lamm’s 82 was the fifth-best score of the course with Brody Engle turning in an 86.

Sam Frary turned in the second-best score for the Panthers with an 85, his best finish on the team for the season. Alek Barton’s 92 was the last score to go towards the final tally for the Maroon and Gold.

Fairfield claimed 4^th place with a team score of 357. Archer Kreuter finished with an 83 followed by Drew Myers with an 85. Luke Thornton carded a 91 and Kannon McClarron shot a 98 for the Trojans.

Lastly, Keokuk collected a team score of 386 to round out the team rankings. A promising look into the future for the Chiefs, freshman Mason Baker finished with the team-best score of an 86. Sophomores Carter Land (95) and Ashton Snodgrass (98) kept their scores under triple-digits. The last score to add in belonged to freshman Luke Ames, who shot a 107.

All-Conference

The top ten individuals who put together the best total score for the season were given All-Conference honors and Washington led the way with four players earning a spot, while Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison, and Fairfield each yielded two.

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