A quartet of individual state champions highlighted the 15 Chattanooga-area athletes who were among the all-state cross country and golf selections announced early Sunday morning by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
In his debut at the TSSAA Class AA boys’ golf state tournament, Walker Valley freshman Cody Walter was the medalist as he finished at 6-under-par 138 in the 36-hole event last October at Sevierville Golf Club’s River Course. Walter was boosted by his 5-under 67 on the first day of competition.
Signal Mountain junior Sam Otwell joined Walter as a medalist in Sevierville by becoming his program’s first individual state champ. Otwell finished at 1-under 143 in the Class A boys’ tournament, highlighted by his opening 68 with eight birdies. He helped the Eagles win the team title as well.
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In all, seven area golfers garnered all-state honors, including the Baylor boys’ duo of freshman Zack Bourgeois and junior Brooks Englert, who finished third and fifth, respectively, at the Division II-AA boys’ state tournament.