Helias takes second to lead area teams in Invitational

(Above) Cole Higgins of Helias chips to the first green Monday during the Helias Invitational at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club.
(Above) Cole Higgins of Helias chips to the first green Monday during the Helias Invitational at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club.

The Helias Crusaders finished second Monday to lead area teams in the Helias Invitational at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club.

Helias totaled a 328 in finish second behind Rock Bridge's 304 in the 18-team tournament. Jefferson City shot a 364 to finish seventh, while Blair Oaks was 12th with a 402. Linn was 13th at 405, with Russellville taking 18th with a 482.

Jack Rundle of Helias crashed the Rock Bridge party at the top of the individual standings, taking third with a 76. Alex Gentry of the Crusaders tied for sixth with a 79.

Nathan Erickson led Jefferson City's finishers, tying for sixth with a 79.

Jake Closser led Blair Oaks, tying for 31st with a 93. Kole Peters and Ethan Russell shared honors for Linn, tying for 46 with 100s. Logan Morris was Russellville's top finisher, tying for 68th with a 109.

Ross Steelman of Rock Bridge was the medalist with an even-par 72 as the Bruins finished with four of the top five individuals.

Below are the complete team results and individual scores for area schools:

Team Scores

1. Rock Bridge    304    +16

2. Helias    328    +40

3. Warrensburg    346    +58

4. Liberty North    356    +68

5. Battle    357    +69

6. Hickman    361    +73

7. Jefferson City    364    +76

8. Hannibal    381    +93

9. Marshall    384    +96

10. Kirksville    390    +102

11. Moberly    398    +110

12. Blair Oaks    402    +114

13. Linn    405    +117

14. Camdenton    411    +123

15. Sedalia Smith-Cotton    429    +141

16. St. James    430    +142

17. Owensville    437    +149

18. Russellville    482    +194

DNF: Sullivan, 85; New Bloomfield 397.

Top 10 Individuals

1. Ross Steelman, Rock Bridge    72    E

2. Hudson Dubinski, Rock Bridge    75    +3

3. Jack Rundle, Helias    76    +4

4. Sam Rentschler, Rock Bridge    78    +6

5. Sean Minor, Rock Bridge    79    +7

6. (tie) Alex Gentry, Helias    80    +8

6. (tie) Nathan Erickson, Jefferson City    80    +8

6. (tie) Lake Deppe, Battle    80    +8

9. Luke Manary, Hickman    81    +9

10. Vin Krieghauser, Kirksville    82    +10

Other Area Individuals

Helias: 15. (tie) Ethan Johnson, 85; 18. (tie) Cole Higgins, 87; 34. (tie) Lane Plunkett 94.

Jefferson City: 22. (tie) Brett Trowbridge, 89; 40. (tie) Burke Craighead 95; 46. (tie) Trey Padberg, 100; 71. (tie) John Page, 112.

Blair Oaks: 31. (tie) Jake Closser, 93; 43. (tie) Jarod Steinbeck, 97; 45. Brady Kicker, 98; 74. (tie) Jon Bott, 114. 85. Gabriel Griffith, 125.

Linn: 46. (tie) Kole Peters and Ethan Russell, 100 52. (tie) Alex Peters, 101; 59. (tie) Nick Kucsik, 104; 63. (tie) Jimmy McCuskey, 106.

Russellville: 68. (tie) Logan Morris, 109; 82. Trenton Thompson, 117; 86. (tie) Hayden Kueffer and Hunter Kueffer, 128; 88. Joe Schroer, 132.

New Bloomfield: 83. Krishtain Strobel, 120; 90. (tie) John Baxter, 136; 92. Matt Moon 141.

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