For the fourth consecutive year, Mount Mansfield senior Namo Seibert won the Vermont high school girls golf championship, completing a historic feat on Tuesday.
Seibert carded a 14-over 86 on the 18-hole course at Burlington Country Club. The senior recorded pars on nine different holes and earned a two-stroke victory over runner-up Ryan Sleeper from Champlain Valley.
“I feel like there’s so many other better players than me, honestly it feels pretty great,” Seibert said.
“I can’t still comprehend that I just did that.”
Seibert was part of the first group to tee off at 9:30 a.m. She didn’t realize that her performance was strong enough to clinch first place as none of the other 27 golfers could catch her.
“Right after I was finishing the round people were saying, ‘Congratulations,’ and I’m like saying, ‘Are you sure?'” Seibert said.
Seibert was not the only golfer to defend her title. Champlain Valley earned its second consecutive team championship with the Redhawks duo of Sleeper (88) and Stella Rakochy (93) tallying a 181.
Burr and Burton once again finished as the runner-up, seven strokes behind the Redhawks.
In D-II, Rice swept both the individual and team honors. Taylor Moulton won her third consecutive D-II title, recording an 87.
Moulton helped propel Rice to the Green Knights third consecutive team crown, combining with Lily Collins (93) for a team score of 180. Stowe finished 38 strokes behind Rice to earn second place.
“The fact that we had won and me individually for the past two years I kind of had to do it again,” Moulton said. “I wanted it for myself.”
Girls golf championship results
At Burlington Country Club
DIVISION I
Team scores: 1. Champlain Valley 181; 2. Burr and Burton 189; 3. Essex 216; 4. Mount Anthony 241; 5. St. Johnsbury 264; 6. BFA-St. Albans 267; 7. Colchester 269.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Namo Seibert, MMU, 86, (medalist); 2. Ryan Sleeper, CVU, 88; 3. Ailine Strelen BBA, 91; 4. Stella Rakochy, CVU, 93; 5. Francesca Tully, BBA, 98; T6. Rylee Makay, CVU; Molly Hershberg, BBA,100; Sarah Krauss, Essex, 102; Sophie Guenther, Essex, 114; Betsy Kirkpatick, BBA, 115.
Division II
Team scores: Rice 180; Stowe 218; Harwood 234; Stratton Mountain 259.
Top 10 individuals: Taylor Moulton, Rice, 87, (medalist); Lily Collins, Rice, 93; Mary Yacavoni, Paine Mountain/Northfield, 106; Brooke Hailey, Stowe, 107; Emma Aither, Harwood, 109; Charlotte Walker, Stowe, 111; Anna Juzek, Stowe, 112; Emmaline Deakins, Stratton Mountain, 113; Kirby King, Missisquoi, 114; Jillian Barnes, Stowe, 118.
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont high school girls golf Namo Seibert, CVU, Rice champions
