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Jun. 10—BECKER — Brody Srsen looked poised to make a move on the leaderboard after Day 1 of the Class 1A boys golf state tournament.
After shooting 5-over-par 77, the Fillmore Central junior was surrounded by 20 golfers who were tied or within one shot of him.
Srsen made sure he climbed up the leaderboard during Wednesday's final round at Pebble Creek Golf Club.
He fired a 2-over-par 74 to finish the 36-hole meet at 7-over-par 151 and in the top 10.
His finish was also a massive climb up the leaderboard from the past two years, when he finished 78th and 71st at state. Now a junior, Srsen's experience on the Pebble Beach course, and with the mental side of playing in a state meet, is paying off.
Srsen made nine pars and four birdies — all of the birdies coming on par-4s, and all in a five-hole stretch between holes No. 7 and 11.
Section 1-1A medalist Jack Brogle finished in a tie for 11th place, shooting 74-78—152.
Heritage Christian Academy swept the championships; its team shooting 302-301 — 603 to win by seven shots over Central Minnesota Christian (300-310—610). Rushford-Peterson placed sixth as a team (331-322—653). The Trojans were led by brothers Will and Sam Lafleur, who tied for 39th place, at 161.
CLASS 1A RESULTS
First Round, Tuesday
(At Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker; par 72)
TEAM TOTALS
1. Heritage Christian Academy 302-301—603, 2. Central Minnesota Christian 300-310—610, 3. Mahnomen-Waubun 320-312—632, 4. Duluth Marshall 313-325—638, 5. Sleepy Eye United 321-321—642, 6. Rushford-Peterson 331-322—653, 7. Frazee 324-330—654, 8. Minneota 333-325—658.
INDIVIDUALS
(Top 10, Section 1 golfers)
1. Alex Rhode (HCA) 69-74—143, 2t. Jeffrey Simonson (Janesville-W-P) 74-74—148, 2t. Bennett Scissons (Duluth Marshall) 72-76—148, 4. Griffin Kranz (Lac qui Parle Valley) 76-73—149, 5t. Joseph Graves (CMC) 74-76—150, 5t. Carter Taatjes (CMC) 75-75—150, 7t. Brody Srsen (Fillmore Central) 77-74—151, 7t. Blake McMullen (Mahnomen-Waubun) 76-75—151, 7t. Owen Villagomez (HCA) 76-75—151,7t. Ryan Nelson (Park Christian) 78-73—151,
11t. Jack Brogle (Lanesboro) 74-78—152, 39t. Will Lafleur (R-P) 78-83—161, 39t. Sam Lafleur (R-P) 84-77—161, 43t. Brady Johnson (Blooming Prairie) 81-81—162, 45. Jaxson Meldahl (R-P) 84-79—163, 52t. Tommy Lineweaver (Wabasha-Kellogg) 81-85—166, 59t. Jace Dvorak (R-P) 85-83—168, 69t. Drew Reinke (Blooming Prairie) 87-87—174, 81. Kellen Drinkall (R-P) 91-95—186, 83. Gus Hoiland (R-P) 98-92—190.
COON RAPIDS — Brennan Weckwerth's final round of high school golf wasn't exactly what he hoped it would be, but the Rochester Century senior walked off the course with an impressive streak intact, and as a state-meet qualifier.
Weckwerth shot a 5-over-par 77 at Bunker Hills on Wednesday, to finish the Class 3A state meet at 6-over 150 and in a tie for 32nd place in the 88-golfer field.
He entered the day tied for 20th at 1-over-par 73.
Weckwerth's 77 on Wednesday, though, marked his 38th consecutive high school round in the 70s or 60s. The Concordia University-St. Paul commit went his entire junior and senior seasons without shooting in the 80s.
Weckwerth started Wednesday's final round on the back nine and got off to a good start, making a birdie on the 540-yard, par-5 11th hole. He was 1-under for the day through his first four holes. He played the next five holes in 5-over, before shooting 37 on the final nine holes, to finish at 77.
The highlight of his final round was a stretch of three birdies in four holes on the front nine (his second nine for the day). He birdied holes No. 2 (a 368-yard par-4), No. 4 (a 486-yard par-5), and No. 5 (a 385-yard par-4).
Weckwerth finishes his senior year with a 73.05 scoring average per 18 holes, the best in southeastern Minnesota.
Elk River's William Roiland is the Class 3A state medalist, shooting 67-72—139 to win by one shot over Spring Lake Park's Chase Birdwell (69-71—140).
Lakeville South's Oliver Theel was the top finisher from Section 1. He tied for fifth place, shooting 71-72—143. Northfield's Elias Ekern placed 11th (74-70—144).
CLASS 3A RESULTS
Final Round, Wednesday
(At Bunker Hills Golf Course, Coon Rapids; par 72)
TEAM TOTALS
1. Brainerd 289-285—574, 2. Benilde-St. Margaret's 295-291—586, 3. Orono 297-298—595, 4. St. Thomas Academy 297-299—596, 5. Spring Lake Park 294-307—601, 6. Elk River 297-309—606, 7. Lakeville South 305-303—608, 8. Cretin-Derham Hall 302-320—622.
INDIVIDUALS
(Top 10, Section 1 golfers)
1. William Roiland (Elk River) 67-72—139, 2. Chase Birdwell (Spring Lake Park) 69-71—140, 3. Brady Oseland (Brainerd) 70-71—141, 4. Aydan Dobis (Brainerd) 72-70—142, 5t. Easton Fillde (White Bear Lake) 72-71—143, 5t. Dylan Kringen (Orono) 71-72—143, 5t. Oliver Theel (Lakeville South) 71-72—143, 5t. Patrick Hastings (BSM) 72-71—143, 5t. Wyatt Holmes (Rosemount) 75-68—143, 5t. Griffin Stein (Chaska) 73-70—143,
11t. Elias Ekern (Northfield) 74-70—144, 24t. Noah Teeter (Albert Lea) 71-77—148, 32t. Brennan Weckwerth (Century) 73-77—150, 32t. Miles Poole (Northfield) 75-75—150, 40t. Barret Vonruden (L.S.) 77-74—151, 60t. Pierce McKenzie (L.S.) 78-80—158, 60t. Blake Knight (Lakeville North) 78-80—158, 60t. Todd Anderson (L.S.) 79-79—158, 81t. Tyler Vincelli (L.S.) 86-78—164, 83. Ashton Lawrence (L.S.) 81-84—165.
JORDAN — Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior Logan Schurke was the top finisher from Section 1 at the Class 2A boys golf state meet on Wednesday at the Ridges at Sand Creek.
Shurke shot a 5-over-par 77 in the final round, after opening with an even-par 72 on Tuesday, to finish the 36-hole meet with a 149, and in a tie for 15th place.
He was playing in his second state meet; Schurke tied for 56th place as a sophomore in 2024.
It caps a strong season for the PIZM standout, who finished second in the Hiawatha Valley League in the regular season, and tied for fifth in the Section 1-2A meet last month.
Section 1 co-medalist Logan Johnson of Kasson-Mantorville tied for 26th in his first trip to state. The sophomore shot 76-75—151, including a pair of birdies in his final round. Winona's Logan Larsen, the Section 1 co-medalist along with Johnson, finished 37th at state (81-73—154).
Stewartville finished eighth as a team; it was led by senior Austin Walker, who tied for 29th place, shooting 75-77—152.
Blake won the Class 2A team title (292-293—585), followed by runner-up Southwest Christian (285-303—588).
Southwest Christian's Henry Johnson is the state medalist (67-71—138), winning by four shots over runner-up Jack Mark, from Blake, who shot 72-70—142.
CLASS 2A RESULTS
First Round, Tuesday
(At Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan; par 72)
TEAM TOTALS
1. Blake 292-293—585, 2. Southwest Christian 285-303—588, 3. Totino-Grace 287-303—590, 4. Detroit Lakes 298-305—603, 5. St. Cloud Cathedral 307-313—620, 6. Marshall 305-321—626, 7. Rock Ridge 315-317—632, 8. Stewartville 324-315—639.
INDIVIDUALS
(Top 10, Section 1 golfers)
1. Henry Johnson (Southwest Christian) 67-71—138, 2. Jack Mark (Blake) 72-70—142, 3. Braylon Ylkanen (Legacy Christian) 70-74—144, 4t. Ryder Rose (Southwest Christian) 68-77—145, 4t. Nathan Dunbar (Blake) 71-74—145, 4t. Max Truscinski (New London-Spicer) 74-71—145, 7t. Colin Ramos (Totino) 71-75—146, 7t. Ryder Carlson (Holy Family Catholic) 72-74—146, 9t. Greyley Swenson (HFC) 75-72—147, 9t. Drew Burstad (Totino) 71-76—147, 9t. Bennett Breuer (Southwest Christian) 72-75—147,
15t. Logan Schurke (PIZM) 72-77—149, 26t. Logan Johnson (Kasson-Mantorville) 76-75—151, 29t. Austin Walker (Stewartville) 75-77—152, 37t. Logan Larsen (Winona) 81-73—154, 37t. Owen Hoehn (Lourdes) 80-74—154, 44t. Isaiah Nelson (Stewartville) 78-78—156, 64t. Joshua Scripture (PIZM) 78-83—161, 75t. Luke Nelson (Stewartville) 86-79—165, 78t.. Carson Jannsen (Stewartville) 85-81—166, 85. Aric Cruz (Stewartville) 88-84—172, 87. Aidyn Voyna (Stewartville) 89-88—177.
