IHSA 1A Girls Golf Wrapup: Maggie Pruetzel Shoots 149 To Secure State Golf Championship

DECATUR — Marquette Catholic’s Maggie Pruetzel won the Class 1A individual title by two strokes Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in another remarkable finish by an Explorers' female golfer as the IHSA girls golf state tournaments concluded in the Decatur area.

Breese Mater Dei Catholic tied for second in the Class 1A team standings, while Marquette finished fifth.

Pruetzel finished with a two-day score of 5-over-par 149 at Red Tail Run Golf Course, ahead of Monticello’s Cate Sanders at 151. Campbell Hill Trico’s Whitney Lovel, Quincy Notre Dame Catholic’s Natalie Druffel and Byron’s Alayna Brandt each shot 152.

Pruetzel entered Saturday in second place after an opening-round 75 Friday, three strokes behind Effingham St. Anthony Catholic’s Brooklyn Phillips.

Quincy Notre Dame won the Class 1A team championship with a two-day total of 641. Mater Dei and Metamora tied for second at 674, followed by Byron at 681 and Marquette at 687. Okawville finished eighth at 709.

Marquette was third after Friday’s opening round with a team score of 347. Along with Pruetzel’s winning total, the Explorers received two-day scores of 176 each from Lexi Taylor and Kaylee Piar, 186 from Covelynn Geisler, 198 from Olivia Cummings and 213 from Amelia Hoppe.

Finley Meyer led Mater Dei with a 159. Bryn Winkeler finished at 170, Chloe Musenbrock at 171, Abilene Winkeler at 174, Elena Winter at 189 and Sophie Voss at 201. The Knights were second after the first round at 341, behind Quincy Notre Dame’s 324.

Highland’s Mia Emig shot a two-day total of 154 to tie for seventh individually in Class 1A. Breese Central’s Maya Kampwerth finished at 160, and Carlyle’s Kailee Gregg shot 171.

Pittsfield’s Elle Sanderson finished 64th overall in the Class 1A state finals with a total of 182, or 38 over par.

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