On a rainy Monday the Atlantic Trojans boys golf team came up short at their District competition against ADM, Ballard, and Knoxville. ADM won outright with a total team score of 296, Knoxville grabbed 2nd and qualified for state at 306, the Trojans shot 307, and Ballard finished last at 313.

One bright side for Atlantic was the sharp putting and chipping from Hudson McClaren who earned a trip to State by shooting a 70 along with Parker Rogers from Nevada with a 69. McClaren credited his success to the positive momentum he had on the greens.

The feeling of qualifying for state was bittersweet for McClaren who wished his teammates could have also clinched a trip to state.

Head coach Kendra Henningsen was proud of the effort her team displayed with Gage Gross shooting an 82, Tristan Hayes with a 77, Roth Den Beste having an 89, Brady Wood with an 81, and Sam Brosam with a 79. While losing by one stroke hurt, she acknowledged the joy she had from McClaren’s performance on the day.

Coming up short is never an ideal way to end a season, but coach Henningsen explained how there is a lot of talent coming back for next year.

The 3A State Tournament will begin on May 20th at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames.