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WAUSAU – Stevens Point claimed its first meet title of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament series on Monday at Wausau Country Club.
The Panthers finished with a score of 314, besting Wausau East by seven shots. East had won the first three WVC meets.
Stevens Point’s Hayden Ackerlund was the meet medalist, shooting a 4-over par 76, which was two shots in front of five golfers that tied for second with 78s – Wisconsin Rapids’ Carter Morrison, Wausau West’s Ryan Trucco and Russell Harder, and Wausau East’s Cooper Bjerke and Teddy Schlindwein.
A total of 14 golfers shot 80 or under, including Marshfield’s Maxx Oertel and Afton Hamill, who tied for 10th with 80s.
Tyler Heiman fired an 81, Magnus Machtan added an 84 and Keegan Fredrick shot 85 as well for Marshfield, which placed third with a score of 325 and remained in third place overall in the tournament.
The fifth leg of the seven-meet tournament will be held Friday at Wisconsin River Golf Course in Stevens Point.
Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Leg No. 4, May 6, at Wausau Country Club
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 314; 2. Wausau East 321; 3. Marshfield 325; 4. Wausau West 331; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 332; 6. D.C. Everest 339; 7. Merrill 348.
Individual scores: 1. Hayden Ackerlund (SP) 76; 2. Carter Morrison (WR), Ryan Trucco (WW), Russell Harder (WW), Cooper Bjerke (WE) and Teddy Schlindwein (WE) 78; 7. Jackson Schroeder (SP), Nathan Earnest (SP) and Sawyer Krambs (WE) 79; 10. Maxx Oertel (MAR), Afton Hamill (MAR), Alex Fehl (WW), Carter Combs (SP) and Jax Pagel (WR) 80; 15. Tyler Heiman (MAR) and Zachary May (DC) 81; 17. Zach Hinchcliffe (SP) 83; 18. Ben Zoesch (DC), Magnus Machtan (MAR) and Sawyer Wilkens (WR) 84; 21. Parker Klebenow (MER) and Keegan Fredrick (MAR) 85; 23. Brody Trantow (WE) and Jacob Schmeltzer (MER) 86; 25. Karter Quevillon (DC) and Tanner Courtright (DC) 87; 27. Evan Elliott (MER) and Griffen Bunnell (DC) 88; 30. Chase Klebenow (MER) 89; 31. Brandon Newago (WR) and Bryce Bredl (WR) 90; 33. Drew Schwabe (WW) 95; 34. Gage Woytasik (DC) 98; 35. Sawyer Zydzik (WW) 109.
Overall Standings Through Meet 4 of 7
Team: 1. Wausau East 27; 2. Stevens Point 24.5; 3. Marshfield 20.5; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 15; 5. Wausau West 10.5; 6. D.C. Everest 9.5; 7. Merrill 5.