RICHMOND WINS SECOND STRAIGHT BOYS GOLF TITLE
Richmond successfully defended its state championship June 19 by shooting a team score of 616 to win the 61st Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Championships at Prestwick Country Club in Avon by eight strokes over Bloomington South.
The No. 2-ranked Red Devils were led by senior Joey Wuertemberger, who toured the front nine in two-under-par 34 and finished with a 72 to go with his first-round 76 for a 148. With his second round 72, Wuertemberger was the only player to match par on the 6,600-yard course. Scores went up in the second round amid hot and windy conditions. Richmond’s 311 was the best team score in the second round by three strokes.
Other individual scores for Richmond were senior David Moehring 75-77-152, sophomore Chris Melling 77-80-157, sophomore Mark Nottingham 77-87-164 and sophomore Justin Cross 80-82-162.
Martinsville finished third at 632, followed by East Noble and Andrean at 635. First-round leader Zionsville, which opened the day with a two-stroke edge over Richmond, had a tough second round. Only one player was able to break 80 as the Eagles finished sixth at 637.
It was the third IHSAA Boys Golf state championship in five years for Richmond, which also won titles in 1941, 1993 and 1996. Richmond has won seven IHSAA state championships in all sports, with five coming in the 1990s.
Jon Oliver, a junior at Huntington North, earned medalist honors by shooting a 75 to finish at 146 and two strokes ahead of three players at 148. Oliver was the first-round leader by one stroke with a 71. Tying for second were junior Noah Place of Jasper, senior Jeff Walkey of Lafayette Jefferson and senior Joey Wuertemberger of Richmond.
MOEHRING NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD RECIPIENT
David Moehring of Richmond High School was named the 1997 recipient of the IHSAA Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award in Boys Golf. Moehring shot a 75-77-152 and finished in a tie for eighth place while making his fourth state finals appearance. During those four years, Richmond won two state championships and finished fourth twice.
Moehring He is the son of Joe and Debra Moehring of Richmond. Joe Moehring is the Richmond golf coach. David ranked 16th in a senior class of 396 students at Richmond High School. He is a member of the National Honor Society, the Math Academic Team and played first chair bassoon in the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. He will attend Purdue University on a golf scholarship and major in pre-dentistry.
Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate partner of the IHSAA, will award a $1,000 scholarship in Moehring’s name to Richmond High School.
61ST STATE FINALS
June 18-19, 1997
Prestwick Country Club, Avon
TEAM LEADERBOARD
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Richmond |
305-311-616 |
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Bloomington South |
310-314-624 |
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Martinsville |
317-315-632 |
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East Noble |
310-325-635 |
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Andrean |
310-325-635 |
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Zionsville |
303-334-637 |
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Lafayette Jefferson |
315-325-640 |
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Bedford North Lawrence |
315-328-643 |
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Anderson |
318-326-644 |
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Munster |
313-332-645 |
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Terre Haute North |
321-325-646 |
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Jasper |
323-338-661 |
Teams Failing to make First-Round Cut
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Providence |
324 |
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Southmont |
325 |
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Greenwood |
326 |
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Penn |
326 |
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DeKalb |
328 |
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Huntington North |
328 |
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West Lafayette |
334 |
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Elkhart Central |
335 |
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Sullivan |
343 |
FINAL TEAM SCORES
ANDERSON (318-326-644) -- Aaron Bell 77-78-155, Kyle Cochran 80-82-162, Kyle Minnick 75-78-153, Jeff Kiely 88-88-176, Andy Vetor 86-89-175.
ANDREAN (310-325-635) -- Brett Strbjak 76-80-156, Dino Carlos 74-79-153, Gordy Gouveia 81-8-162, Ed Larson 79-85-164, Brian Strbjak 83-101-184.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (315-328-643) -- Michael Gratzer 79-82-161, Nathan Hall 74-78-152, Steven Stenger 83-84-167, Chris Galloway 84-84-168, Jason Smith 79-86-165.
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (310-314-624) -- Craig Smith 75-75-150, David Long 75-77-152, Chad Elkins 78-83-161, Chad Stoute 82-79-161, Kevin Marvin 84-97-181.
EAST NOBLE (310-325-635) -- Rory Ransburg 72-80-152, Chris Conrad 80-78-158, Matt Desper 79-82-161, Jim Warrener 79-92-171, Josh Wolf 89-85-174.
JASPER (323-338-661) -- Noah Place 73-75-148, Nick Abbett 82-83-165, Curt Klein 86-91-177, Brett Smith 83-89-172, Brett Popp 85-92-177.
LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (315-325-640) -- Jeff Walkey 72-76-148, Joey Hibbert 77-84-161, Kevin Vaughn 89-90-179, Jimmy Trueblood 81-84-165, Richie Belange 85-81-166.
MARTINSVILLE (317-315-632) -- Brett Hardin 76-76-152, Jason Horrell 78-80-158, Todd Hardin 80-79-159, Dan Neal 83-80-163, Jeff Rossier/Justin Kent 93-86-179.
MUNSTER (313-332-645) -- Tim Nosich 75-84-159, Jay Szasz 77-82-159, Greg Krupinski 81-87-168, Jim Yannakopoulos 80-179-159, Kyu Park 88-95-183.
RICHMOND (305-311-616) -- Joey Wuertemberger 76-72-148, David Moehring 75-77-152, Chris Melling 77-80-157, Mark Nottingham 77-87-164, Justin Cross 80-82-162.
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (321-325-646) -- Adam Summerlot 79-81-160, Mike Payne 81-82-163, Josh Thome 77-79-156, Kevin Dean 84-83-167, Brent Treash 84-91-175.
