2A Boys Golf: Las Animas’ Damien Baca Leads Close Individual Race at State Championship

GOLDEN – Las Animas senior Damien Baca holds a one-stroke lead following the first day of the inaugural 2A Boys Golf State Championship at The Club at Rolling Hills.

Baca signed for a 5-over 76 today, while Golden View Classical Academy sophomore Collen Todd is second, at 6-over 77, and senior classmate David Thomson and Monte Vista senior Kaden Mellott are one stroke back of that, and tied for third at 7-over 78. 

Wray senior Corbin Sprague, SkyView Academy senior Landon Webb, Swink junior Noah Pearson and Strasburg senior Kameron Gilbert are all tied for fifth, with matching 8-over 79s, while Sterling Junior Dayten Diorio and Vail Christian senior Sam Casey are tied for ninth at 9-over 80. 

Among the teams, Golden View Classical Academy leads the way with a 28-over 241. Monte Vista is second, at 33-over 246, and is followed by Swink in third (249, +36), Sterling in fourth (250, +37) and Wray in fifth (252, +39)

The final round of the state championship will tee off at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. Live results can be found in iWanamaker.com.