Columbus/Spencer’s Ben Alt finishes third at WIAA Division 2 boys golf sectional, qualifies for state

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CHIPPEWA FALLS – Marshfield Columbus Catholic/Spencer senior Ben Alt is moving on to the state meet after shooting an even-par 71 and finishing third at the WIAA Division 2 boys golf sectional on Tuesday at Lake Wissota Golf Course.

Alt finished three shots behind sectional champion Thomas Longbella of McDonell/Regis and one behind Nick Anderson of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau to earn the third and final individual qualifying spot for the WIAA State Boys Golf Tournament, which will be held next Monday and Tuesday, June 6-7, at University Ridge Golf Club in Verona.

The top two teams – Bloomer and Hayward – and the top three individuals not on those teams qualified for the state tournament.

Alt had nine-hole scores of 35 and 36 to fire the even par round and move on to the state tournament for the first time in his career.

WIAA Division 2 Boys Golf Sectional
May 31, at Lake Wissota Golf Course, Chippewa Falls (par 71)
*State meet qualifier
Team scores:
*1. Bloomer 317; *2. Hayward 329; 3. Amery 332; 4. Ashland 333; 5. Medford 334; 6. Somerset 335; 7. Chippewa Falls McDonell/Eau Claire Regis and Rice Lake 336; 9. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 340; 10. Baldwin-Woodville 341; 11. West Salem 345; 12. Arcadia 348.
Top 10 individuals: *1. Thomas Longbella (MR) 68; *2. Nick Anderson (GET) 70; *3. Ben Alt (Columbus Catholic/Spencer) 71; 4. Grant Sandberg (MR) and Terrel Bolz (ASH) 74; 6. Noah Price (BLO) 75; 7. Alex Wolfe (Osceola) and Simon Terry (HAY) 77; 9. Mike McDonald (HAY), Grant Curtis (Altoona), Thomas Christensen (AM), and Gavin Douglas (ASH) 78.