ALAMOSA – Three girls golfers from the San Luis Valley have advanced to the Class 2A State Tournament after qualifying at the Class 2A Region 1 Tournament Monday at Hollydot Golf Course in Colorado City.

Two are from Alamosa as Taybor Wiedeman tied for 14th with a 96, and Kiara Gallegos tied for 18th with a 99.

Monte Vista’s Reagan Futrell was the final state qualifier as she finished in a tie for 11th place with a 94.

Alamosa finished in fifth place with 299. Aside from Wiedeman and Gallegos, Hallie Henry tied for 23rd with a 104, and Jayla Quintana was 37th with a 112.

Monte Vista was sixth with 303. The other Lady Pirates included Kiera Sanchez who tied for 23rd with a 104, Ellaree Rockey was 25th with a 105, and Destiny Pacheco was 27th with a 107.

Rye finished in first place with 253, and Salida was second with 255. Both qualified their four-person teams to state.

Salida’s Kyndra Johnson was the regional individual champion as she shot a five-over-par 76.

The Class 2A State Tournament will take place next Monday and Tuesday at the Pueblo Country Club.

Team scores

Rye 253, Salida 255, Fowler 278, Montezuma-Cortez 278, Alamosa 299, Monte Vista 303, Las Animas 312, Trinidad 315, Swallows Charter Academy 322, Swink 336, Eads 347, Dolores 354, Florence NS, La Junta NS, La Veta NS, Lamar NS, Rocky Ford NS.