CLASS 6A GIRLS GOLFERS TO WATCH IN 2025
 

AILYNN ANDERSON, GARDEN CITY 

Anderson, a junior, should form a strong 1-2 punch at the top of the Buffaloes’ lineup with Brooke Savolt. She narrowly missed out on a state medal as a freshman in 2023, placing 21st. Anderson didn’t place at state last year but enjoyed an overall solid season. Her low round is a 75. Anderson placed fourth at the regional meet last year. Her best tournament finish was a tied-for-second showing at the Liberal Invitational.
 

   
KAT BALL, MANHATTAN
 
Ball was Manhattan’s top finisher at the Class 6A state tournament last year as the Indians captured the Class 6A team championship – the first state title for the program since 2008. Ball opened the state tourney with a career-low matching 71 that had her one off the lead held by Maize’s Kinslea Jones and she duplicated that with a 71 on the second day to finish runner-up to Jones by three shots as the Maize standout captured her fourth straight state title. Ball’s two-day total of 142 was three shots better than teammate Maddie Myers, who was third with a 145, as the Indians placed three in the top five and won the state title by 29 shots over Shawnee Mission East with a 593 total. Ball posted top-five finishes in five of 10 meets last year and top 10s in eight of them, including a runner-up finish at regionals as well as state and two other meets.
 

 
SAVANNAH CAGLE, OLATHE WEST
 
Cagle has been one of the top players in Class 6A since her freshman year when three meets into her high school career she fired a 73. She’s spent the bulk of her prep career shooting rounds in the 70s but last year finally dipped below that threshold not just once but twice. Cagle shot a career-low 3-under 68 at the Sunflower/Eastern Kansas League Challenge at Falcon Ridge in late September, taking second to Shawnee Mission East’s Ella Slicker, and then followed that with a 2-under 69 at the Lawrence Invitational at Eagle Bend to take second to Olathe East’s Jenny Sun. Cagle did pick up victories at the Shawnee Mission Northwest and St. James Academy Invitationals and was top 10 at every meet with top fives in seven of her 10 tournaments. After finishing fifth at the Class 6A state meet as a freshman and taking seventh as a sophomore, Cagle saw her junior state meet end in disappointment as she battled through an illness on Day 1 that eventually forced her to withdraw. The South Dakota commit still earned first-team All-Class 6A honors.
 

LAUREN COX, WASHBURN RURAL

Cox was a welcome addition back to the Rural team last year after not playing her sophomore year. As a freshman, she had tied for 18th at the Class 6A state tournament, third among Junior Blues at state that year. Last year, Cox just missed earning her second state medal, tying for 22nd. She struggled in the first round at state with an 89, but came back with a 76 on the second day to shoot her up the standings and help Rural finish third in the team standings. Cox, who also finished 10th in a deep Centennial League and eighth at the Topeka City meet, will be Rural's top returner this year with the graduation of 2024 state placers Reece Randall and Natalie Peterson and is one of four Junior Blues back.
 

 
GABRIELLA GREEN, BLUE VALLEY NORTH
 
Green led Blue Valley North to a fifth-place team finish at last year’s Class 6A state tournament, tying for 16th individually at state with a 161 total to cap a strong sophomore season. Green opened with a 78 at state that had her in the top 10 going into Day 2, but slipped to an 83 in the final round. She finished the season with five top 10s in the seven tournaments she played in with four of those also resulting in top-five showings. Her low round was a 76 but she was consistent throughout her sophomore season, finishing with an 80.5 scoring average, earning honorable mention All-Class 6A honors. Green tied for 12th at state as a freshman in 2023.
 

 
ALINA LAM, WICHITA SOUTHEAST
 
Last fall, Lam effectively backed up everything she did as a freshman two years ago for Southeast, when she led the Golden Buffaloes to their first state tournament berth in 34 years. Her second-place performance at regionals helped Southeast return to state, where she tied for seventh at Hutchinson’s Carey Park with a 36-hole total of 152. Lam also tied for third individually and led Southeast to a third-place finish at the Greater Wichita Athletic League meet. Lam, who posted a 78 stroke average last season, built momentum for this season by winning the Wichita city girls junior title over the summer.
 

