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June 17, 2009
AVON, SUMRALL TAKE BOYS GOLF STATE TITLES
Avon
won its first state championship in any sport and Mishawaka Marian senior Adam
Sumrall won the individual title at the 73rd IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals at
The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.
After
a rain-soaked first round on Tuesday, Avon (293-294-587) (+11) maintained its
slim lead over Evansville North (296-293-589) (+13) on Wednesday to win by two
strokes under very warm, sunny skies. Defending state champion Indianapolis Cathedral
(306-302-608) placed third followed by Floyd Central (306-306-612) and Hamilton
Southeastern (299-315-614).
Avon,
coached by Brent Sailor, boasted three individuals in the top 10. Sophomore Patrick
Rodgers tied for second overall with a 142 (69-73), senior Andrew Wegeng turned in a 146 (74-72) to tie for seventh, and
senior Jonathan Jozefowski tied for ninth at 148
(76-72). Junior David Janney tied for 18th with 151 (74-77)
and senior Tyler McGathney finished 59th at 173
(85-88).
A four-year
state finals qualifier, Sumrall saved his best for last after finishing as the
state runner-up by one stroke as a sophomore in 2007 and a 12th place finish
last year. Sumrall started the day tied for 12th after an opening round 74 just
making the individual cut. He recorded seven birdies on Wednesday, three on the
back nine, to post a 140 (74-66) (-4) overtaking the first day leader Rodgers, who
double bogeyed the 18th hole, and Evansville North junior David Mills (71-71)
who tied for second. Sumrall was later honored with the Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award.
Roncalli
sophomore Andrew Fogg, who began the day tied for
12th, cut four strokes off his opening day 74 to finish fourth at 144. Lebanon
senior John Frisby (72-73) and Evansville Central
junior Tyler Merkel (71-74) tied for fifth place at 145.
Defending
state champion Corey Ziedonis, a senior from
Indianapolis Cathedral finished tied for 15th with a 149 (73-76).
73rd Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State
Finals
June 16-17, 2009
The Legends of Indiana Golf Course
Franklin, Indiana
Team Standings
1. |
Avon |
293-294-587 |
2. |
Evansville
North |
296-293-589 |
3. |
Indianapolis
Cathedral |
306-302-608 |
4. |
Floyd
Central |
306-306-612 |
5. |
Hamilton
Southeastern |
299-315-614 |
6. |
Chesterton |
300-315-615 |
7. |
Providence |
308-308-616 |
8. |
Brebeuf Jesuit |
302-320-622 |
9. |
Twin
Lakes |
310-321-631 |
Top 10 Individual Standings
1. |
Adam
Sumrall, 12, Mishawaka Marian |
74-66-140 |
T2. |
Patrick
Rodgers, 10, Avon |
69-73-142 |
T2. |
David
Mills, 11, Evansville North |
71-71-142 |
4. |
Andrew Fogg, 10, Roncalli |
74-70-144 |
T5. |
Tyler
Merkel, 11, Evansville Central |
71-74-145 |
T5. |
John Frisby, 12, Lebanon |
72-73-145 |
T7. |
Joe
Gasser, 12, Yorktown |
74-72-146 |
T7. |
Andrew Wegeng, 12, Avon |
74-72-146 |
T9. |
Al
Jennings, 11, Homestead |
74-74-148 |
T9. |
Taylor
Noel, 12, Boone Grove |
71-77-148 |
T9. |
Brad Gehl, 12, Indianapolis Cathedral |
79-69-148 |
T9. |
Jonathan Jozefowski, 12, Avon |
76-72-148 |
T9. |
Maxwell
Bowling, 11, Evansville North |
75-73-148 |
T9. |
Parker
Sheppard, 11, Hamilton Southeastern |
72-76-148 |
ADAM SUMRALL NAMED KEESLING MENTAL ATTITUDE WINNER
Following
the tournament, Mishawaka Marian senior Adam Sumrall was selected as the winner
of the Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award by
members of the IHSAA Executive Committee.
The
Committee presents the award to the outstanding senior participant during the
state finals each year. The recipient of the award, who was nominated by his
principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and
athletic ability in boys golf. This award is named in honor of the late Fred A. Keesling, the longtime
director of the IHSAA Boys Golf Tournament.
Sumrall won
this year’s state tournament with a two-day score of 140 (74-76) (-6) and became
the second Marian golfer to win the award following Cole Isban
in 2003, who also won the state tournament. Sumrall was the 2007 state
runner-up as a sophomore.
Besides
golf, he played basketball for the Knights for four years earning three letters
and leading the team in scoring for two seasons and also lettered in tennis
last fall.
Academically,
Sumrall graduated with a 4.34 GPA on a 4.0 scale ranking 11th in his class of
191 students. He has been a member of the National Honor Society where he was
the vice president this year. He will attend Duke University in the fall where
he plans to study business and play golf.
He
is the son of Peter and Sue Sumrall of South Bend.
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s partner, presented
a scholarship check for $1,000.00 to Mishawaka Marian High School in the name
of Sumrall. Since 1989, more than $630,000
in college scholarships has been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to
deserving high school students in Indiana.
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