Chloe Tarkany of Belmont headlines the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team as she has been named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A total of 29 student-athletes are on this year's team. Tarkany holds a 4.0 while pursuing an MBA at Belmont. She had a perfect 4.0 undergraduate cumulative grade point average while majoring in finance. Tarkany tied for third at the 2026 MVC Women's Golf Championship and also earned All-Tournament Team and All-Conference honors.
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Chloe Tarkany, Belmont
Elite 18 Award Recipient: Chloe Tarkany, Belmont
Addison Berg, UNI, Jr., 3.79 Political Science
Sloane Biddle, Belmont, So., 3.6672 Business Administration
Jillian Cosler, Bradley, Jr., 4.00 Learning Behaviorial Specialist
Anastassia Marie Daudin, UIC, So., 3.87 Finance
Elise Fennell, Illinois State, So., 3.60 Electrical Engineering
Sophia Florek, Indiana State, Jr,. 3.862 Marketing
Alana Gilbert, Indiana State, So., 3.804 Kinesiology
Jane Grankina, Evansville, Jr., 3.910 Finance
Paige Hammarstrom, Belmont, Sr., 3.9415 Psychological Science
Rylee Heryford, Drake, Sr., 3.57 Management & Organizational Leadership
Erika Holmberg, Drake, Sr., 4.00 Secondary Education; English
Julie Huggins, Drake, Gr., 3.68 Finance / 4.00 Master of Business Administration
Reagan Kennedy, Illinois State, Jr., 3.69 Recreation and Sport Management
McKenna Mallow, UNI, Sr., 3.65 Communication Disorders / Gerontology: Social Sciences
Caroline McConnell, Bradley, Sr., 4.00 Accounting
Katelyn McCoy, Valparaiso, Sr., 3.522 Nursing
Elizabeth Mercer, Evansville, So., 3.959 Sports Communication
Allison Pacocha, Bradley, Gr., 3.96 Accounting / 4.00 Accounting
Alejandra Ereno Perez, UIC, So., 3.67 Math and Computer Science
Camille Rosier, UIC, So., 4.00 Biological Sciences
Ella Scherer, Murray State, Sr., 3.92 Accounting/Finance
Dani Grace Schrock, Illinois State, Sr., 4.00 Accountancy
Calli Smith, Southern Illinois, 3.933 Sport Administration
Greenlee Smock, UNI, Jr., 3.70 Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Yang Tai, Indiana State, Sr., 3.992 Chemistry
Chloe Tarkany, Belmont, Gr., 4.00 MBA - Accelerated (4.00 Undergrad - Finance)
Elin Tynan, Murray State, So., 3.92 Business Administration
Tina Von Arx, Murray State, So., 3.78 Business Administration
Amelia Zingler, Southern Illinois, Jr., 3.53 Sport Administration
To meet the criteria, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically. Redshirt freshmen were not eligible. Nominees must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA, both as an undergraduate and graduate student, where applicable. Eligible nominees must be in the lineup for 50 percent of an institution's team scoring events or in the lineup at the conference championship.