The Nebraska women’s golf team added a pair of talented golfers at the national level with the signing of Kaleigh Babineaux and Ailis Tribolet for the 2025-26 season, Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“We’re excited to sign such a talented pair at Nebraska this week,” Sutherland said. “Both Ailis and Kaleigh have competed and performed well on the national level. Ailis brings a combination of power and composure to the team. Kaleigh also has great power and loves to compete. Their skills will help them make immediate impacts for us. Both young ladies are also strong academically and possess strong character and drive. We’re excited to see what they do at Nebraska.”
Tribolet, a senior at Valley Christian in Chandler, Ariz., led her high school boys’ team to the 2024 Arizona Interscholastic Association Division III state championship by winning the individual title with a two-round total of 132 (-12), including a final-round 63 (-3) at Aguila Golf Course in Laveen Village.
Ranked No. 73 by Junior Golf Scoreboard, Tribolet competed in the 122nd U.S. Women’s Amateur in Chambers Bay, Wash., as a 15-year-old in 2022. She also qualified for the 2023 U.S. Girls Junior Amateur.
Most recently, Tribolet won the Junior Golf Association of Arizona Fall Classic at Lone Tree Golf Course (Nov. 2-3).
Babineaux, a senior at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, recently qualified for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championships by winning the Southern Texas Regional after a two-hole playoff. She went on to win the Foresight Sports Long Drive Challenge prior to the event, before tying for 19th at the championship with a 225 (+9), including an even-par 72 in the opening round at Koasati Pines at Coushatta in Kinder, La. (Nov. 3-5).
As a junior at Lake Travis, Babineaux tied for 16th at the UIL Region IV-6A Championship in the spring.
She spent her first two seasons at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, Colo., finishing eighth as a sophomore at the Class 5A state tournament. Babineaux was also the Class 5A Northern Regional Champion as a sophomore in 2023, firing a 66 (-4) at Flatirons Golf Course as the only player to break par.
In the summer of 2023, she was a semifinalist at the Colorado Golf Association Girls Match Play, losing to eventual champion and Colorado signee Brenna Higgins.
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