By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
After finishing sixth in the 2024 Class 5A girls state golf tournament, Seaman put itself in position to improve on that finish with a solid opening day performance Monday at Emporia Municipal.
Elise Eckert, Seaman [File photo/TSN]
The Vikings are in fourth place in the team standings entering Tuesday's final round after posting a four-person score of 354, six strokes behind third-place St. James Academy. Kapaun Mt. Carmel leads the team race by a 321-332 margin over Andover.
Senior Elise Eckert, who is looking for her fourth straight 5A state medal, is tied for third after shooting a 77 in Round 1. Andover's Regan Dusenbery is the tournament leader at 68.
The Vikings' Makenna Stuke and Chloe Schmidtlein carded 91s Monday and are tied for 16th while Kaitlynn Frye added a 95 and Molly Quintana a 98.
The top 20 individuals after Tuesday's final round will receive state medals while the top three teams will receive trophies.
Shawnee Heights' Lauryn Valdivia shot a 111 and Topeka West's Berlyn Kolean a 113 on Monday and did not advance to Tuesday's final round.
State tournaments at all sites are scheduled to get under way at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
Izzy Glotzbach, Hayden [File photo/TSN]
Class 4A at Hutchinson
Two-time defending Class 4A state champion Hayden advanced to Tuesday's final round at Carey Park in fourth place as a team after an opening-round four-person score of 361.
The Wildcats are 25 strokes behind tournament leader Wamego, but Hayden is just two strokes behind third-place McPherson and four strokes behind second-place Wellington. Wamego and Hayden finished one-two in last Tuesday's regional at Shawnee Country Club.
Senior Izzy Glotzbach led Hayden Monday with a first-round 85 and is tied for ninth individually entering Tuesday's final round.
Lauren Borjon shot an 88 in the first round and is tied for 14th while Brooke Johnson is tied for 19th after a first-round 89.
Kellyn Specht had a 99, Morgan Johnson a 104 and Avery Becker a 116 for the Wildcats.
Wamego three-time state champion Addison Douglass holds a one-stroke lead after shooting a 77 on Monday.
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake [Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered]
Class 3A-1A at Salina
Silver Lake, which has placed first and second in the past two Class 3A-1A state tournaments, is back in the hunt for another state trophy after advancing to Tuesday's final round at Salina Municipal Golf Course.
The Eagles are currently tied with Columbus for fourth place after posting a four-person score of 364, but just a stroke behind third-place Cheney and 10 strokes behind second-place Colgan. Goodland was the first-round leader at 340.
Eagle senior Kailyn Hanni shot a first-round 81 and is tied for third individually while the Eagles also got a 91 from Morgan Ackerley, a 93 from Savanah Wende, a 99 from Avenley Head, a 109 from Addy Just and a 113 from Alyssa Thomas.
Lauren Cox, Washburn Rural [File photo/TSN]
Class 6A at Hesston
Washburn Rural came up one place short of advancing as a team to Tuesday's Class 6A state tournament at Hesston Golf Course, but the Junior Blues will be very well represented as five Rural players moved on to Tuesday as individuals.
Senior Lauren Cox led Washburn Rural with a first-round 85 and is tied for 19th individually, while junior Kailyn Petersen had an 87 and will begin the final round tied for 23rd.
Taryn Jellison advanced to the second round with an 89, while Peyton Merrick had a 92 and Ella Taggart a 93 to move on to Tuesday.
Rural finished Monday in seventh place as a team at 353, five strokes behind Mill Valley (348), while Shawnee Mission East leads 6A by a 311-317 margin over Manhattan.
