3A Boys Golf Region 3: Lutheran’s Nicholas Brooks Medalist, Resurrection Christian Team Champion

FORT MORGAN – Resurrection Christian will be headed to the 3A Boys Golf State Championships after winning the 3A Region 3 Regionals at Quail Dunes Golf Course on Tuesday. 

The Cougars placed three golfers in the top four, but it was Lutheran junior Nicholas Brooks that came away with medalist honors, edging Resurrection Christian senior Graham Riggs (2-over 74) out of first place by one stroke. Brooks won with a score of 1-over 73. 

The Cougars’ freshman Levi McDowell took third with a 3-over 75 and teammate Micah Livingstone tied for fourth with a 6-over 78. Eaton junior Dayne Schmidke and Holy Family sophomore Noah Weil also tied for fourth at 6-over 78.

A three-way tie for seventh saw a pair of Timnath teammates – junior Jackson Summers and freshman Greysen Kilburn – tied with Lutheran sophomore Crew Fitzgerald at 7-over 79, while Resurrection Christian junior Clint Summers rounded out the top 10 with a score of 8-over 80. 

Resurrection Christian came away with the team title with a score of 227. While Lutheran and Timnath both turned in scores of 24-over 240, Lutheran won the playoff tiebreaker. Holy Family took fourth with a score of 242 and Eaton was fifth at 250. 

CHSAA’s 2024 3A Boys Golf State Championship will be played at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 7 and 8.