By KEN HAMRICK, Courier sports editor
ALAMOSA – The Alamosa and Monte Vista high school boys golf teams ended their seasons at their respective state tournaments on Tuesday.
Class 3A
The Mean Moose competed at the Class 3A State Tournament at the Eagle Ranch Golf Course in Eagle.
Alamosa finished 13th in the team standings with a two-day scored of 495. It had a score of 251 on Tuesday
Leading the Mean Moose were Serjio Najera who was 21st with a final score of 153, Eliott MacKey who was 61st with a 168, Clayton Trienen who was 67th with a 174, and Gibson Gillespie who was 81st with a 180.
Lutheran won the state championship with a final score of 436. The Lions had a team score of 215 on Tuesday which was one under par.
Timnath was second with 447, and Mullen was third with 448.
Lutheran’s Nicholas Brooks was the individual champion with a 10-under-par 134. Peak to Peak’s Jack Brayman had a three-under-par 141, and Eaton’s Dayne Schmidke had a two-under-par 142.
Team scores
Lutheran 221-215—436, Timnath 227-220—447, Mullen 221- 227—448, Aspen 229-225—454, Resurrection Christian 223-233—456, Basalt 226-231—457, Kent Denver 233-227—460, Eagle Valley 234-241—475, Colorado Academy 238-237—475, Berthoud 242-236—478, Holy Family 238-248—486, Evergreen 242-248—490, Alamosa 244-251—495, Fort Morgan 254-255—509, Green Mountain 263-255—518, Severance 264-263—527.
Class 2A
The Pirates were at the Class 2A State Tournament at Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo.
Monte Vista placed 11th with a two-day score of 486. It was led by Connor Mellott who tied for fifth place with a final score of 147. Jakoby Ross was 41st with a 165, and Aiden Ford was 74th with a 174.
Frontier Academy won the state title with 452. Forge Christian and Brush tied for second with a 466.
Swink’s Noah Pearson and Frontier Academy’s Isaiah Fowler tied for medalist honors with a 143. Pearson won the individual championship on the third playoff hole.
Team scores
Frontier Academy 229-223—452, Forge Christian 232-234—466, Brush 236-230—466, Telluride 233-238—471, Sterling 236-237—473, Jefferson Academy 240-233—473, Vail Christian 236-239—475, Denver Christian 245-234—479, Rye 243-239—482, Dawson 237-247—484, Monte Vista 240-246—486, Vail Mountain 246-244—490, SkyView Academy 249-249—498, Golden View Classical Academy 253-248—501, Front Range Christian 250-253—503, Limon 262-255—517.
Mellott named All-State
CHSAA released its 2025 All-State boys golf teams on Thursday. The All-State teams are posted on the CHSAANow.com web site.
Mellott was the only golfer from the San Luis Valley to earn All-State honors. He was placed on the first team after tying for fifth place in the final individual standings.
