Ollie Foral wins gold as Cornhusker State Games wrap up

Ollie Foral’s gold medal in footgolf gave Norris a standout result as the Cornhusker State Games wrapped up, with the teenager taking the top spot in the Youth U17 division. KLKN-TV highlighted the finish on July 20, calling Foral a Norris teenager who “took home a gold medal in footgolf” as the state games closed out their weekend.

The 2026 Cornhusker State Games foot golf results sheet placed Foral first in Youth U17, ahead of Carter Stieb in silver and Caleb Schumann in bronze. The adult podium was just as clear at the top of the sheet: Brian O'Niel won men’s gold, Brian Morrell took silver and Nolan Bivens earned bronze.

That split between youth and men’s results is part of what makes Foral’s medal notable in Nebraska. FootGolf sits at the crossover of soccer and golf, and the Cornhusker State Games has given the sport a place on a familiar amateur stage rather than leaving it on the margins. The 42nd Annual Cornhusker State Games ran July 9-19, 2026, and footgolf was played at Jim Ager Golf Course, putting juniors and adults on the same course in the same state-wide competition.

FootGolf USA marked Foral’s win and pointed to Nebraska’s event as part of the sport’s footprint in the state. The organization describes itself as the official footgolf league in the United States, and it traces the American FootGolf League back to Nov. 19, 2011. The first footgolf tournament in the United States followed on July 22, 2012, at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, a short history that shows how quickly the sport has built a formal structure.

That matters for a teenager like Foral because the pathway into footgolf is still narrow compared with established school sports. Events like the Cornhusker State Games give younger players a place to compete on a real results sheet, alongside adult divisions and under the same rules, which is exactly how a junior player base starts to look less like a novelty and more like a pipeline. For Nebraska, Foral’s gold was not just a medal for one player. It was another sign that the sport has enough traction to produce youth champions, not just one-off entries.