Name: Owen Van Zuiden

School: Fulton

Sport: Golf

Year: Junior

Why he was selected: He shot a school record 67 to win medalist at the Lena-Winslow/Pearl City invite on Aug. 30 at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Lena. The previous record was a 69 by Aaron Krueger.

Van Zuiden also shot a blistering 30 on the back 9 to set the school’s nine-hole record, breaking Kyle Workman’s 31 set in 2011. The team also broke last year’s team school record by 10 strokes with a 290, aided by Chase Dykstra (73), Jacob Voss (73) and Dawson Price (77). All four placed inside the top 8.

Fulton took second at state last year in Class 1A as Van Zuiden and Jacob Voss tied for fifth.

Fulton coach Mitch Van Zuiden said the team played a smart round of golf to hit 290. And Owen’s putts started to fall his way

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