By Blake Chadwick
Up until eighth grade, Andover senior Luke Farley played baseball in the spring. All that changed though when he underwent elbow surgery, ultimately leading him to take up golf as a junior.
“Luke is an amazing multi-sport athlete,” head coach Ryan Harshaw said. “He is a hard worker and someone who puts others before himself.”
The senior is a three-sport athlete competing in swimming and football, as well as golf.
“(Luke) is unselfish and always puts the team first,” Harshaw said. “He forfeited a chance to be on the Regional Team because he thought it would give us a better chance to qualify for state on that particular course. We ended up winning Regionals and will compete next week in the State Tournament held May 27, and 28th at Emporia.”
Farley is a two-time state champion with an impressive list of accolades across multiple sports. In football, the senior earned first-team all-league honors as a linebacker and was also named to the all-state team. He received second-team all-league recognition in golf and helped secure third place in the 200 medley relay and fifth place in the 200 freestyle relay.
After graduation in May, Farley plans to attend the University of Arkansas, where he will major in Sales and Marketing while also pursuing a career in life insurance.
