Honors & Awards
- Three-Time North Dakota Class A Team Champion (2018, 2019, 2022)
- Three Top-Five Individual High School State Finishes
Outlook (2023-24)
Leah Herbel brings championship experience with her to the Nebraska women’s golf team after six years of high school golf that included a trio of North Dakota state championships at Bismarck Century. Herbel hopes to contend for time in an experienced Husker lineup as a freshman in 2023-24 while adjusting to the longer yardages of collegiate courses.
Before Nebraska
Herbel comes to Nebraska after a remarkable career that included a trio of high school team championships in North Dakota. Herbel produced five individual top-15 finishes at the North Dakota High School Class A Championships during her six-year career as a high school golfer. She capped her prep journey with her best individual finish at the state tournament, taking third to lead Bismarck Century to the Class A state title in the fall of 2022. It was her third career top-five individual finish at the state tournament, joining a fourth-place showing as an eighth grader in the fall of 2018 and a tie for fifth as a freshman in 2019.
Herbel capped her first season of high school competition by tying for 13th at the 2017 North Dakota Class A state championships as a seventh grader. She added another tie for 13th as a junior in 2021, after missing the 2020 state tournament. Herbel’s twin sister, Hannah, was the 2022 North Dakota Athlete of the Year for girls golf and won back-to-back individual state championships as an eighth grader (2018) and freshman (2019). Hannah is a freshman at Baylor in 2023-24. A talented all-around athlete, Herbel was also a member of Century’s Class A state championship 4x400-meter relay team that set the state meet record in the spring of 2019.
Personal
The daughter of Brent and Rachelle Herbel, Leah was born May 28, 2004. She has an older brother, Cole, and a twin sister, Hannah, who was the 2022 North Dakota Athlete of the Year for girls golf and won back-to-back individual state championships as an eighth grader (2018) and freshman (2019). Hannah is a freshman at Baylor in 2023-24.
Leah is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science at Nebraska.