Shaker placed first of 20 men’s teams, with all five Raider golfers in the top 20. Shaker, with an aggregate score of 320, beat Findlay-area Van Buren High School, by one stroke.
Senior Noah Rusnak placed fifth out of 100 others and led Shaker with a score of 78 on 18 holes.
Other strong performances came from senior Alec Miller, who placed sixth with a score of 78. Senior Elliot Thome shot an 81, good for 10th place. Senior Devin Bhatia placed 13th with a score of 83. Senior Quintin Garnett came in 15th place with a score of 84.
Although the Raiders won the Catawba, Garnett said there is room for improvement, individually and as a team. “I am not satisfied with our record and I am not satisfied with my individual performance. I feel like I can do a lot better than how I am,” Garnett said in a text message.
The men’s team faced Solon today at the Shaker Heights Country Club. They will next face Lorain High School at Pinebrook Golf Course Sept. 27.
Garnett wrote, “Our team morale is good. We have all been friends and have been playing with each other for about four years.”
This story originally appeared within the Raider Roundup, published Sept. 23, 2023.