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After shooting 5-over-par 77, the Fillmore Central junior was surrounded by 20 golfers who were tied or within one shot of him.
Srsen made sure he climbed up the leaderboard during Wednesday's final round at Pebble Creek Golf Club.
He fired a 2-over-par 74 to finish the 36-hole meet at 7-over-par 151 and in the top 10.
His finish was also a massive climb up the leaderboard from the past two years, when he finished 78th and 71st at state. Now a junior, Srsen's experience on the Pebble Beach course, and with the mental side of playing in a state meet, is paying off.
Srsen made nine pars and four birdies — all of the birdies coming on par-4s, and all in a five-hole stretch between holes No. 7 and 11.
Section 1-1A medalist Jack Brogle finished in a tie for 11th place, shooting 74-78—152.
Heritage Christian Academy swept the championships; its team shooting 302-301 — 603 to win by seven shots over Central Minnesota Christian (300-310—610). Rushford-Peterson placed sixth as a team (331-322—653). The Trojans were led by brothers Will and Sam Lafleur, who tied for 39th place, at 161.
CLASS 1A RESULTS
First Round, Tuesday
(At Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker; par 72)
TEAM TOTALS
1. Heritage Christian Academy 302-301—603, 2. Central Minnesota Christian 300-310—610, 3. Mahnomen-Waubun 320-312—632, 4. Duluth Marshall 313-325—638, 5. Sleepy Eye United 321-321—642, 6. Rushford-Peterson 331-322—653, 7. Frazee 324-330—654, 8. Minneota 333-325—658.
INDIVIDUALS
(Top 10, Section 1 golfers)
1. Alex Rhode (HCA) 69-74—143, 2t. Jeffrey Simonson (Janesville-W-P) 74-74—148, 2t. Bennett Scissons (Duluth Marshall) 72-76—148, 4. Griffin Kranz (Lac qui Parle Valley) 76-73—149, 5t. Joseph Graves (CMC) 74-76—150, 5t. Carter Taatjes (CMC) 75-75—150, 7t. Brody Srsen (Fillmore Central) 77-74—151, 7t. Blake McMullen (Mahnomen-Waubun) 76-75—151, 7t. Owen Villagomez (HCA) 76-75—151,7t. Ryan Nelson (Park Christian) 78-73—151,
11t. Jack Brogle (Lanesboro) 74-78—152, 39t. Will Lafleur (R-P) 78-83—161, 39t. Sam Lafleur (R-P) 84-77—161, 43t. Brady Johnson (Blooming Prairie) 81-81—162, 45. Jaxson Meldahl (R-P) 84-79—163, 52t. Tommy Lineweaver (Wabasha-Kellogg) 81-85—166, 59t. Jace Dvorak (R-P) 85-83—168, 69t. Drew Reinke (Blooming Prairie) 87-87—174, 81. Kellen Drinkall (R-P) 91-95—186, 83. Gus Hoiland (R-P) 98-92—190.
COON RAPIDS — Brennan Weckwerth's final round of high school golf wasn't exactly what he hoped it would be, but the Rochester Century senior walked off the course with an impressive streak intact, and as a state-meet qualifier.
Weckwerth shot a 5-over-par 77 at Bunker Hills on Wednesday, to finish the Class 3A state meet at 6-over 150 and in a tie for 32nd place in the 88-golfer field.
He entered the day tied for 20th at 1-over-par 73.
Weckwerth's 77 on Wednesday, though, marked his 38th consecutive high school round in the 70s or 60s. The Concordia University-St. Paul commit went his entire junior and senior seasons without shooting in the 80s.
Weckwerth started Wednesday's final round on the back nine and got off to a good start, making a birdie on the 540-yard, par-5 11th hole. He was 1-under for the day through his first four holes. He played the next five holes in 5-over, before shooting 37 on the final nine holes, to finish at 77.
The highlight of his final round was a stretch of three birdies in four holes on the front nine (his second nine for the day). He birdied holes No. 2 (a 368-yard par-4), No. 4 (a 486-yard par-5), and No. 5 (a 385-yard par-4).
Weckwerth finishes his senior year with a 73.05 scoring average per 18 holes, the best in southeastern Minnesota.
Elk River's William Roiland is the Class 3A state medalist, shooting 67-72—139 to win by one shot over Spring Lake Park's Chase Birdwell (69-71—140).
Lakeville South's Oliver Theel was the top finisher from Section 1. He tied for fifth place, shooting 71-72—143. Northfield's Elias Ekern placed 11th (74-70—144).