ZIONSVILLE (303-334-637) -- Matthew Mowbray 77-89-166, Jason Price 72-79-151, John O’Brien 77-83-160, Matthew Laviolette 86-96-182, Lucas Rockwell 77-83-160.
TEAMS FAILING TO MAKE FIRST-ROUND CUT
DEKALB (328) -- Jonathan Worthington 79, Ben Armstrong 82, Matt Haiflich 90, Tyler Bunch 77, Josh Leslie 93.
ELKHART CENTRAL (335) -- Mark Mercer 81, Matthew Banks 76, Matthew Funkhouser 83, Matthew Wisner 95, Joseph Stenberg 95.
GREENWOOD (326) -- Nathan Fritz 75, Kyle Joniec 85, Aaron Lasiter 89, Rob McCourt 77, Dan West 93.
HUNTINGTON NORTH (328) -- Jon Oliver 71, Mason Hughes 88, Brandt Finley 83, Nick Larsen 86, Brett Hoopingarner 97.
PENN (326) -- Brian Coffman 82, Andrew Albers 82, B.J. Bonin 80, Matt Lucas 82, Kevin Herrity 86.
PROVIDENCE (324) -- William Wardlaw 77, Chad Downing 82, Todd Frossard 81, Wes Morgan 89, Eric Geswein 84.
SOUTHMONT (325) -- Lee Williamson 76, Bart Moore 81, Jason McCutchan 86, Andy Skodinski 87, Garrett Cook 82.
SULLIVAN (343) -- Zachery Buckley 88, Travis Turpen 86, Jared Early 91, Jay Hobbs 85, David Ridge 84.
WEST LAFAYETTE (334) -- Alex Howell 81, Ryan Stacker 84, James Thursby 89, Tony Howell 81, Venu Nemani 88.
PLAYERS WHO ADVANCED AS INDIVIDUALS
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Jon Oliver, Huntington North |
71-75-146 |
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Brian Pearce, Tipton |
76-74-150 |
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Nathan Fritz, Greenwood |
75-77-152 |
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Rob Klinefelter, Western Boone |
76-76-152 |
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Mike Lara, Homestead |
73-79-152 |
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John Dunham, Brebeuf |
72-81-153 |
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Mark Franklin, Cascade |
73-81-154 |
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Jay Hoots, Hobart |
77-77-154 |
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Lee Williamson, Southmont |
76-78-154 |
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Anthony Robertson, Bloomington North |
77-79-156 |
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Christopher Clemens, Beech Grove |
74-83-157 |
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William Wardlaw, Providence |
77-80-157 |
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Tyler Bunch, DeKalb |
77-81-158 |
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Justin Werkley, Noblesville |
76-82-158 |
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Blair Shadday, Madison |
76-86-162 |
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Steve Hale, Marquette Catholic |
76-87-163 |
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Matthew Banks, Elkhart Central |
76-88-164 |
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Rob McCourt, Greenwood |
77-88-165 |
Failed to make first-round cut at 77
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Adam Burns, Western |
78 |
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Robby Herbert, Northfield |
79 |
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Nick Marucci, South Bend Adams |
81 |
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Brandon Vinson, Heritage Hills |
81 |
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Nick Johnson, North Central (Farmersburg) |
82 |
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Paul Whitham, Rising Sun |
83 |
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Nic Engle, Westview |
85 |
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Nick Beckort, South Spencer |
86 |
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Chad Lykins, Muncie Central |
87 |
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Aaron Welch, Carmel |
89 |
FINAL MEDALIST STANDINGS
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Jon Oliver, Huntington North |
71-75-146 |
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Noah Place, Jasper |
73-75-148 |
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Jeff Walkey, Lafayette Jefferson |
72-76-148 |
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Joey Wuertemberger, Richmond |
76-72-148 |
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Brian Pearce, Tipton |
76-74-150 |
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Craig Smith, Bloomington South |
75-75-150 |
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Jason Price, Zionsville |
72-79-151 |
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Nathan Fritz, Greenwood |
75-77-152 |
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Nathan Hall, Bedford North Lawrence |
74-78-152 |
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Brett Hardin, Martinsville |
76-76-152 |
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Rob Klinefelter, Western Boone |
76-76-152 |
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Mike Lara, Homestead |
73-79-152 |
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David Long, Bloomington South |
75-77-152 |
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David Moehring, Richmond |
75-77-152 |
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Rory Ransburg, East Noble |
72-80-152 |
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Dino Carlos, Andrean |
74-79-153 |
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John Dunham, Brebeuf |
72-81-153 |
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Kyle Minnick, Anderson |
75-78-153 |
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Mark Franklin, Cascade |
73-81-154 |
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Jay Hoots, Hobart |
77-77-154 |
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Lee Williamson, Southmont |
76-78-154 |
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Aaron Bell, Anderson |
77-78-155 |
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Anthony Robertson, Bloomington North |
77-79-156 |
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Brett Strbjak, Andrean |
76-80-156 |
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Josh Thome, Terre Haute North |
77-79-156 |
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Christopher Clemens, Beech Grove |
74-83-157 |
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Chris Melling, Richmond |
77-80-157 |
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William Wardlaw, Providence |
77-80-157 |
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Tyler Bunch, DeKalb |
77-81-158 |
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Chris Conrad, East Noble |
80-78-158 |
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Jason Horrell, Martinsville |
78-80-158 |
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Justin Werkley, Noblesville |
76-82-158 |
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Todd Hardin, Martinsville |
80-79-159 |
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Tim Nosich, Munster |
75-84-159 |
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Jay Szasz, Munster |
77-82-159 |
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Jim Yannakopoulos, Munster |
80-79-159 |
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John O’Brien, Zionsville |
77-83-160 |
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Lucas Rockwell, Zionsville |
77-83-160 |
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Adam Summerlot, Terre Haute North |
79-81-160 |