Lincoln – Nebraska Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland will welcome three high school golfers from the Midwest for the 2024-25 season, after the Huskers announced their most recent women’s golf signees on Wednesday.
Eden Lohrbach (Ames, Iowa) Bridget Butler (Barrington, Illinois) and Olivia Lovegrove (Lincoln, Nebraska) will join the Huskers next season after making their college plans official on Nov. 8.
Sutherland said all three student-athletes are high-character young people who love golf and want to get better every day at Nebraska.
Lohrbach was a three-time Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Player of the Year at Gilbert High School prior to her spring golf season in 2024. A two-time IGHSAU Class 3A state champion (2021, 2023) and the Class 3A state runner-up in 2022, she was also the Class 2A co-ed state champion in 2022.
“Eden will make an immediate impact on our team. She loves the game of golf. She knows how to score, and plays her best when it matters most. She went undefeated this year in high school golf, and that speaks to her competitiveness and focus on the course. She is very excited to join the Huskers and do her best to help us win tournaments. Eden is a strong student and a good person on and off the course. We are thrilled that Eden chose to become a Husker.”
Lohrbach led Gilbert to a Class 3A state team title and an 86-0 head-to-head record in 2023 for Coach Grant Walker, after helping the Tigers to state runner-up finishes in 2021 and 2022. She also powered Gilbert to three consecutive conference and district championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Individually, Lohrbach was undefeated as a junior in 2023.
Lohrbach was the runner up at the Iowa Women’s Amateur in 2021, before finishing third at the state women’s amateur in both 2022 and 2023.
“I chose Nebraska because the coaching staff and the resources available for student-athletes are amazing,” Lohrbach said. “Coach Sutherland has so much experience, I can’t wait to learn from her to help me grow as a person and player.”
Butler is a three-time all-conference and all-regional golfer at Barrington High School in Illinois. She helped the Broncos to the 2021 state team championship as a sophomore, while also leading the school to four consecutive conference and regional team titles.
“Bridget is a tremendous athlete who has the ability to grow into a leader at Nebraska and in the Big Ten,” Sutherland said. “She has a strong work ethic and the desire to help the…
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