2026 NebGolf Junior All-Star Team Announced
Thiele, Kelley Headline SWAG All-Stars
OMAHA (November 12, 2026) - The Nebraska Golf Association’s 2026 Junior All-Star Team presented by SWAG has been announced and includes team captains Brooke Thiele of Wahoo and Tommy Kelley of Omaha.
Members were selected based upon their performance in state and/or national tournaments and select team events this past season. In addition, other criteria considered include a player’s integrity and conduct both on and off the golf course.
Members of the 2026 team include:
| Miles Elgert, Lincoln | Molly Goc, Columbus |
| Zack Erstad, Lincoln | KayLynn Jorgensen, Minden |
| Jaxson Hinze, Waco | Naryn Kim, Lincoln |
| Carter Honnens, Lincoln | Eden Larson, Lincoln |
| Tommy Kelley, Omaha* | Anna Midyett, Bennington |
| Andrew Nietfeldt, Elkhorn | Brooke Thiele, Wahoo* |
* Team captains
Four girls return to the All-Star Team, including Captain Brooke Thiele of Wahoo, who earned her second-straight title at the Nebraska Girls' Amateur this year. She is a senior at Bishop-Neumann High School and is committed to the University of Nebraska. KayLynn Jorgensen of Minden and Naryn Kim of Lincoln both return for their third-straight all-star team selection. Jorgensen, the repeat Nebraska Girls' Match Play Champion, is a graduate of Minden High School and is currently playing golf at the University of South Dakota. Kim is a sophomore at Lincoln Southwest. Eden Larson of Lincoln, a graduate of Lincoln Southwest who now competes for the University of Nebraska-Omaha, makes her third team, after earning selections in 2023 and 2025. Molly Goc of Columbus and Anna Midyett of Bennington are both first-time selections. Goc, a graduate of Columbus High School, is now competing at Wayne State College, while Midyett is just an eighth grader in the Class of 2031.
Three players return on the boys' side, with Captain Tommy Kelley of Omaha making his second-straight All-Star appearance. The Creighton Prep graduate and 2026 Nebraska Junior Amateur Champion is now competing on the Husker golf team. Zack Erstad of Lincoln and Jaxson Hinze of Waco have also made the team for a second-consecutive year. Erstad, a graduate of Lincoln East, and Hinze, a graduate of York High School, are also teammates with Kelley at the University of Nebraska. Andrew Nietfeldt of Elkhorn, Carter Honnens of Lincoln and Miles Elgert of Lincoln are all first-time selections. Nietfeldt, a Elkhorn North graduate, is competing for Creighton University, while Honnens is a senior at Lincoln East and committed to Nebraska. Elgert does not compete in high school golf, but is in the Class of 2027 and committed to the University of Oregon.
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The Nebraska Golf Association (NebGolf), founded in 1966, is comprised of all members of public and private clubs and/or municipal or regional golf associations which utilize an approved handicap service recognized by the USGA and provided by NebGolf. Our mission is to uphold and promote the game of golf and its values to all golfers in Nebraska. Among the duties of the Association include governance of member clubs and service as their handicapping and course rating authority, conduct of state golf championships, local USGA qualifying & other notable competitions, promotion of junior golf, presentation of worthwhile educational programs and support of allied golf organizations in Nebraska. The Nebraska Golf Association is an Allied Golf Association of the USGA and carries out core services including Handicap Administration and Oversight, Course Rating, Rules of Golf and Rules of Amateur Status, Tournaments and USGA Championship Qualifiers and USGA Initiatives and Community Programs.
