1998 STATE FINALS
June 17-18, 1998
Prestwick Country Club, Avon
Final Second-Round Results
NOBLESVILLE WINS FIRST IHSAA BOYS GOLF TITLE
Opening the day with a nine-stroke lead, Noblesville kept its poise and cruised home in record fashion to win its first team title Thursday in the 62nd Annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys Golf State Finals at Prestwick Country Club in Avon.
Noblesville finished at 599, 27 strokes better than runner-up Pike at 626. Noblesville's 36-hole total broke the tournament record of 605 set by Anderson in 1972 at Old Oakland. The lowest 36-hole total at Prestwick had been a 613 by Tipton in 1994. Noblesville's 299 total in the second round was an 18-hole record for tournaments played at Prestwick, bettering the 300 shot by the Millers in the opening round. The all-time record is 293 by Anderson in 1972 at Old Oakland.
Trent Tormoehlen, a senior at Seymour who shot a 68 in Wednesday's first round, came in at 76 Thursday to finish at 144 and claim the individual title. He is the second individual state medalist from Seymour, joining 1988 IHSAA Boys Golf champion Kyle Wieneke. Tormoehlen's total tied him for 10th on the all-time 36-hole record list with Todd Smith of Rochester in 1980. The all-time best is a 139 by Gary Gant of North Central (Indianapolis) in 1970 at Old Oakland.
Tormoehlen was two strokes better than playing partner Bryan Kohlmeier of Noblesville, who fired his second straight 73 to finish at 146. Chris Eckerle of Pike was third at 147.
Besides Kohlmeier, Noblesville's other scores were Justin Werkley 74-76-150, Dan Witt 78-73-151, Jeff Chapman 75-77-152 and Chad Smith 81-77-158. The Millers, ranked third in the state in the final Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association poll, were coached by Bob Spacey.
It was Noblesville's fifth IHSAA state title in all sports and the first since the 1987-88 school year when the Millers captured the girls golf crown for the second straight year. Noblesville's other IHSAA championships came in boys track (1913) and girls basketball (1987).
The round was conducted under cloudy skies, with temperatures in the mid-80s and in extremely muggy conditions on the par-72, 6,700 yard course. The original field of 21 teams and 21 individuals from non-advancing schools had been cut to 10 teams and eight individuals after Wednesday's first round. Scores were generally higher in the second round as no players matched or broke par. The day's best scores were the 73s by Witt and Kohmeier of Noblesville.
TORMOEHLEN NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE RECIPIENT
Trent Tormoehlen , a senior at Seymour High School, was named the 1998 recipient of the Fred A. Keesling Award for Mental Attitude in IHSAA Boys Golf. Tormoehlen was the individual medalist and helped the Owls to a seventh-place team finish. Tormoehlen shot a 68 in the Wednesday's first round, which was the lowest first-round score in the 62 years of the tournament. It tied the lowest one-round score in the 12 years of tournament play at Prestwick.
Tormoehlen ranked 11th in a class of 281 students and scored a 1470 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. He will attend the University of Evansville on an academic scholarship and major in mechanical engineering. A three-year letterman in football, he was an academic all-state selection in 1997. He has been active in a number of extracurricular school activities, serving as president of the school's National Honor Society chapter as a senior.
Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship in Tormoehlen's name to Seymour High School.
TEAM SCORES
School |
1st Round |
2nd Round |
Total |
Noblesville |
300 |
299 |
599 |
Pike |
315 |
311 |
626 |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
312 |
318 |
630 |
Southmont |
321 |
313 |
634 |
Evansville Central |
309 |
332 |
641 |
Marion |
315 |
327 |
642 |
Seymour |
313 |
329 |
642 |
Center Grove |
321 |
322 |
643 |
Garrett |
314 |
334 |
648 |
Madison |
319 |
333 |
652 |
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Player |
School |
1st Round |
2nd Round |
Total |
Trent Tormoehlen |
Seymour |
68 |
76 |
144 |
Bryan Kohlmeier |
Noblesville |
73 |
73 |
146 |
