Watertown junior Gabi Olson makes verbal commitment to golf for USD

Other Known 2025-26 Area Commits/Signees

• Augustana University Football — Kyson Arndt, Canby, MN (Minneota High School).
• Black Hills State Women's Basketball — Blake Thompson, Mobridge-Pollock.
• Dakota State University Baseball — Braden Danzeisen, Sioux Valley.
• Dakota State University Women's Track & Field — Audi Currier, De Smet.
• Dakota Wesleyan University Football — Kevin Owen, Milbank.
• Doane Univesity (Crete, NE) Women's Basketball — Jaelyn Huntimer, Arlington.
• Jamestown (ND) University Women's Basketball — Isabelle Freidt, Oakes (ND).
• Jamestown (ND) University Football — Braylen Bowsher, Milbank.
• Morningside University (Sioux City, IA) Football — Kaden Decker, Watertown.
• North Dakota State Men's Basketball — Chance Schoenfeld, Deubrook Area.
• North Iowa Community College (Mason City, IA) Baseball — Markus Pitkin, Watertown.
• Northern State University Men's Basketball — Jackson Wadsworth, Hamlin.

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• Northern State University Women's Basketball — Addison Neuendorf, Hamlin.
• Northern State University Football — Jesiah Baum, Aberdeen (Warner High School); Karson Borge, Jack Bertsch, Felipe Gonzalez and Joey Dallman, Aberdeen Central; James Behan, Aberdeen Roncalli (transfer); Matthew Mount, Webster; and Westyn Thorpe, Frederick Area.
• Northern State University Men's Wrestling — Holden Hawkins, Sisseton.
• Northern State University Women's Track & Field — Breckan Santjer and Catelynn Weig, Aberdeen Central and Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich.
• Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) Football — Cole Hansen, Watertown.
• Northwestern University (St. Paul, MN) Volleyball — Siri Bach, Watertown.
• South Dakota State Women's Track & Field — Hazel Luethmers, De Smet, and Hadlee Holt, Lake Preston.
• South Dakota State Men's Wrestling — Gage Lohr, Watertown (junior commitment).
• South Dakota State Women's Basketball — Lauryn Burckhard, Aberdeen Central (junior commitment).

Gabi Olson not only won the girls division title in the South Dakota Golf Association/Sanford International Series event at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell on Monday, July 7, 2025, but also carded what is certainly the lowest 9-hole score in South Dakota Junior Golf history (and maybe all of South Dakota competive golf history). Olson birdied the first six holes on the back nine at Lakeview and later added another birdie for a 7-under par 28. Olson, who will be a junior at Watertown High School this fall, finished with a 3-under 68 for 18 holes and won the girls division by five shots.

• Southwest Minnesota State Baseball — Jackson McClemans, Watertown.
• University of Jamestown (ND) Women's Basketball — Isabelle Freidt, Oakes (ND).
• University of Jamestown (ND) Football — Braylen Bowsher, Milbank.
• University of Sioux Falls Women's Golf — Molly Halverson, Lac qui Parle Valley (MN).
• University of Sioux Falls Women's Wrestling — Allison Konrad, Watertown.
• Valley City (ND) State Baseball — Watson Grantham, Hamlin.
• Valley City (ND) State Football — Micah Tostenson, Milbank.

College Recruits

This list will be updated throughout the 2025-26 school year with new signees and other recruitment details. Please email us (rmerriam@thepublicopinion.com) with information on any signings or commitments.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: 2025-26 college recruiting update