The Carmel girls golf team continued its season-long win streak Wednesday at the Hamilton County golf tournament, which took place at Harbour Trees in Noblesville.
The Greyhounds took the championship with a nine-hole score of 151, just ahead of runner-up Westfield’s 154. This marks the 10th victory in a row for Carmel; the ‘Hounds finished second in their first meet of the year, but have been perfect ever since.
Carmel’s roster ranges from seniors Katie Kuc and Sydney Longstreth to freshmen Michaela Headlee and Claire Swathwood, and everyone has contributed.
“We couldn’t have asked for better leaders between Katie and Michaela, and obviously Sydney as another senior leader,” said Greyhounds coach Kelly Kluesner. “That really helps our team the most. These girls are so mentally prepared and mentally strong when it comes to these courses and these super-hot days with really tough greens. The way that they fight, they bounce back after a bad shot, it’s really remarkable to watch.”
Headlee was the meet medalist with a score of 33, two under par for the day. Kuc carded a 37.
“I played pretty good,” said Headlee. “My putting was really good today.”
The Shamrocks were a strong challenger, with three girls shooting in the 30s. Sam Brown led Westfield with a 36, while Brette Hanavan and Cate Jensen both scored 39.
Hamilton Southeastern took third with a score of 159. Amber Luttrell carded a 38 for the Royals, with Ashley Marcinko adding a 39.
Noblesville finished a close fourth, totaling a 160. Ellie Karst was the low scorer for the Millers by carding a 38, followed by Taylor Caldwell’s 39.
Fifth-place University was led by Becky Williams’ 38. Sydni Zebrauskas paced Hamilton Heights with a 43, while Lilly McVay scored a 48 to lead Fishers.
Team scores: Carmel 151, Westfield 154, Hamilton Southeastern 159, Noblesville 160, University 187, Fishers 203, Hamilton Heights 203.
Medalist: Michaela Headlee (Carmel) 33.
Other Carmel scores: Katie Kuc 37, Sydney Longstreth 40, Ava Hedrick 41, Claire Swathwood 43, Ava Nguyen 45.
Westfield scores: Sam Brown 36, Brette Hanavan 39, Cate Jensen 39, Allie Hildebrand 40, Allie McKeown 40, Sophie McGinnis 41.
Southeastern scores: Amber Luttrell 38, Ashley Marcinko 39, Yanah Rolston 41, Marissa Spreitzer 41, Grace Dubec 44, Katy Pippenger 44.
Noblesville scores: Ellie Karst 38, Taylor Caldwell 39, Caroline Whallon 41, Bella Deibel 42, Sophi Stutz 43, Sarah Brenneman 52.
University scores: Becky Williams 38, Abby Bladen 40, Vivian Suh 53, Molly Bickle 56, Ria Narayanan 57.
Fishers scores: Lilly McVay 48, Kristi Lilek 49, Olivia Holding 52, Sarah Majeski 54, Marissa Moore 55, Sydney Meyer 57.
Heights scores: Sydni Zebrauskas 43, Lola Wilson 50, Rebekah Steffen 52, Anna Rickey 58, Kaylee Rhoton 59.