By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
ALEX BAXTER, Topeka West
Baxter, a senior, was a Class 5A individual state qualifier last fall, tying for 29th with a 36-hole score of 184 (88-96). Baxter was the United Kansas Conference runnerup with an 18-hole score of 81 after finshing third in the UKC meet as a sophomore. She tied for 20th in the regional tournament.
LAUREN BORJON, Hayden
Borjon, a junior, helped Hayden win the Class 4A state title by a 37-stroke margin, finishing 15th individually with a 165 36-hole score (85-80). Borjon tied for first for the team-champion Wildcats in the city tournament with a 76, finishing second in a playoff, tied for seventh in regional competition (88) and shot an 89 in the Centennial League tournament.
IZZY GLOTZBACH, Hayden
A junior, Glotzbach shot a team-low 161 at state (79-82) to tie for ninth in Class 4A, helping Hayden post a runaway 37-stroke win in the team standings. Glotzbach finished third in the city tournament (81) to help Hayden win the city team title and tied for ninth at regionals (88). Glotzbach was a first-team All-Shawnee County pick after earning second-team recognition as a freshman.
NATALIE PETERSON, Washburn Rural
A senior, Peterson has received second-team All-Shawnee County recognition the past two seasons. Peterson posted a 27th-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament last fall, finishing with a 36-hole score of 171 (89-82) to help Rural place fourth as a team. Peterson was eighth in the city meet (84), tied for sixth in the Centennial League (82) and tied for 10th at regionals (86).
REECE RANDALL, Washburn Rural
A senior, Randall earned second-team All-Shawnee County recognition in 2022 and 2023. Randall tied for 25th in the Class 6A state tournament with a 36-hole total of 170 (87-83) for fourth-place Rural. Randall tied for fourth in the Centennial League tournament with an 81, took ninth in the city tournament (85) and tied for 14th place at regionals (88).
MAKENNA STUKE, Seaman
Stuke, a junior, helped Seaman win a Class 5A regional team title with a fifth-place finish (89) and tied for 29th in the 5A state tournament with a 36-hole score of 184 (91-93). Stuke finished third in the United Kansas Conference tournament with an 83 as the Vikings won the championship by 48 strokes. She carded an 87 in the city meet.
JAYCEE ZIMMERMAN, Seaman
Zimmerman, a senior, is a two-time All-Shawnee County second-team pick and shot a 79 to win the United Kansas Conference individual title last fall after finishing second as a sophomore. Zimmerman helped the Vikings post a 48-stroke win in the UKC meet and placed eighth in Class 5A regional competition as Seaman captured the team title.
TAYLOR ZORDEL, Silver Lake
Zordel, a senior, earned her third straight Class 3A-1A state medal while helping Silver Lake win its first state girls golf championship in school history by a 22-stroke margin. Zordel placed fourth at state with a 36-hole score of 163 (83-80) after posting a third-place regional finish (80) for the regional-champion Eagles. Zordel was a first-team All-Shawnee County repeat selection.