Competing as an individual, Grant Faherty turned in Carthage's top individual finish, tying for seventh with a 145 score. Faherty shot rounds of 74 and 71. Tayt Hager led the Firebirds varsity lineup, tying for 10th with a 147. Hager opened with a 72 before carding a 75 in the second round. Ethan Frasch and James Tyrrell tied for 14th, each finishing with a 148. Frasch recorded rounds of 76 and 72, while Tyrrell posted a 72 in the opening round and a 76 in the second. 

Grady Puett finished tied for 31st with a 152, shooting 76 in both rounds. Nick Barry rounded out the Firebirds' scoring, tying for 36th with a 153 after rounds of 77 and 76. Elliott Leibham also competed as an individual, tying for 49th with a 156 after rounds of 76 and 80.



"Finishing 3rd in a solid 18 team field is not disappointing, but I think the guys felt like they left a lot of strokes out there. We came in with a confident feeling, but it didn't quite show up on the scorecards.
-Highland is a top Illinois Junior College that can award full athletic scholarships, and they have a very strong team in their level of college athletics. We were hoping to give them a bit more competition, but they brought their A game and we probably brought our B/B- game.
-It was great to see Ethan's confidence grow as his day went on. Walking and playing 36 holes is a 9-10 hour grind, and he seemed to get more comfortable as the day progressed.
-Grant was our star of the day. For a freshman is game is so solid tee to green, he putts like he is an upperclassman, and as he has gotten more comfortable with the fact he is now a college golfer, the more steady he is getting. Grant is extremely intelligent, he has a very mature approach to his hole to hole strategy, and as he starts to grow into the psychological side of being a college golfer, he is going to keep getting better and better."