LHS Freshman Finishes 106th At 2018 Class 2A Boys’ Golf Finals

LEMONT, IL — Making his state finals debut in his first high school season, Lemont High School freshman Paulius Malcius saw his trip to the 2018 IHSA Class 2A Boys’ Golf State Finals cut short due to snowy conditions on the course. The school said the IHSA made the decision to shorten the event to one 18-hole round at Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University on Saturday, Oct. 13. Malcius is the first in program history to qualify for the state finals as an individual in his freshman season.

Malcius shot a +22 93 in his round at the IHSA State Finals, tying for 106th individually.

Malcius became just the third Lemont freshman boys’ golfer to participate in state finals competition. The school said the previous two – Raymond Sullivan ‘18 in 2014 and current junior Grant Sullivan in 2016 – were part of teams that qualified for the state finals. However, Malcius earned his berth by qualifying as an individual.

Prior to this season, Lemont had qualified for IHSA state finals team competition ten times in the previous 12 seasons, according to the school. Its first team state finals berth came in 2005, when the squad qualified for the IHSA Class AA State Finals. The team also advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Finals each season from 2007-11, and again annually from 2014-17. The program’s best finish was third place in 2011.

Photo provided by Lemont High School.