Lyla Louderbaugh

Class Freshman

Hometown Buffalo, Missouri

High School Springfield Catholic HS

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FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Competed in 10 events for Kansas as a freshman … Carried a 73.9 scoring average over 27 rounds on the season … Finished inside of the Top 20 on three occasions with her best finish being T14 (-2) at the Match in the Desert (Jan. 22) … Posted three rounds in the 60’s … Made her collegiate debut at the UNM Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 11-12), posting rounds of 81-67-69–217 (+1) to finish T17 … Her season-low round of 67 at the UNM Dick McGuire Invitational is the lowest 18-hole freshman score in Kansas history.

HIGH SCHOOL
Native of Buffalo, Missouri … 2021 Missouri Junior Player of the Year … Declared four-time All-State, All-Conference and All-District selection in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 … Helped her team to state championships in 2019, 2020 and 2021 … Currently ranked 142nd in the Rolex AJGA Rankings (47th in her class) … Holds the Missouri high school record with a round of 63 (-7), recorded on Sept. 26, 2022 … Qualified for the 2023 USGA Girls Junior Amateur Championship at Air Force Academy.

PERSONAL
A Springfield Catholic High School 2023 graduate … Anticipated major in finance … Daughter of father, Mark and mother, Cybil … Has a brother, Hadley (21).