Lincoln – The Nebraska men’s golf team will add a trio of talented golfers to the mix next season, after Head Coach Judd Cornell announced the signing of the three newest Huskers on Thursday.
Jackson Benge (Omaha, Nebraska), James Ackerman (Leawood, Kansas) and Brodie Cunningham (Glasgow, Scotland) signed their letters of intent to join the Nebraska men’s golf program on Nov. 8.
“I’m extremely excited to have Jackson, James and Brodie join our program,” Cornell said. “They have proven they can play at the highest level of college golf. All three bring plenty of experience and are well in tune with their golf games, so I expect them to make immediate impacts. All three are outstanding students and come from great families. We have a great culture in our program and these three will add to that. I’m really excited for them. They will have a great experience at Nebraska”
Benge makes the short journey from Omaha to Lincoln to continue a rich family tradition as a Husker. The senior at Omaha Westside owns the best scoring average in school history (70.9) for the Warriors. The two-time district champion also owns a pair of top-five individual finishes at the Class A state tournament heading into his senior season in the spring of 2024.
The two-time all-state selection led Omaha Westside to the Class A state team title in 2023, after helping the Warriors to a runner-up finish at the state tournament in 2022. He also helped Omaha Westside to back-to-back district titles in 2022 and 2023, a conference title in 2023 and a top-10 finish at nationals in 2023.
The 2022 Nebraska Junior Match Play champion, Benge is the son of former Husker women’s golfer Amy Roux, who helped Nebraska earn its first-ever team appearance at the NCAA Championship in 2000. Benge is also a cousin to Husker baseball All-American (2003-05) and Major League Gold Glove winner and World Series champion Alex Gordon, along with being the nephew of Husker men’s gymnastics All-American Ted Harris (1994-97).
Benge, who is a three-year honor roll member at Omaha Westside, plans to major in business administration at Nebraska. He chose the Huskers over Iowa, Kansas, Clemson, Minnesota, Grand Canyon, Creighton, Kansas State and Michigan State.
“I chose Nebraska because it has always been home to me,” Benge said. “I have been a Husker since Day 1, and I wanted to keep my talents with my home school. Being a legacy is awesome, and I can’t wait to create my own legacy. I…
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