Experience key to Vikings' season

Five of the top six golfers from last season's team are back this year for Minneota.
"Our strength this year is going to be our veteran leadership," said Walker Hennen, who in his third year as head coach. "Cole Myhre, our captain, has been playing golf since he was in eighth grade. Along with him, we have five golfers returning this year that gained varsity experience last year as well."
Trent Esping, a former Minneota golfer, will be assisting Hennen this spring.
Myhre, a senior, averaged a 44 with a season-low 39 last season. He finished eighth in the Section 3A meet.
Other returning varsity regulars are Max Rost, a sophomore, averaged 48 with a low of 45, while finishing 17th in the section meet; Alex DePestel, a sophomore, averaged 49 with a low of 44 and was 22nd in sectionals; Jackson Esping, a senior, was 19th at the section meet and averaged 49 with a 42 for his low; and Anthony Rybinski, a junior, averaged 52 with a low of 39, finishing 18th in the section meet.
The Vikings also have six newcomers to the team, including freshmen Lucas Rybinski and Evan Hennen, and seventh-graders Hudson Thostenson, Brayden Kollman, Michael Wisniewski and Nolan Van Keulen.
"Our main question mark is going to be our sixth golfer," Hennen said. "We have two freshmen who have limited experience and some promising junior high golfers that will all be competing for this spot on the varsity team."
That competition should make the team even stronger.
"Our golfers work hard at practice and use it as an opportunity to improve their golf game every day," Hennen said.
Minneota is scheduled to open the season in the Marshall Invitational on Monday, April 11 at the Marshall Invitational with 17 other teams.

2022 schedule
April 11 - Marshall Invitational, 1 p.m.
April 22 - Conference at
Minneota, 4:30 p.m.
April 26 - Conference at
Cottonwood, 4:30 p.m.
April 29 - Conference at Tyler, 4:30 p.m.
May 3 - Conference at Canby, 4:30 p.m.
May 5 - Conference at Tracy, 4:30 p.m.
May 9 - Ortonville Invitational, 11 a.m.
May 10 - Minneota Invitational, 11 a.m.
May 12 - Conference at
Granite Falls, 4:30 p.m.

Walker Hennen

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