Chris Eckerle |
Pike |
71 |
76 |
147 |
Justin Werkley |
Noblesville |
74 |
76 |
150 |
Nathan Fritz |
Greenwood |
73 |
78 |
151 |
Dan Witt |
Noblesville |
78 |
73 |
151 |
Jeff Chapman |
Noblesville |
75 |
77 |
152 |
Lee Williamson |
Southmont |
73 |
79 |
152 |
Brian Lassiter |
North Posey |
73 |
80 |
153 |
Josh Oldham |
Center Grove |
79 |
74 |
153 |
Garrett Cook |
Southmont |
80 |
75 |
155 |
Blair Shadday |
Madison |
77 |
78 |
155 |
Chad Elkins |
Bloomington South |
77 |
79 |
156 |
Travis Hampshire |
Garrett |
79 |
77 |
156 |
Dino Carlos |
Andrean |
75 |
82 |
157 |
Brett Hulse |
Glenn |
75 |
82 |
157 |
Jon Oliver |
Huntington North |
77 |
80 |
157 |
Andrew Shilts |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
78 |
79 |
157 |
Eric Steinback |
Evansville Central |
70 |
87 |
157 |
Benjamin Fox |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
77 |
81 |
158 |
Chad Smith |
Noblesville |
81 |
77 |
158 |
Bryan Stone |
Pike |
82 |
77 |
159 |
Garfield Davis |
Pike |
80 |
80 |
160 |
Jason Hillman |
Pike |
82 |
78 |
160 |
Brent Liter |
Madison |
77 |
83 |
160 |
Todd Chin |
Marion |
79 |
81 |
160 |
Jason Johnson |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
82 |
78 |
160 |
Zachary Martin |
Evansville Central |
80 |
80 |
160 |
Nathan Schroeder |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
75 |
85 |
160 |
TEAM SCORING
CENTER GROVE |
|
321 |
322 |
643 |
|
Josh Oldham |
79 |
74 |
153 |
|
Bobby Jordan |
85 |
78 |
163 |
|
Randy Tipmore |
92 |
81 |
173 |
|
Eric Brennan |
81 |
90 |
171 |
|
Jeff Konopka |
76 |
89 |
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL |
|
309 |
332 |
641 |
|
Eric Steinback |
70 |
87 |
157 |
|
Zachary Martin |
80 |
80 |
160 |
|
Jason Reddington |
76 |
85 |
161 |
|
James Oskins |
84 |
90 |
174 |
|
Casey Nunn |
83 |
80 |
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA |
|
312 |
318 |
630 |
|
Benjamin Fox |
77 |
81 |
158 |
|
Andrew Shilts |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|
Jason Johnson |
82 |
78 |
160 |
|
Nathan Schroeder |
75 |
85 |
160 |
|
Kyle Hallberg |
84 |
80 |
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
GARRETT |
|
314 |
334 |
648 |
|
Heath Peters |
75 |
87 |
162 |
|
Travis Hampshire |
79 |
77 |
156 |
|
Scott Dickie |
80 |
89 |
169 |
|
Jonathon Sholl |
80 |
83 |
163 |
|
Darrick Brinkerhoff |
85 |
87 |
172 |
|
|
|
|
|
MADISON |
|
319 |
333 |
652 |
|
Blair Shadday |
77 |
78 |
155 |
|
Brent Liter |
77 |
83 |
160 |
|
Jason Brown |
83 |
87 |
170 |
|
David Rosser |
82 |
87 |
169 |
|
David Alcorn |
86 |
85 |
171 |
|
|
|
|
|
MARION |
|
315 |
327 |
642 |
|
Tony Cascino |
80 |
81 |
161 |
|
Kyle Chin |
78 |
83 |
161 |
|
Todd Chin |
79 |
81 |
160 |
|
Matt Varner |
78 |
83 |
161 |
|
Mike Wallace |
83 |
82 |
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOBLESVILLE |
|
300 |
299 |
599 |
|
Jeff Chapman |
75 |
77 |
152 |
|
Justin Werkley |
74 |
76 |
150 |
|
Dan Witt |
78 |
73 |
151 |
|
Bryan Kohlmeier |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
Chad Smith |
81 |
77 |
158 |
|
|
|
|
|
PIKE |
|
315 |
311 |
626 |
|
Chris Eckerle |
71 |
76 |
147 |
|
Jason Hillman |
82 |
78 |
160 |
|
Garfield Davis |
80 |
80 |
160 |
|
Bryan Stone |
82 |
77 |
159 |
|
Craig Eckerle |
96 |
84 |
180 |
|
|
|
|
|
SEYMOUR |
|
313 |
329 |
642 |
|
Trent Tormoehlen |
68 |
76 |
144 |
|
Pat Anderson |
81 |
95 |
176 |
|
George Graessle |
83 |
82 |
165 |
|
Ben Beatty |
84 |
85 |
169 |
|
Ryan Frey |
81 |
86 |
167 |
|
|
|
|
|
SOUTHMONT |
|
321 |
313 |
634 |
|
Lee Williamson |
73 |
79 |
152 |
|
Andy Skodinski |
84 |
82 |
166 |
|
Garrett Cook |
80 |
75 |
155 |
|
Travis French |
86 |
94 |
180 |
|
Jake Sandusky |
84 |
77 |
161 |
|
|
|
|
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INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS
Players who advanced to the second round as individuals
Player |
School |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Total |
Nathan Fritz |
Greenwood |
73 |
78 |
151 |
Brian Lassiter |
North Posey |
73 |
80 |
153 |
Chad Elkins |
Bloomington South |
77 |
79 |
156 |
Dino Carlos |
Andrean |
75 |
82 |
157 |
Brett Hulse |
Glenn |
75 |
82 |
157 |
Jon Oliver |
Huntington North |
77 |
80 |
157 |
Brandon Vinson |
Heritage Hills |
76 |
86 |
162 |
Tyler Bunch |
DeKalb |
77 |
89 |
166 |