PUEBLO | In their first trip to the Class 4A girls state golf tournament as a team, Vista PEAK finished seventh Tuesday at Pueblo Country Club.
In an eight-team tournament that saw large breaks between each position, the Colorado 7 champion Bison posted a two-day score of 586 to finish comfortably between sixth-placed Windsor (571) and eighth-place Pueblo County (609).
Sophomore Kyree Conaway improved by six strokes from Monday’s opening round to the Tuesday’s finale, as she carded a 17-over-par 89 to finish with a two-day total of 184. Conway tied for 32nd overall in her state debut, while junior Sam Chaney shot 193 to finish 48th.
Chaney and senior Kylee Shepard — who came in 69th — played in state for the second time, while Conaway and Olivia Lopez (80th) made their debuts.
Silver Creek’s Erin Sargent drained a putt on Hole No. 18 to claim the individual 4A championship by a single stroke over Caroline Jordaan and Colorado Academy, which dominated on its way to winning the team title by a whopping 52 shots over runner-up Cheyenne Mountain.
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2016 CLASS 4A GIRLS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
May 23-24 at Pueblo Country Club
Team scores (par 216-216 — 434): 1. Colorado Academy 244-224 — 468; 2. Cheyenne Mountain 265-255 — 520; 3. Rifle 274-272 — 546; 4. Northridge 275-283 — 558; 5. Golden 283-283 — 566; 6. Windsor 287-284 — 571; 7. VISTA PEAK 298-288 — 586; 8. Pueblo County 316-293 — 609
Top 10 individuals (par 72-72 — 144): 1. Erin Sargent (Silver Creek) 75-75 — 149; 2. Caroline Jordaan (Colorado Academy) 76-74 — 150; 3. Kelsey McKenna (Air Academy) 77-79 — 156; T4. Kacey Godwin (Colorado Academy) 82-75 — 157; T4. Kiselya Plewe (Dolores) 79-78 — 157; 6. Elly Walters (Rifle) 78-81 — 159; T7. Marin Halvorsen (Kent Denver) 82-79 — 161; T7. Masi Smith (Rifle) 81-80 — 161; T7. Sydney Prey (Golden) 80-81 — 161; T10. Regina Dillon (Cheyenne Mountain) 87-76 — 163; T10. Kellsey Sample (Palmer Ridge) 82-81 — 163
Vista PEAK results: T32. Kyree Conaway 95-89 — 184; 48. Sam Chaney 95-98 — 193; 69. Kylee Shepard 108-101 — 209; 80. Olivia Lopez 111-113 — 224