The Pella and Knoxville boys golf teams finished the two-day state tournament in Ames Tuesday, with the Dutch placing 4th among the Class 3A field and the Panthers tying for 5th.

The final top 10:
Gilbert – 633
Solon – 654
ADM – 665
Pella – 673
Knoxville – 687
MOC-Floyd Valley – 687
Spencer – 696
Newton – 703
Webster City – 712
Washington – 741

Pella’s Will Simpson finished his incredible career as the runner-up in Class 3A, ten strokes off of back-to-back winner Hogan Hansen of Waverly-Shell Rock. Knoxville’s Evan Smith was a medalist, tying for 4th among individuals. Both earned All-Tournament honors for the 2nd consecutive season.

Pella (two day score, individual place):
Will Simpson – 149 – 2nd
Ayden Gordon – 163 – T-16th
Cade McGinley – 177 – T-29th
AJ Hoekstra – 184 – T-49th
Simon Thoreson – 191 – T-55th
Thomas Tangen/Keagan Miedema – 209 – 63rd

Knoxville:
Evan Smith – 154 – T-4th
Carson Uitermarkt – 170 – T-22nd
Beau Leisure – 174 – 28th
Kail Arkema – 189 – T-51st
Noah Keefer – 214 – 66th
George Gilbert – 228 – 68th