Story by: NU Athletic Communications
Hannah Kono, Lauren Thiele and Ailis Tribolet were named Nebraska’s Big Ten Golfers to Watch for the 2026-27 season, the conference announced Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Kono, a senior from Enkoping, Sweden, produced three top-10 finishes on the course for the Huskers in 2025-26, while posting a 73.13 stroke average over 31 rounds.
Thiele, a graduate student from Wahoo, Neb., posted a 73.94 stroke average over 18 rounds a year ago. Thiele was also named the Nebraska Women’s Amateur of the Year in 2025.
Tribolet was a significant contributor in her first season as a Husker in 2025-26. The freshman from Chandler, Ariz., posted a 73.81 stroke average over 26 rounds. She closed the year with five top-25 showings, including a tie for sixth at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 22-23), where she fired a career-best 207 (-9) and a career-low 67 (-5) in the first round of the event.
Kono, Thiele, Tribolet and the rest of the Huskers will be back in action at the Connell Resources Ram Classic (Sept. 21-22) in Fort Collins, Colo., with rounds starting at 9 a.m. (CT).
This spring, the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championship will take place at the Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pa. (April 23-25), while the 2027 NCAA Golf Championship will be held for the fourth consecutive year at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Big Ten Women's Golfers to Watch List
Illinois
Erica Lee
Alexis Myers
Indiana
Sheridan Clancy
Harriet Lockley
Katie Poots
Iowa
Ximena Benites
Paige Giovenco
Maura Peters
Maryland
Nicha Kanpai
Carolina Perez-Tasso
Anna Pillard
Michigan
Jaymie Ng
Reese Ng
Amanda Revuelta
Michigan State
Keeley Marx
Ana Sofia Murcia
Sarisa Pojanalai
Minnesota
Emree Cameron
Reese McCauley
Mariana Mesones
Nebraska
Hannah Kono
Lauren Thiele
Ailis Tribolet
Northwestern
Ann-Sophie Bourgault
Rebecca Wang
Ashley Yun
Ohio State
Sophie Eppelstun
Nellie Ong
Matilde Santilli
Oregon
Tong An
Prim Prachnakorn
Celina Yeo
Penn State
Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun
Audrey Lam
Hannah Rabb
Purdue
Samantha Brown
Ashley Kim
Lauren Timpf
Rutgers
Emily James
Grace Lu
Joline Truong
UCLA
Jen Lee
Kacey Ly
Michelle Xing
USC
Kylie Chong
Jasmine Koo
Bailey Shoemaker
Washington
Hannah Ounap
Mads Smith
Wendy Tang
Wisconsin
Kate Brody
Izzi Stricker
Tammy Wu