'Stangs fifth in 1st Season D event
Sofia Choi 5th and Kaitlin Zingler tied for 7th in first Centennial League girls golf match, held at Murphy Creek G.C. in Aurora.;
AURORA - Mullen placed two individuals in the top 10 on Wednesday to finish fifth as a team in the first Centennial League match of the new Season D.
It was Mullen’s first traditional spring-sport event after the usual third season in the school year was cancelled a year ago by the coronavirus (COVID0-19) pandemic.
The first league match, which was to be held last week, was postponed because of inclement weather.
Competing at Murphy Creek Golf Course, the Mustangs’ Sofia Choi, who was Colorado Class 4A runner-up in 2019 as a freshman, shot 79 to finish fifth. She went 39-40 over the par-72 layout with two birdies on the front side.
Sophomore Kaitlin Zingler tied for seventh with 83. She opened at 43 and came home in 40.
Hannah Giacomin (107), Elle Deorio (125) and Brie Brocato (126) completed Mullen scoring.
Cherry Creek (328) topped the team chase, followed by Arapahoe (373), Grandview (378) and Cherokee Trail (391). Eaglecrest (396) was last among teams and contained the overall winner, senior Emma Bryant, who shot an impressive 6-under-par 66
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