By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural senior Giles Frederickson tied the Rural school record with a 4-under-par 68 Wednesday at Village Greens Golf Course, leading the Junior Blues to the team championship by a 14-stroke margin.
Giles Frederickson posted a five-stroke win in Wednesday's Seaman Invitational, shooting a 4-under-par 68 to tie Washburn Rural's school record. [Submitted]
Frederickson, who now shares the Washburn Rural school record with former two-time state champ Parker Beal, won the individual title by five strokes over Seaman senior Gavin Wilhelm and Manhattan senior Jonathan Wefald, while the Junior Blues put four players in the top 10 individually on the way to a 296-310 margin over Manhattan in the team standings.
Centennial League schools claimed the first four spots in the team race, with Emporia finishing third (320) and host Seaman fourth (322).
Washburn Rural senior Luke Leonetti finished fourth individually with a 74 while Junior Blue freshman Tadd Armstrong was sixth with a 76 and senior Tyler Depperschmidt tied for ninth with a 78.
Shawnee Heights junior Alex Valdivia also posted a top-10 finish, tying Depperschmidt and Manhattan's Miles Braxmeyer for ninth place.
Washburn Rural's Joe Morse, Bryan Tyrell and Andrew Burdett all shot 79s to tie for 11th place individually while Rural's Maddox Hight and Seaman's Zach Weir and Jake Moss tied for 17th with 82s.
SEAMAN INVITATIONAL GOLF
Team scores
Washburn Rural 296, Manhattan 310, Emporia 320, Seaman 322, Free State 329, Rockhurst 329, Shawnee Heights 332, Blue Valley Northwest 345, Shawnee Mission North 387, Lawrence 397.
Individual results
1. Frederickson, Washburn Rural, 68; 2. (tie) Wilhelm, Seaman, and Wefald, Manhattan, 73; 4. Leonetti, Washburn Rural, 74; 5. Massey, Emporia, 75; 6. Armstrong, Washburn Rural, 76; 7. (tie) Valdivia, Shawnee Heights, and Randall, Lawrence, 77; 9. (tie) Depperschmidt, Washburn Rural, and Braxmeyer, Manhattan, 78.
Other Washburn Rural -- 11. (tie) Morse, Tyrell, Burdett, 79; 17. (tie) Hight, 82.
Other Seaman -- 17. (tie) Weir, Moss, 82; 33. Biggs, 85; 34. (tie) Williamson, 86; 51. (tie) Tenpenny, 97; 59. Mack, 106.
Other Shawnee Heights -- 26. (tie) Jones, Lincoln, 83; 43. Hohman, 89; 47. (tie) Zerger, 95; 56. Wilson, 100.
