RUSSELL — Ellinwood's Remi Thomas birdied No. 12 to highlight a 62nd-place finish (84, 42-42) at Thursday's Hesston Golf Invitational in 65-degree weather with variable 5 to 15 mph winds.
Wamego's Regan Kueker earned medalist honors at 4-under-par 67 with birdies at Nos. 3, 6, 9, 13 and 18. Hesston's runner-up Carter Frey shot 69 (34-35) with a pair of birdies.
HESSTON INVITATIONAL
Hesston GC, par 71
TEAM TOTALS—1—Hesston 288; 2—Maize South 296; 3—Wamego 303; 4—Wichita Collegiate 305; 5—Wichita Trinity 309; 16—Ellinwood 352
TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Regan Kueker, Wamego, 67 (34-33); 2—Carter Frey, Hesston, 69 (34-35); 3—Penner, Hesston, 70 (35-35); 4—Parkhurst, MS, 71 (36-35); Koehn, Hesston, 71 (36-35)
ELLINWOOD—62—Remi Thomas, 84 (42-42); 66—Luke Heinz, 85 (45-40); 87—Austin Brack, 91 (47-44); 50—Austin Shinliver, 92 (47-45); 111—Keaton Lewis, 99 (52-47)
ST. JOHN—87—Easton Alpers, 91 (44-47); 102—Weston Peterson, 95 (46-49); 119—Averi Fisher, 114 (57-57)