Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory finished 15th in its first appearance at the MHSAA Division 2 girls golf state finals Oct. 16-17.
The Eaglets shot 397 in each round for a two-day total of 794 at Michigan State University’s Forest Akers West Golf Course in East Lansing, according to the MHSAA’s final results. Eighteen teams competed.
Freshman Kenzie Van Drie led St. Mary’s with rounds of 95 and 91 for a 186 total, tying for 35th individually. Junior Audrey Jiddou finished at 197, senior Adrianna Salem at 198, sophomore Tessa Partogian at 213 and freshman Haley Toma at 229, according to the official results.
How they got here
Head coach David Clevenger’s squad earned its first finals berth by finishing second at the Division 2 regional at Pine Knob Golf Club, the school announced Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Salem led the Eaglets at the regional, finishing fifth individually with an 88, according to the school.
St. Mary’s entered the finals with a season scoring average of 377.4, placing 12th among the 18 Division 2 qualifiers on MLive’s pre-tournament leaderboard.
The Eaglets stood 15th after Friday’s opening round, which WTVB described as a difficult day for weather.
Forest Hills Central wins title
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central won its first girls golf state championship with a 642 total. South Lyon finished second at 687, followed by Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at 713, according to the MHSAA’s championship report.
Forest Hills Central junior Alivia Offer earned individual medalist honors with a two-day score of 149.
