SAVOY — It was a good day to be a Monticello Sages golfer. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams claimed an Illini Prairie Conference title Wednesday afternoon at the University of Illinois Blue Course, both in historic fashion. This is the eighth year of the IPC, but it’s the first time there’s been a girls’ golf conference championship, and the Sages were the inaugural winners with a team score of 357, breaking Monticello’s 18-hole school record set in 2013 by two strokes.
Macy Printy led the team with an 86 to place third individually. Also contributing to the team score and earning All-IPC honors were Megan Allen (88, fifth), Claire Foster (91, sixth) and Rachel Ross (92, eighth). While their scores weren’t used, Isabella Beery’s 93 and Cate Sanders’ 94 were good enough to nab the ninth and 10th all-conference spots.
The boys didn’t have all six golfers earn medals, but their day was just as impressive. Monticello won its second IPC crown with a team score of 296, which broke the program’s 18-hole record set earlier this season by seven strokes. Maddux Quick won the individual competition with a 3-under-par 69, just two shots ahead of runner-up teammate Andrew Neef.
Kross Reynolds took fourth place with a 75, and Cordell Chupp (81), Connor Kuntz (84) and Gehrig Quick (86) just missed All-IPC recognition. The St. Thomas More girls’ team settled for second place, just nine strokes behind Monticello, with Ashley Wells winning the individual crown after sh.