SALINA —Great Bend Panther Kylee Miessler placed eighth and achieved her goal with a 21-over-par 91 Monday to qualify for the 5A state golf championship. Miessler played brilliantly at the Salina golf regional with a trio of pars and a 41 on the front nine at Salina Municipal Golf Course. She struggled on the back nine with a 16-over-par 51.

The Panthers (456) placed sixth by also counting scores by 23rd-place Sammy Fleming (110), 26th-place Keilee Gerhardt (114) and 35th-place Carrie Hunt (141).

Medalist Ximena Sarinana (68) led Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (292) to the team title.

5A SALINA REGIONAL

Salina Municipal G.C. par 70

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, 292; 2—Newton, 384; 3—Hays High 389; 4—Salina South, 402; 5—Hutchinson, 444; 6—Great Bend, 456.

TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Ximena Sarinana, 68 (35-33); 2—Koontz, Newton, 69 (34-35); 3—Christensen, KMC, 73 (39-34); Runyan, KMC, 73 (37-36); 5—Nguyen, KMC, 78 (43-35); 6—Hartley, KMC, 79 (37-42); 7—Pfannenstiel, Hays, 89 (43-46); 8—Kylee Miessler, GB, 91 (41-50); Johnson, SS, 91 (43-48); 10—Durr, SS, 96 (47-49).

GREAT BEND—23—Sammy Fleming, 110 (57-53); 26—Keilee Gerhardt, 114 (60-54); 35—Carrie Hunt, 141 (73-68); 36—Noemi Valenzuela, 147 (78-69)