A quartet of individual state champions highlighted the 15 Chattanooga-area athletes who were among the all-state cross country and golf selections announced early Sunday morning by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.<\/p>\n
In his debut at the TSSAA Class AA boys’ golf state tournament, Walker Valley freshman Cody Walter was the medalist as he finished at 6-under-par 138 in the 36-hole event last October at Sevierville Golf Club’s River Course. Walter was boosted by his 5-under 67 on the first day of competition.<\/p>\n
Signal Mountain junior Sam Otwell joined Walter as a medalist in Sevierville by becoming his program’s first individual state champ. Otwell finished at 1-under 143 in the Class A boys’ tournament, highlighted by his opening 68 with eight birdies. He helped the Eagles win the team title as well.<\/p>\n
(READ MORE: Signal Mountain wins individual, team state titles in boys’ golf<\/a>)<\/p>\n In all, seven area golfers garnered all-state honors, including the Baylor boys’ duo of freshman Zack Bourgeois and junior Brooks Englert, who finished third and fifth, respectively, at the Division II-AA boys’ state tournament.<\/p>\n In girls’ golf, Boyd Buchanan freshman Alli Troxell made the Division II-A all-state team after finishing fourth in Sevierville, and the standout for the Lady Buccaneers was joined in all-state recognition by her sister Charli Troxell, a junior who represented Ooltewah in the Class AA event and tied for fifth.<\/p>\n Baylor junior Katie Tuder was the area’s other all-state honoree in golf as she tied for fifth in the Division II-AA girls’ tournament.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, McCallie junior Drew Beroset and Cleveland senior Owen Clemons led the area’s eight all-state selections in cross country.<\/p>\n Beroset won the DII-AA boys’ meet in November, blazing to a time of 15 minutes, 3.60 seconds in the 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) race at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis.<\/p>\n