LHS Boys Golf Team Takes 4th Place At State Finals

LEMONT, IL — Making its first team state finals appearance since 2017, Lemont High School’s boys’ golf squad rallied to place fourth at the 2021 IHSA Boys’ Golf Class 2A State Finals, the school said in a release.

The state finals were held Oct. 8-9 at Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University in Normal.

Head coach Mark Hollatz’s team posted the third-best round over the final 18 holes to move up four places in the team standings on the final day of competition, the school said.

Over 36 holes, Lemont finished with a +44 612 (307-305). St. Ignatius (+17 585) won the 2021 IHSA Class 2A State Championship, while Benton (+26 594) and Wheaton Academy (+35 603) also won state trophies. Lemont was eighth after the first day of competition; only the top eight teams moved on to the final round, according to the school.

Senior Paulius Malcius, making his third state finals appearance, led Lemont by finishing 19th individually with a +6 148 (74-74), the school said. Sophomore Eddie Scott (79-76) and senior Ryan Tracy (77-78) tied for 40th after each shot +13 155. Senior Daniel Stood (t-53rd; 80-77; +15 157), junior Jack Crispo (t-65th; 79-81; +18 160) and senior Austin Belsan (82nd; 77-90; +25 167) also competed for Lemont.

Lemont secured the program’s 11th team state finals berth by placing third at the IHSA Brother Rice Sectional at The Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox on Oct. 4, the school said.

Lemont’s first team state finals berth came in 2005, when the squad qualified for the IHSA Class AA State Finals, the school said. It advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Finals each season from 2007-11, and again annually from 2014-17. Its best team state finals finish came in 2011, when it earned a third-place trophy.

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