Girls Golf: Swenson, Comes advance

Sidney Comes

Brianna Swenson

Farmington shot a season-low team score and two Tigers advanced to the Section 1AAA championship round of individual play at Thursday's first round played at Cannon Golf Club in Cannon Falls.

Lakeville North led the team rankings after round one with 340 strokes. Owatonna placed second at 356, followed by Northfield 358, Winona 361, Rochester Mayo 412, Lakeville South 423, Farmington 430, Rochester John Marshall 432, Rochester Century 439, Faribault 440 and Austin 479.

"The eighth place finish was one of our best in a long time," Tiger coach Jon Stock said, "and Brianna (Swenson) had her best round ever."

Swenson who lowered her personal best-ever score to 92, and teammate Sidney Comes who shot 108 will return to Cannon Falls on Monday to play in the second round of the individual competition.  The top ten finishers in round one not on one of the six teams qualifying for round two advanced.

Other Tiger opening round scores included Kaitlin Jokinen 116, Amanda Hansmann 118 and Brooke McConnell 130.