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Girls golf: Dixon’s Katie Drew voted SBLive Athlete of the Week

October 10, 2023 at 5:57 pm CDT

Dixon’s Katie Drew blasts out of the sand on the 3rd hole Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 at the Eastland girls golf sectional at Lake Carroll Golf Club. — Dixon’s Katie Drew blasts out of the sand on the third hole Oct. 2 during the Eastland Sectional at Lake Carroll Golf Club. (Alex T. Paschal)

Dixon senior Katie Drew beat out 30 other top Illinois athletes to claim the title of SBLive Athlete of Week on Tuesday. She earned 35,804 votes before the poll closed.

Drew tied for third at the IHSA Class 1A Girls Golf State Tournament on Saturday at Red Tail Run in Decatur. The four-time state qualifier shot an even-par 72 on Friday and a 78 on Saturday for a 150 overall score and medal finish.

Drew tied for fifth at state as a junior in 2022, tied for 29th as a sophomore in 2021 and qualified as a freshman in 2020 when there was no state meet because of COVID-19.

Drew also won the Byron Regional and tied for second at the Eastland Sectional this year.