CLASS 3A RESULTS
Final Round, Wednesday
(At Bunker Hills Golf Course, Coon Rapids; par 72)
TEAM TOTALS
1. Brainerd 289-285—574, 2. Benilde-St. Margaret's 295-291—586, 3. Orono 297-298—595, 4. St. Thomas Academy 297-299—596, 5. Spring Lake Park 294-307—601, 6. Elk River 297-309—606, 7. Lakeville South 305-303—608, 8. Cretin-Derham Hall 302-320—622.
INDIVIDUALS
(Top 10, Section 1 golfers)
1. William Roiland (Elk River) 67-72—139, 2. Chase Birdwell (Spring Lake Park) 69-71—140, 3. Brady Oseland (Brainerd) 70-71—141, 4. Aydan Dobis (Brainerd) 72-70—142, 5t. Easton Fillde (White Bear Lake) 72-71—143, 5t. Dylan Kringen (Orono) 71-72—143, 5t. Oliver Theel (Lakeville South) 71-72—143, 5t. Patrick Hastings (BSM) 72-71—143, 5t. Wyatt Holmes (Rosemount) 75-68—143, 5t. Griffin Stein (Chaska) 73-70—143,
11t. Elias Ekern (Northfield) 74-70—144, 24t. Noah Teeter (Albert Lea) 71-77—148, 32t. Brennan Weckwerth (Century) 73-77—150, 32t. Miles Poole (Northfield) 75-75—150, 40t. Barret Vonruden (L.S.) 77-74—151, 60t. Pierce McKenzie (L.S.) 78-80—158, 60t. Blake Knight (Lakeville North) 78-80—158, 60t. Todd Anderson (L.S.) 79-79—158, 81t. Tyler Vincelli (L.S.) 86-78—164, 83. Ashton Lawrence (L.S.) 81-84—165.
JORDAN — Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior Logan Schurke was the top finisher from Section 1 at the Class 2A boys golf state meet on Wednesday at the Ridges at Sand Creek.
Shurke shot a 5-over-par 77 in the final round, after opening with an even-par 72 on Tuesday, to finish the 36-hole meet with a 149, and in a tie for 15th place.
He was playing in his second state meet; Schurke tied for 56th place as a sophomore in 2024.
It caps a strong season for the PIZM standout, who finished second in the Hiawatha Valley League in the regular season, and tied for fifth in the Section 1-2A meet last month.
Section 1 co-medalist Logan Johnson of Kasson-Mantorville tied for 26th in his first trip to state. The sophomore shot 76-75—151, including a pair of birdies in his final round. Winona's Logan Larsen, the Section 1 co-medalist along with Johnson, finished 37th at state (81-73—154).
Stewartville finished eighth as a team; it was led by senior Austin Walker, who tied for 29th place, shooting 75-77—152.
Blake won the Class 2A team title (292-293—585), followed by runner-up Southwest Christian (285-303—588).
Southwest Christian's Henry Johnson is the state medalist (67-71—138), winning by four shots over runner-up Jack Mark, from Blake, who shot 72-70—142.
CLASS 2A RESULTS
First Round, Tuesday
(At Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan; par 72)
TEAM TOTALS
1. Blake 292-293—585, 2. Southwest Christian 285-303—588, 3. Totino-Grace 287-303—590, 4. Detroit Lakes 298-305—603, 5. St. Cloud Cathedral 307-313—620, 6. Marshall 305-321—626, 7. Rock Ridge 315-317—632, 8. Stewartville 324-315—639.
INDIVIDUALS
(Top 10, Section 1 golfers)
1. Henry Johnson (Southwest Christian) 67-71—138, 2. Jack Mark (Blake) 72-70—142, 3. Braylon Ylkanen (Legacy Christian) 70-74—144, 4t. Ryder Rose (Southwest Christian) 68-77—145, 4t. Nathan Dunbar (Blake) 71-74—145, 4t. Max Truscinski (New London-Spicer) 74-71—145, 7t. Colin Ramos (Totino) 71-75—146, 7t. Ryder Carlson (Holy Family Catholic) 72-74—146, 9t. Greyley Swenson (HFC) 75-72—147, 9t. Drew Burstad (Totino) 71-76—147, 9t. Bennett Breuer (Southwest Christian) 72-75—147,
15t. Logan Schurke (PIZM) 72-77—149, 26t. Logan Johnson (Kasson-Mantorville) 76-75—151, 29t. Austin Walker (Stewartville) 75-77—152, 37t. Logan Larsen (Winona) 81-73—154, 37t. Owen Hoehn (Lourdes) 80-74—154, 44t. Isaiah Nelson (Stewartville) 78-78—156, 64t. Joshua Scripture (PIZM) 78-83—161, 75t. Luke Nelson (Stewartville) 86-79—165, 78t.. Carson Jannsen (Stewartville) 85-81—166, 85. Aric Cruz (Stewartville) 88-84—172, 87. Aidyn Voyna (Stewartville) 89-88—177.
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