2A Girls Golf: Lee Leads Colorado Academy to Seventh State Golf Title

PUEBLO – Colorado Academy has had a storied history in prep girls golf and the Mustangs added another championship chapter Tuesday.

Colorado Academy captured its seventh state girls’ golf crown when it won the 2A title at the Pueblo Country Club course.

The Mustangs claimed their title with a 507 total to easily outdistance Salida (525) and Denver Christian (538).

Colorado Academy now has golf state titles in 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2025.

“It’s been a while,” CA head coach Beth Folsom said about her team’s latest state triumph. “We love this course. It is amazing. We love the greens, and it is a huge challenge for the kids. I like courses that are pretty straightforward and not going to give you a lot of surprises. It was tough but fun.

“We didn’t underestimate anything, and we just battled through things and kept coming back (and got the job done).”

Not only did Colorado Academy win state, but its freshman star Sophia Lee snared the coveted individual title with a 2-over-par 146. She was five strokes better than Addison Dorsey of Manitou Springs and seven in front of Salida’s Kyndra Johnson (153).

Lee was a measure of consistency in posting a 2-over-par 74 on Monday and then carding an even-par 72 Tuesday.

“This feels amazing,” Lee said. “I’m so grateful for the individual (honor), but especially the team (championship) because we have such a great group of girls. This is special.”

The CA winning foursome consisted of Lee, senior Avery Lent (179), and sophomores Jordan Slutzky (182) and Siena Welsh (249). Lent and Slutzky finished 16th and 17th, respectively.

“It makes me sad that Avery will not be there next year, but it was really special this year to win with her and the full team,” Lee said. “It was a pretty long drought since our last state title, so it was nice to send her out with one.”

Lee knew she just had to take care of business on Tuesday to start her prep career as a state champ.

“I had a few ups and downs, but the course was in spectacular condition and that played a huge part in things,” Lee said. “The win was definitely a challenge, and the greens were really fast and that was kind of hard to adjust to.”

Although Lee reached the state summit – she wasn’t taking anything for granted.

“We need to be proud of ourselves,” Lee said. “This was a group effort. We have come a long way, and we need to take the moment in and enjoy this day. It was such a great day.”

The rest of the top 10 included defending 3A champion Hope Torres of Prospect Ridge Academy, who was fourth at 157, Macie Doherty of Sterling, fifth at 158; Lenna Persson of Aspen, sixth at 160; Quinn Roman of St. Mary’s Academy, seventh at 163; Sarah Farmer of Denver Christian, eighth at 164; Aspen Murphy of Denver Christian, ninth at 158; and Kaia Chand of Kent Denver, 10th at 169.