Check out our watch list for USA TODAY HSSA Girls Golfer of Year, presented by GolfWeek!
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Golfer of the Year, presented by GolfWeek!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Girls Golfer of the Year award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
Watch last year's full show: 2023 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards
Here's a little more about this year's program and how it works:
The official 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Golf Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Girls Golfer of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the fourth annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event, and to view all of the award winners from last year's show!
Note: The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament for this sport.
Who else should we be tracking for national Girls Golfer of the Year?
This watch list is only a starting point. All student-athletes who compete for state-sanctioned interscholastic championships are eligible for our program. Player of the Year suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Golf Watch List, presented by GolfWeek:
Maddy Bante — SR | St. Mary's Academy | Englewood, Colorado
Trinity Beth — SO | Marshall County High School | Benton, Kentucky
Kallyn Black — SO | Lake Oconee Academy | Greensboro, Georgia
Frances Brown — JR | UMS-Wright Prep | Mobile, Alabama
Ava Bunker — SO | Columbus North High School | Columbus, Indiana
Karlie Campbell — SR | Summertown High School | Summertown, Tennessee
Leigh Chien — SR | Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Sophie Christopher — SR | Houston High School | Germantown, Tennessee
Olivia Cong — SR | Poolesville High School | Poolesville, Maryland
Haley Davis — JR | Forest High School | Ocala, Florida
Sophia Ellestad — JR | St. Agnes Academy | Houston, Texas
Carys Fennessy — JR | Dover High School | Dover, New Hampshire
Sirina Ganne — JR | Holmdel High School | Holmdel, New Jersey
Alexandra Gazzoli — SR | Matanzas High School | Palm Coast, Florida
Sydney Givens — SR | Vandegrift High School | Austin, Texas
Morgan Guepet — SR | St. Martin's Episcopal School | Metairie, Louisiana
Kathryn Ha — JR | Salem High School | Salem, Virginia
Logan Hale — SR | Erie High School | Erie, Colorado
Jaci Hartman — SR | Turner High School | Burneyville, Oklahoma
Caroline Hawkins — SO | Blythewood High School | Blythewood, South Carolina
Lisa Herman — SO | Jenks High School | Jenks, Oklahoma
Brenna Higgins — JR | Valor Christian High School | Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Alina Ho — SR | Langley High School | McLean, Virginia
Kinslea Jones — JR | Maize High School | Maize, Kansas
Ryleigh Knaub — JR | Lake Mary High School | Lake Mary, Florida
Brynn Kort — JR | Coronado High School | Henderson, Nevada
Ashley Lam — SR | Skyline High School | Salt Lake City, Utah
Eden Lohrbach — SR | Gilbert High School | Gilbert, Iowa
Aadyn Long — JR | Lone Peak High School | Highland, Utah
Olivia Lovegrove — SR | Lincoln Christian School | Lincoln, Nebraska
Reese Mccauley — SR | Simley High School | Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Avery Mccrery — JR | Tower Hill School | Wilmington, Delaware
Megan Meng — SR | Hopewell Valley Central High School | Pennington, New Jersey
Madison Messimer — JR | Myrtle Beach High School | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Mary Miller — SR | Savannah Christian Prep | Savannah, Georgia
Anna Kate Nichols — SR | Pulaski Academy | Little Rock, Arkansas
Elizabeth Rudisill — JR | Myers Park High School | Charlotte, North Carolina
Morgan Rupp — JR | Linn-Mar High School | Marion, Iowa
Rylee Salome — JR | Belen High School | Belen, New Mexico
Ava Schroeder — SR | Twin Falls High School | Twin Falls, Idaho
Chloe Sirkin — JR | Grapevine High School | Grapevine, Texas
Izzy Stricker — SR | Waunakee High School | Waunakee, Wisconsin
Kennedy Swedick — SR | Albany Academy for Girls | Albany, New York
Nicole Tang — FR | Bellevue High School | Bellevue, Washington
Lauren Timpf — SR | Lutheran High School North | Macomb, Michigan
Francesca Tomp — JR | North Eugene High School | Eugene, Oregon
Kylie Walker — SR | Westosha Central High School | Salem, Wisconsin
Helen Yeung — SR | River Hill High School | Clarksville, Maryland
GaEun Athena Yoo — JR | Lambert High School | Suwanee, Georgia
Angela Zhang — FR | Bellevue High School | Bellevue, Washington
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards Girls Golf Watch List
