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June 11, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL SWEEPS BOYS GOLF STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Corey Ziedonis of Indianapolis Cathedral won the first playoff
hole to win medalist honors and the Fighting Irish ran away with the team title
in the 72nd annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals at The Legends of
Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.
Ziedonis birdied
the 513 yard, par 5, 11th hole in a sudden death playoff with Delta
senior Chase Wright. The pair finished tied at 137 at the end of 36 holes. Ziedonis began the final day in first place after a 65 on
Tuesday but shot +2 on Wednesday. Wright, the 2006 state runner-up, began the
day in sixth place after shooting 69 on Tuesday before shooting one better on
Wednesday.
It was the
ninth playoff in the state meet’s history and the first since 2001. Ziedonis became the second Cathedral player to win the
state title joining James Somrack, the 1962 state
champ.
Crown Point
freshman Nick Grubnich (67-72-139) and Perry Meridian
senior Aaron Monson (70-69-139) tied for third. A four-way tie for fifth place
occurred between defending state champion Tyler Duncan, a senior from Columbus
North (70-70-140), Evansville Reitz sophomore Drew Hrvatin
(71-69-140), Indianapolis Cathedral senior Jason Seward (68-72-140) and Avon
freshman Patrick Rogers (70-70-140).
Cathedral
finished the two-day event with a 274-288-562, 22 shots better than runner-up
Avon (289-295-584) in the team competition. The 22-shot margin tied for the
second-largest margin of victory. Noblesville’s 27 shot margin
in 1998 is the top mark.
Besides Ziedonis and Seward, other Cathedral players included
junior Henry Plager (70-72-142) in a tie for 10th;
junior Brad Gehl (71-72-143) in a tie for 12th
and senior Kevin Bowen (80-82-162) in 50th.
Lafayette
Jefferson (299-292-591) placed third, Northridge (300-301-601) was fourth and
Hamilton Southeastern (304-299-603), which started the day ninth, ended in
fifth place.
Due to the
heavy rains that hit the area earlier in the week, the course was re-arranged
slightly and played as a par 70 and 6,530 yards instead of its normal 6,736
yards. Because of the modifications, course and state finals records were not
eligible to be broken.
COLUMBUS NORTH’S TYLER DUNCAN NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Columbus
North’s Tyler Duncan was named the Fred A. Keesling
Mental Attitude Award winner for boys golf as selected
by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee.
Duncan was
the 2007 state champion and tied for fifth (70-70-140) in this year’s event. A
year ago, Duncan shot a state finals and course record for 18 holes
on the second day torching the 6,736-yard course with nine birdies for a 63 and a two-round total of
136 which was one stroke off the state finals record.
He is a
member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Key Club, has volunteered
to work at the polls during election time and just graduated in the top 10
percent of his senior class.
He will
play collegiately at Purdue University next fall and study Business Management.
Duncan was nominated
by his principal and coach and was determined to have best excelled in mental
attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in boys golf.
He is the
son of Brian and Angie Duncan of Columbus.
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000 check to
Columbus North High School in the name of Duncan.
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State Finals Programs available
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there for the state finals? You can still purchase a copy of the official
souvenir program while supplies last! Programs are $3.00 if you purchase in
person at the IHSAA Office (