The Kansas Golf Coaches Association has announced its 2022 boys All-State teams.
All six grass green state champions earned first-team honors in their respective classes — Blue Valley West’s Carson Baker in Class 6A, Bishop Carroll’s Noah Holtzman in 5A, Chanute’s Drayton Cleaver in 4A, Cheney’s Harrison Middleton in 3A, Hoxie’s Ashton Dowell in 2A and Hutchinson Central Christian’s Ryland Kooiman in 1A.
KGCA All-State honors are based off season-long scoring averages for players whose coaches are members of the association.
KANSAS GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE TEAMS
CLASS 6A
First team
Ty Adkins, Hutchinson; Carson Baker, Blue Valley West; Thomas Gogel, Shawnee Mission East; Theo Juhl, Garden City; Patrick Neal, Olathe North; Myles Tarvin, Olathe West.
Second team
Jaydon Carruthers, Derby; Rohan Desai, Blue Valley Northwest; Giles Frederickson, Washburn Rural; Eoin McLaughlin, Blue Valley; Chance Rinkol, Blue Valley; Tyler Strong, Olathe South.
Honorable mention
James Ackerman, Blue Valley; Mason McKenna, Olathe East; Nick Nickloy, Olathe West; Maddix Shook, Garden City; Ben Slicker, Shawnee Mission East; Jonathan Wefald, Manhattan.
CLASS 5A
First team
Conner Geist, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; James Hill, Andover; Noah Holtzman, Bishop Carroll; Kyle Kasitz, Maize South; Aidan Nguyen, Andover; Asher Whitaker, Kapaun Mt. Carmel.
Second team
Myles Alonzo, Topeka West; Quaid Oliver, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Noah Pirtle, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Brooks Sauder, Emporia; Alex Valdivia, Shawnee Heights; Carson Wright, Eisenhower.
Honorable mention
Zach Clark, St. James Academy; Jacob Fratzel, St. James Academy; Emery Kaylor, Eisenhower; Andrew Lisec, Blue Valley Southwest; Cal Schultz, Andover Central; Gavin Wilhelm, Seaman.
CLASS 4A
First team
Drayton Cleaver, Chanute; Deitrik Gill, Wellington; Gus Ruddle, McPherson; Andrew Willson, Tonganoxie; Jack Winkler, Bishop Miege; Brett Wyckoff, Wellington.
Second team
Chadd Brown, Augusta; Carson Floersch, Clay Center; Cash Foltz, Wamego; Blaise Hoover, McPherson; Tucker Metcalf, Ulysses; Parker Van Campen, McPherson.
Honorable mention
Ryan Eskew, Bishop Miege; Grant McAtee, Pratt; Cale Shorter, Winfield; Laken Smith, Wellington; Jimmy Welsh, Bishop Miege; Kaleb Winter, Wamego.
CLASS 3A
First team
Drew Buchman, Council Grove; Blake Buessing, Santa Fe Trail; Harrison Middleton, Cheney; Anthony Rogers, Caney Valley; Camden Waterson, Hesston; Lane Workman, Santa Fe Trail.
Second team
Ashton Albright, Olathe Heritage Christian; Bryce Badsky, Silver Lake; Owen Evans, Olathe Heritage Christian; Vinny Pile, Frontenac; Jace Regier, Hesston; Josh Weishapl, Cimarron.
Honorable mention
Dylan Esch, Southeast of Saline; Nick Grabon, Wichita Collegiate; Kory Meireis, Kingman; Cole Niederklein, Frontenac; Keegan O’Shea, Cheney; Jackson Rumford, Scott City.
CLASS 2A
First team
Ashton Dowell, Hoxie; Will Hedges, Bishop Seabury; Drew Heinz, Ellinwood; Jack King, Yates Center; Michael Matteucci, Sacred Heart; Zach Surface, Sterling.
Second team
Dylan Budig, Hill City; Nick Ison, Pittsburg Colgan; Mason Moore, Ellinwood; Hunter Newell, Sacred Heart; Luke Newell, Sacred heart; Walker Tuttle, Sacred Heart.
Honorable mention
Ben Deges, Hill City; Nate Elmore, Sacred Heart; Ian Fink, Oakley; Noah Fry, Hill City; Brady Jones, Hoxie; Tate Weimer, Hoxie.
CLASS 1A
First team
Isaac Domsch, Atwood-Rawlins County; Joey Hardwick, Frankfort; Jaxon Koehn, South Gray; Ryland Kooiman, Hutchinson Central Christian; Noah Schrag, Goessel; Cameron Wahl, South Gray.
Second team
Reagan Bowles, Atwood-Rawlins County; Spencer Coup, Solomon; Braxton Dixson, Atwood-Rawlins County; Jeb Kastens, Atwood-Rawlins County; Cade Mangan, Tribune-Greeley County; Landen McPhail, Atwood-Rawlins County.
Honorable mention
Paxton Bowers, Centralia; Drew Gibbs, Centralia; Jaydon Hahn, Hodgeman County; Jackson Seib, Ness City; Grant Theurer, South Central; Ian Unruh, Meade.
