Region champion golfers take fourth at state
Jul 09, 2024 12:03PM ● By Catherine Garrett
Corner Canyon High golfers (back row, left to right) Ashlyn Cline, Sophie Tripp, Charli Short, Alyssa Meadows, Rylee Reinbold, Mylie Matthews and Lily Fullmer and (front row) Charlotte Archer, Kelley Dunn and Allie Wahlquist placed fourth at the 6A state tournament at Soldier Hollow May 20-21. (Photo courtesy Lexi Gagon)
The Corner Canyon High School girls golf team finished fourth at the 6A state tournament at Soldier Hollow May 20-21 with senior Alyssa Meadows tying for fifth place after rounds of 79 and 76 in the two-day event.
“Fourth in state is a win,” said head coach Lexi Gagon. “The girls were very competitive.”
Meadows was recognized on the All-State First Team—while also making the All-State Academic team with a 4.0 GPA—with sophomore Ashlyn Cline earning Second Team honors with a tie for 20th place and junior Rylee Reinbold, taking 31st, being named Honorable Mention.
Also competing at state for the Chargers were sophomores Allie Wahlquist who placed 28th, Mylie Matthews (tied for 39th) and Sophie Tripp (47th).
During regular season play, Corner Canyon came out on top of Region 2—with a 337.67 stroke average, just ahead of Bingham—with Meadows earning medalist honors, with a 75 stroke average. Cline was fourth in the region standings with an 84.22 average, shooting an 81 at the final region tournament at Oquirrh Hills. Reinbold rounded out the team’s three top-15 showings in 14th place.
“This year has been one of the greatest years of coaching,” Gagon said. “I had an amazing group of girls. We were a very young team this year, but we were still competitive and ended up taking first in our new region, which was very competitive.”
Also on the 2024 CCHS team were junior Becca Rogness; sophomores Charli Short, Meredith Laitinen, Kate Broadbent, Kelley Dunn and Lily Fullmer; and freshmen Charlote Archer and Samantha Rogness.
“I am so proud of this team, and I’m sad to say that it is my last year,” Gagon said. “I have poured my heart into this team, and I cannot wait to see what they accomplish. I am still going to be their biggest fan (besides their families of course), and I can’t wait to cheer them on in years to come. And I’ll definitely be out on the course to watch them play, on the nice days!” λ