Emery Spartan golf finished up the 2021 campaign at the 3A State Championships on Thursday at the Oquirrh Hills Golf Course in Tooele. At the end of the two day meet Emery finished the season in 8th place out of over 15 schools that qualified for the post season.
The Spartans two day total of 689 put them two strokes ahead of ninth place Grand and 16 strokes ahead of the tenth place finisher Canyon View. Morgan took the top spot turning in a 602 followed by Grantsville, Richfield, who was the top finishing team from Region 12 then Juab and Union rounded out the top five.
Emery ended day one just making the cut in tenth place with a 345 on Wednesday. Thursday they would leapfrog both Grand and Canyon View turning in a 344 to move up two spots.
Senior Trevin Wakefield turned in a 165 over two days, putting up an 82 on day one and an 83 on day two, which put him in a tie for 27th place. Senior Tanner Telford turned in the low round both days, shooting a 136 and claiming the title of the top 3A golfer, beating defending champion junior Bode Salas of Carbon by eight strokes.
Sophomore Joey Leonard turned in Emery’s second lowest two day total a 172. His day one total of an 84 and final round 88 combined was enough to put him in a tie for 42nd.
Senior Kavery Killpack finished third for Emery with a two day total of 177 putting him in a tie for 53rd. Carter Huntington, a junior, ended in 60th with a 183, shooting a 102 in round one and then came back and shot an 81 the next day which was the lowest round for Emery of the tournament. And then two freshmen Kade Larsen and Dempsey Toomer finished the meet, shooting a 186 and a 194 respectively.
The Spartans finished the regular season in third place in Region 12, and had to wait to see if they would be eligible for the state competition. This was a step in the right direction for an Emery team that missed the cut at last year’s championships at the Round Valley Golf Club in Morgan.
Below is the complete team standings:
|
Place |
Team |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Total |
|
1 |
Morgan |
293 |
309 |
602 |
|
2 |
Grantsville |
303 |
308 |
611 |
|
3 |
Richfield |
320 |
304 |
624 |
|
4 |
Juab |
312 |
320 |
632 |
|
5 |
Union |
317 |
317 |
634 |
|
6 |
Ogden |
324 |
323 |
647 |
|
7 |
Carbon |
317 |
337 |
654 |
|
8 |
Emery |
345 |
344 |
689 |
|
9 |
Grand |
343 |
348 |
691 |
|
10 |
Canyon View |
343 |
362 |
705 |
|
MC |
South Summit |
349 |
xxx |
— |
|
MC |
Delta |
350 |
xxx |
— |
|
MC |
Manti |
351 |
xxx |
— |
|
MC |
Juan Diego |
361 |
xxx |
— |
|
MC |
Judge Memorial |
363 |
xxx |
— |
|
MC |
Layton Christian |
383 |
xxx |
— |