Xavier’s Olberding eyes state

By Grant Gibney, Xavier junior

As the girls' golf season continues, Cedar Rapids Xavier has continued its strong play with impressive leadership from junior Amy Olberding.

With one state championship under her belt, Olberding is hungry for more.

'My overall goal for this season is to qualify for state as an individual,” Olberding said. 'I also have set goals to consistently shoot below 85 for 18 holes.”

Olberding placed runner-up in two meets this year, fourth in a triangular and fifth in the CRANDIC.

The team is working hard in practice and is hoping to go back to state.

'The team is progressively getting better, and we are working hard in practice to bring our team average down,” Olberding said. 'We all know our responsibilities to score our best for the benefit of the team, and there's a lot of commitment involved in playing on varsity.”

The Saints placed fourth in the 14-team Linn-Mar Invitational on April 28 at Hunter's Ridge Golf course.

'I struggled on the front nine, but I started to do a lot better on the back, improving my score by five strokes to take the seventh place spot,” Olberding said. 'It was a long 18-hole meet, and I think our team really pushed to get their best scores possible.”

The Saints are playing in the MVC Valley Division meet today at Airport National.