OKEMOS, Mich. — A fourth-place finish at the Division 1 state finals would be an extraordinary end to a season for many high school girls golf teams, but for Okemos High School, it was just another year of meeting expectations. Sophomore Saisha Patil and junior Anika Srivastava led the team with standout performances, finishing second and fourth, respectively.
The Okemos girls golf program has made sustained success the standard. The Wolves have won 16 consecutive Capital Area Activities Conference (CAAC) Blue championships — adding to their total with a 36 stroke victory this September — and have qualified for the state finals every year since 2017.
The cornerstone of Okemos’ success is head coach Dan Stolz. He has over 40 years of high school coaching experience across softball, tennis, basketball, and golf. He was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Hall of Fame in June 2025 to recognize his achievements…