Class 2A girls state meet

Oswego Co-Op sophomore Alli Wiertel set IHSA Class 2A state meet records for a single round and two rounds on Saturday to win the state championship in the event held at Hickory Point at Forsyth.

Wiertel fired a 7-under par 65 on Saturday and finished the tournament at 8-under par for a five-shot win over runner-up Martha Kuwahara of Glenbrook North.

The previous two-day record was 6-under, set by Edwardsville’s Nicole Johnson in 2022. The previous single-round record was 5-under set by Benet’s Lauren Beaudreau in 2018.

Wiertel, fourth in the state as a freshman, was in third place after Friday’s first round at 1-under par, two shots back of New Trier’s Grace Leber.

After posting bogey on the first hole Saturday, Wiertel made birdie on five of the next eight

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