NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Three Belmont women's golfers,
Chloe Tarkany,
Paige Hammarstrom, and
Sloane Biddle were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large Team as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Tarkany earned the award for the third straight year. The Scottsdale, Arizona native has a 4.00 GPA as she works on her MBA at Belmont. The reigning the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Chloe earned All-MVC honors, won two individual titles this season and had five top-10s and eight top-20 finishes. Tarkany ranked second on the team in scoring at 73.0 and in rounds of par or better with seven.
Hammarstrom also earned Academic All-District honors for the first time. The Scottsdale, Arizona native has a 3.94 GPA in Psychological Science. The junior has a 77.0 scoring average and three top-20 finishes this season.
Biddle also earned the honor for the first time. The Old Hickory, Tennessee native has a 3.66 GPA in Business. The MVC Golfer of the Year and the 2026 MVC Individual Champion, she led the team in scoring (73.3), top-10s (7), top-20s (10), and rounds of par or better (8). Sloane also won two individual titles and had two runner-up finishes.
Overall, seven Belmont women's golfers have garnered the award in the Division I era.
To earn Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). He must have participated in at least 75 percent of his team's games during the regular season. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and been on a college roster in that sport for two years. For transfers, graduate students, and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible, although graduate students who are competing at a different institution than the one from which they earned their undergraduate degree are eligible even if they are in their first semester at the graduate institution. Nominees in graduate school must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above both as an undergrad and in grad school.
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