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A pair of West High golfers earn Mississippi Valley Conference all-division honors last week at the final MVC divisional meet of the season.

West High junior Kyle Spence was a second-team selection in the Mississippi Division after finishing with a three-round score of 239.

Senior Zach Starman earned honorable mention status in the Mississippi Division with a three-round total of 260.

All-division selections are determined by the total three-round scores of the MVC supermeet and two divisional meets.

Cedar Rapids Xavier senior Brad Karpick was the Mississippi Division athlete of the year while Cedar Rapids Washington junior Connor Neighbors was the Valley Division athlete of the year.

Mississippi Valley Conference Boys Golf All Division

Mississippi Division

Athlete of the Year – Brad Karpick, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Coach of the Year – Chris James, Linn-Mar; Tim Ehrmann, Dubuque Wahlert

First Team – Brad Karpick, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Drew Brandel, Sr., Linn-Mar; Cole Yearling, Sr., Linn-Mar; Ben Grief, Sr., Linn-Mar; Nick Recker, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Craig Collins, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert.

Second Team – Carter Fredrickson, Fr., Linn-Mar; Dan Bailey, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Ryan Keating, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Kyle Spence, Jr., West High; Jack Doyle, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Zach Armstrong, Sr., Linn-Mar; Jackson Woods, Sr., Linn-Mar.

Honorable Mention – Sam Ambrosy, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Ben Vaassen, Fr., Dubuque Wahlert; Mitch Walz, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Zach Starman, Sr., West High; Lucas Brown, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson.  

All-Academic (Area athletes only) – Kyle Starman, Sr., West High; Braden Houston, Sr., West High.

Valley Division

Athlete of the Year – Connor Neighbors, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington

Coach of the Year – Kenton Engels, Cedar Falls

First Team – Connor Neighbors, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Ben Bermel, Jr., Cedar Falls; Trevor Heinen, Jr., Cedar Falls; Ian Johnston, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Sam Lockhart, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Conrado Chozas-Martinez, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Second Team – Alex Slattery, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Carsen Bellis, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Alec Chandlee, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Joe Kaesbauer, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Whit Haefner, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington; Jonah Beman, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Honorable Mention – Zach Obbink, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Joe Dean, Jr., Cedar Falls; Jack Vandermillen, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Kevin Yang, Fr., Cedar Falls; Griff Clark, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Kyle Arthofer, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Luke Martin, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

All-Academic (Area athletes only) – Will McIntire, Sr., City High; William Pedersen, Sr., City High.