Ashton shares fifth place with one round remaining in the girls 7-8 division. She made one birdie while shooting a 7-over-par 64 in round 2, leaving her at 10-over 124. That puts her eight strokes behind leader Bella Dovhey of Oviedo, Fla.
Paxton, who resides in Riverton, Wyo., and has won three straight 4A individual high school state titles in his home state, jumped into a share of fourth place out of a field of 207 at the halfway point of the boys 15-17 tournament.
Paxton, who has verbally committed to play his college golf at North Carolina State beginning next year, shot a 2-under-par 70 Wednesday, giving him a 1-under 143 total. The 2015 winner of the North and South Junior in Pinehurst, N.C., Paxton trails leader Sam Choi of Anaheim, Calif., by three strokes.
And in the girls 13-14 division, Hailey Schalk of Erie (72-76–148) remains in the top 25, in 24th place.
The action for most of the tournaments will conclude on Thursday, while the oldest boys and girls divisions will continue through Friday.
Here are the scores of all the Coloradans and Junior Alliance of Colorado members competing this week:
Boys 15-17
4. Easton Paxton of Riverton, Wyo. (JGAC member) 73-70–143
149. Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins 81-79–160
Girls 15-17
91. Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 81-80–161
111. Lauren Lehigh of Loveland 79-87–166
Boys 13-14
112. Jack Hughes of Snowmass 79-78–157
121. Jordan Jennings of Montrose 80
136. Beam Boonta of Centennial 84-78–162
Girls 13-14
24. Hailey Schalk of Erie 72-76–148
86. Emma Bryant of Aurora 84-79–163
92. Marie Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 85-82–167
Boys 11-12
48. Brayden Bozak of Gilbert, Ariz. (JGAC member) 73-77–150
116. Luke Olkowski of Grand Junction 86-78–164
Girls 11-12
85. Sofia Choi of Littleton 95-88–183
87. Katelyn Lehigh of Loveland 93-95–188
Boys 7-8
81. Booth Hayes of Frederick 99-105–204
Girls 7-8
5. Hadley Ashton of Erie 60-64–124
The prestigious Junior World Championships are scheduled for July 12-15 in the San Diego area.
— Jordan Jennings of Montrose and Beam Boonta of Centennial earned the two spots in the boys 13-14 age division. Jennings shot a 1-under-par 71, while Boonta fired a 74 and prevailed in a three-person playoff by making a par on the second extra hole, leaving TJ Hicks of Denver and Walter Franklin of Broomfield as alternates.
— In the girls 13-14 division, three players — Emma Bryant of Aurora, Marie Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village and Amisha Singh of Greenwood Village — tied for the low score with 3-over-par 75s. Then Bryant and Jordaan gained the Junior World spots via a playoff, where both of them parred both extra holes.
— Brayden Bozak of Phoenix blew away the field in the boys 11-12 division by carding a 5-under-par 67. The second and final Junior World spot went to Luke Olkowski of Grand Junction, who shot a 76 and beat Parker Paxton of Riverton, Wyo., in a playoff. Olkowski went birdie, birdie in the playoff.
— In the girls 11-12 division, Katelyn Lehigh of Loveland and Sofia Choi of Littleton gained the two available Junior World spots. Lehigh posted an 11-over-par 83, while Choi had an 86.
On Wedneday, three Coloradans in the 15-17 age division qualified for the Junior Worlds: Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins, Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora and Lauren Lehigh of Loveland.
For scores from Thursday’s four qualifiers, CLICK HERE.
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Meanwhile, 2015 CWGA Junior Match Play champion Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora and Lauren Lehigh of Loveland earned the two girls 15-17 berths into the prestigious tournament that will be held in the San Diego area July 12-15.
Paxton, 17, fired a 2-under-par 70 Wednesday to win the qualifier with a 2-under 142 total.
The 15-year-old Stewart shot an even-par 72 Wednesday to finish second at 143.
The Olkowski brothers from Grand Junction, Canon and Trevor, placed third and fourth at 144 and 145, respectively, leaving them alternates.
In the girls competition, the 15-year-old Chitkoksoong garnered the top spot by winning the two-day qualifier with rounds of 75-77 for an 8-over-par 152 total.
The second girls berth went to Lehigh, who prevailed in a three-golfer playoff. Lehigh went 75-78 for 153, then carded two pars in the sudden-death playoff with Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village and Jordan Remley of Lakewood, who will be the first and second alternates, respectively.
For all the boys scores, CLICK HERE.
For complete girls scores, CLICK HERE.
Junior World qualifiers for boys and girls in the 11-12 and 13-14 age divisions will be contested on Thursday at Broken Tee in Englewood.