Jack Van Laningham was dead-set on getting a regional title.

After hitting back-to-back bogeys on holes 15 and 16 to put him even, the St. Charles North senior knew that his advantage over teammate Noah Bruns had gone down to just a single stroke.

So when he went over to North Stars coach Peter Gleason to talk over things, he made his intention for the final two holes very clear.

“He came up to me and said ‘Coach, this is my last tournament, I’m going to win regionals and be a medalist,’ ” Gleason said. “I just told him he was and to go finish that 18th.”

And by the time he did, those aspirations rang true.

Van Laningham ended the day with two pars to finish the day at an even-par 71 to not only earn medalist honors, but also secured a four-stroke victory over Geneva for the regio

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