St. Agnes golfer Rachel Heck wins third straight individual state championship

Michael Murphy
The Tennessean
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St. Agnes star Rachel Heck claimed her third consecutive individual state golf title while also helping lead the four-time defending champion Stars to another team title Tuesday at WillowBrook Golf Club in Manchester. 

Heck, a Stanford commitment and U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team member, shot 2-under on Monday and Tuesday, finishing at 4-under 140 for the tournament — three strokes better than Division II-AA runner-up Megan Tang of St. Mary’s.

Franklin Road Academy’s Angelina Chan (DII-A girls) and Christian Academy of Knoxville’s Cade Russell (DII-A boys) also won individual championships en route to leading their respective schools to team titles. 

Chan, who finished runner-up in 2015, shot 8-over 152, edging teammate and runner-up Tzunami Polito by two strokes. Russell, a Tennessee commitment, finished 5-under 139.

Memphis University School’s Walker Crosby, a Furman commitment, won the individual championship in Division II-AA boys, while Baylor claimed its first team title since 2015.