Colonial League runner-up. Fourth place in the District 11 Class 2A tournament. PIAA Regional qualifier. PIAA State Tournament qualifier.

That’s a pretty impressive list of accomplishments for any scholastic golfer — let alone a freshman.

Palmerton’s Tyler Hager shot an 86 Tuesday during the second day of the state tournament at Heritage Hills Golf Resort. Hager’s two-day total of 170 left him 28-over-par score and in a tie for 30th place out of 36 qualifiers.

The tournament capped an incredible season of championships, awards and strong performances for Hager

The second day of the state tournament began early with an 8:30 a.m shotgun start. Hager began at hole No. 17, a difficult par four. He had a triple bogey on the hole, but that didn’t stop the resilient youngster from bouncing back immediately.

On hole No. 18 — the hardest hole according to the course’s handicap system — he dropped a 20-footer for birdie and got back on track.

“I just wanted to try and get back into it with a par,” Hager said after his round. “I killed a drive down the middle of the fairway, then had a perfect six-iron and flushed it about 20 feet away from the pin and dropped it.”

After repairing minor issues with his drives that he suffered on the course during Monday’s round, Hager credited his up-and-down play on Tuesday to the nature of the game.

“Today, it wasn’t really nerves at all, because I knew I had nothing to lose,” Hager said. “If I were in better position after the opening day, I would have had more to lose. But today, I just went into it with no expectations.”

As the round continued, there was some good and some bad. But the ups and downs from his final scholastic round of the season isn’t what Tyler; his parents, Jeff and Missy; and co-coaches Mike Brennan and Alex Knoll will take with them.

“It was incredible. Not many freshmen make it, so it’s been great for me and the future,” Hager said. “For years to come, I know what to expect out there, with the course, how everything is set up and just to help get prepared for it.

“Naturally, I would have liked to have played better, but I’m happy with the experience overall. It feels great to be one of the top players in the state as a freshman, and I hope to continue to just get better and keep improving and continue to make a name for myself.”

That was a common theme among Tyler’s gallery.

“He had an amazing season,” father Jeff said. “To see how he performed, I’m incredibly proud of him for a lot of reasons.

“He had a rough stretch back in July and August, so to see where he’s come from, in the last two months, it’s just great. He did this. He worked at it, he competed, and put himself in a position where he wanted to be.”

Brennan and Knoll both agreed that the best is yet to come.

“He hasn’t appreciated what he’s done yet, but he will,” Brennan said. “As a perfectionist like Tyler is, he realizes his best golf is yet to come. I’m extremely proud of him, and it was a great experience for all of us out there.

“Tyler now knows what it takes to get back out there, and if he does, how to approach it.”

“He had an incredible year, and the future is so bright,” Knoll said. “He learned a lot from these two days, and will definitely grow from the experience.”

WINNERS, PLEASE ... In 2A boys, Skyler Fox, a senior from Riverside, bested the field with a combined two-over par 144. In 3A boys, Central York senior Carson Bacha shot a combined eight-under-par 134 (67-67) to grab gold. In 3A girls, freshman Elizabeth Beek of Wissahickon placed first with a 146. In 2A girls, sophomore Lydia Swan from North East had a 151 to capture gold.

OTHER D-11 FINISHERS ... Michelle Cox, a junior from Emmaus, was fourth overall in the 3A girls, while Grace Sanborn, a Moravian Academy junior, was 15th. In the boys competition, Ben Ortwein, a sophomore from Notre Dame of Green Pond, finished in a tie for 10th in the 2A boys, while Matt Zerfass, an Emmaus sophomore, took 17th and Liberty freshman Matt Vital 36th in 3A.