Colfax-Elk Mound combine for boys golf
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2021 COLFAX-ELK MOUND BOYS’ GOLF TEAM — The newly formed Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team sports 13 members for the 2021 season. Front row (L to R): Riley Krall, Lavren Horchem, Connor Albricht, Jace Acker, Matt Hanson and Ethan Oas. Back row (L to R): Christian Ebert, Chance Smith, Ty Meyer, Chance Peters, Tristan Lenz, Luke Blanchard and Zane Brice. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
Marlys Kruger
Sports Correspondent
COLFAX — First-year head coach Jordan Kongshaug faces a lot of unknowns as he takes over the newly combined boys golf team for Colfax and Elk Mound this spring.
With all spring sports cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 13 golfers competing for a varsity spot this year, Kongshaug isn’t sure who will make up the varsity since only two of them have high school experience.
Ethan Rubenzer of Elk Mound is the only one who missed his final season last year.
There are no seniors this year but returning are juniors Luke Blanchard and Tristan Lenz from Colfax who have some experience on the links. A pair of sophomores will compete including Ty Meyer and Chance Peters of Elk Mound and nine freshmen will be pushing for varsity spots. That includes Connor Albricht, Christian Ebert, Lauren Horchem and Chance Smith of Colfax along with Jace Acker, Zane Brice, Matt Hanson, Riley Krall and Ethan Oas from Elk Mound.
“We have a very young team but it is a team with a lot of potential,” Kongshaug said.
“Our guys are motivated to keep improving. They have done a great job during our contact days working on various aspects of their game. We will be very young and inexperienced but we are excited for the room to grow throughout the season,” he added.
Goals for the season are for each golfer to keep working for improvement throughout the season. Working to shave four strokes over nine holes throughout the year would be a solid statistical goal, according to Kongshaug.
The Colfax-Elk Mound squad will hit the links tomorrow (Thursday, April 22) for a match at the Spring Valley Golf Course and will be in Mondovi on Monday, April 26.