Boys’ History

Preble Boys’ Golf History

Conference Champions

1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006

WIAA Regional Champions

1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008

WIAA Sectional Champions

1977, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010

WIAA State Qualifying Team

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010

WIAA State Runner-Up Team

1994, 2006


Individual and Team Scoring Records

Season scoring average

  1. 1988   Bill Heim            36.5
  2. 1980   Joe T. Mertens   37.1
  3. 2006   Jason Johnson   38.1
  4. 1978   Kelly Denessen   38.2
  5. 1994   Tom Uutala         38.3
  6. 1979   Joe T. Mertens    38.4
  7. 2008   Tom Boockmeier  38.7

Individual 9-hole record        
32 (-4)   Bill Holm

Individual 18 hole record      
65 (-5)    Kelly Denessen

Team 9-hole record              
148 (+4)   Kelly Denessen, Greg Verbeten, Greg Wanner, Dave Karcher, Keith Templin

Team 18-hole record            
284 (+4)   Kelly Denessen, Lee White, Joe T. Mertens, Ed Harden, Keith Templin


State Meet Participants

Bob Cook ’75
Bill Holm ’75 ’76
Tom Holm ’75
Dave Nicolaus ’75
Kevin Sandmire ’75
Kelly Denessen ’76 ’77 ’78
Scott Denessen ’76
John Gragg ’76
Greg Wanner ’76 ’77
Greg Verbeten ’77
Joe T. Mertens ’77 ’78 ’79
Lee White ’77 ’78
Ed Harden ’78
Keith Templin ’78
Bill Heim ’86 ’87 ’88
Lee Schroeder ’86
Joe Frease ’86
Ed Chestolowski ’86
Brian Bolssen ’86
Chris Gilliam ’90
Tom Uutala ’92 ’93 ’94
Marcus Holtz ’93 ’94
Matt Haefs ’93 ’94
Willie VanderHeyden ’93 ’94 ’95
Kevin VanRossum ’93 ’94 ’95
Nick Gilliam ’94 ’95
Scott Feldhausen ’95
Chris VanIten ’95
P.J. Webster ’98
Grant Wabnitz ’99 ’00
Mark Howe ’99 ’00
Nathan Kollath ’99 ’00 ’01
Chase Solper ’99 ’00
Curt Pelischek ’99 ’00
Shawn VanIten ’00
Alex Verbeten ’03
Chad Weihbrecht ’03
Adam Salmon ’03
Jesse Rosenow ’03
John Howe ’03
Chris Pural ’04 ’06
Will Pural ’04 ’06
Matt VanEss ’04 ’06
Jason Johnson ’04 ’06
Nic Carpiaux ’04 ’06
Kyle Hafeman ’07 ’09 ’10
Trevor Quass ’09
Brandon Chaloupka ’09
Tom Boockmeier ’09 ’10 ’11
Davis Kim ’09 ’10
Max Adams ’10
Trevor Kim ’10
Andy Waselchuk ’10 ’11
Isaac Prefontaine ’15 ’16
Ryan Dessart ’17
Cole Hanke ’19


Team MVP’s

1970       Dan Burkholz
1971       Dan Burkholz
1972       John Birch
1973       John Birch
1974       Jeff McWey
1975       Dave Nicolaus
1976       Bill Holm
1977       Kelly Denessen
1978       Kelly Denessen
1979       Joe T. Mertens
1980       Joe T. Mertens
1981       Mark Schroeder
1982       Mark Schroeder
1983       Scott Renier
1984       Brian Ehlers
1985       Bill Heim
1986       Bill Heim
1987       Bill Heim
1988       Bill Heim
1989       Ken Chestolowski
1990       Chris Gilliam
1991       Brian Pierquet
1992       Tom Uutala
1993       Tom Uutala
1994       Tom Uutala
1995       Nick Gilliam
1996       Kevin VanRossum
1997       Grant Wabnitz
1998       Grant Wabnitz
1999       Grant Wabnitz
2000      Grant Wabnitz
2001       Nathan Kollath
2002       Alex Verbeten
2003       Chad Weihbrecht
2004       Jason Johnson
2005       Matt Van Ess
2006       Jason Johnson
2007       Bryce Pritchard
2008       Tyler Wadzinski
2009       Tom Boockmeier
2010       Tom Boockmeier
2011       Tom Boockmeier
2012       Andy Miske
2013       Michael Gehm
2014       Isaac Prefontaine & Alex Olson
2015       Isaac Prefontaine
2016       Isaac Prefontaine
2017       Quinn Miller & Ryan Dessart
2018       Cole Hanke
2019       Cole Hanke
2021       Izak Wiegman & Connor Novitski
2022       Patrick Kennedy
2023 Austin Soli