MADDIE MYERS, MANHATTAN
 
Myers was the most consistent performer for Manhattan’s Class 6A state championship team last year, placing in the top 10 of all 10 of the Indians’ meets. Myers captured the Centennial League title and also was a 6A regional champion as well, winning three meet titles overall. That included a school-record round at the Manhattan Invitational where she fired a career-low 68. Myers was in the hunt for the individual Class 6A state title, shooting a 72 on the first day to sit just two shots off the lead. She carded a 73 on the second day and wound up finishing third, six shots off the winning score and three shots behind teammate Kat Ball. They were two of three Indians in the top five along with departed senior Kaitlyn Lagabad as the Indians posted a team total of 593 and won by 29 shots over Shawnee Mission East for their first state title since 2008.
 

 
CAROLINE PARKS, OLATHE SOUTH
 
Given the circumstances leading up to her sophomore season, Parks’ performance in 2024 was nothing short of outstanding. Rehabilitation from a shoulder injury kept her from playing golf from April until August last year. She missed the early part of the season, but was able to play in seven tournaments last fall and quickly got back to the form she displayed as a freshman when she had a tournament victory and qualified for state, just missing out on a state medal with a tie for 22nd. Parks got that state medal last year, finishing in a tie for 16th with a two-day total of 161 at the Class 6A state tournament. That included a final-round 78 that was one shot off her career low of 77. Parks finished her sophomore season with four top 10 finishes, twice finishing in the top five. 
 

 
KATIE ROBINETT, SHAWNEE MISSION EAST
 
Robinett cracked East’s varsity lineup for the first time last year as a sophomore and was a steady No. 3 for the Lancers behind Ella Slicker and Ingrid Blacketer. Robinett posted a pair of top-10 finishes with eighth-place showings at the Lawrence Invitational and East’s Class 6A regional. Robinett matched her career-low with a round of 76 on the first day of the 6A state tournament and followed with an 82 on the second day for a two-day total of 158 that earned her a 15th-place finish. She was one of five Lancers in the top 20 but only she and senior Ella Slicker return from that quintet this season.
 

BROOKE SAVOLT, GARDEN CITY

Savolt produced a solid sophomore season, tying for 18th place at the Class 6A meet last year. She carded a two-day total of 163 (75-88) and gave the Buffaloes their first top-20 medalist since Ryann Warren in 2021. Savolt helped lead the Buffaloes to their first Western Athletic Conference championship since 2019. She improved her state performance from her freshman year when she didn’t qualify for the second day. Savolt was a first-team all-conference selection and earned honorable mention All-6A honors. She shot a career-best 74 to win the Garden City Invitational last year and also won the Liberal Invitational. Her season stroke average was 80.6. Savolt aspires to play college golf at the NCAA Division II level.
 

  
ELLA SLICKER, SHAWNEE MISSION EAST
 
Since capturing the Class 6A individual state title as a freshman in 2022, Slicker hasn’t quite been able to get back to the top, in large part because four-time state champion Kinslea Jones of Maize moved up from 5A to 6A the past two seasons. Slicker has remained a top contender, however, taking third at state as a sophomore in 2023 behind Jones and Blue Valley’s Hadley Neese and then fourth last year as a junior behind Jones and the Manhattan duo of Kat Ball and Maddie Myers. Slicker was undefeated as a freshman and hasn’t slowed much since. She added two more victories as a sophomore and then won four tournaments last year, including her second regional title in three years. Slicker has dipped under 70 three times in her prep career, including a career-low 65 in winning the Sunflower/Eastern Kansas League Showdown at Falcon Ridge last year. Slicker, who has committed to Colorado State, will look to bookend her career with another state title this season, though both Manhattan standouts also return to try to deny her a second state title.
 

 
JENNY SUN, OLATHE EAST
 
Already established as one of the top golfers in Class 6A following a top-10 finish at the state meet as a sophomore, Sun enjoyed a big junior season that she jump-started with a then-career-best 67 to win the first of two Blue Valley Cup tournaments to start the season. Sun posted three more rounds in the 60s – 69s at the Free State and Olathe East Invitationals and a career-best 66 to win the Lawrence Invitational at Eagle Bend. She didn’t have a round higher than 76 all season, won two tournament titles including the Sunflower League crown and didn’t finish lower than third at any meet until state. A first-team All-Class 6A selection, Sun had rounds of 74 and 76 at state to finish tied for fifth and will be on the short list of top contenders this season to fill the void left by two-time 6A champion (four-time overall champion) Kinslea Jones of Maize, who has graduated. Sun won the KC Junior Match Play title this summer to give her even more momentum going into her senior season.

NOTE: Classifications for the 2025-26 school year had not been released at the time of publication. Golfers featured could potentially fall into a different classification once those have been determined.