ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Rylee Heryford, Erika Holmberg, and Julie Huggins of Drake women's golf were named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, the league announced on Wednesday.

Heryford finished her senior season with scoring average of 78.50 and tallied one top-10 finish on the season at the Stampede at the Creek tying for 10th with a total score of 229 (78-75-76), which was also the first top-10 result of her career. Her lowest 54-hole score of the season came at the Lady Clerico back in September where she finished 34th at 228 (77-73-78). Her second round of 73 at the Lady Clerico was the lowest 18-hole score of her career. Heryford owns a 3.57 GPA in Management & Organizational Leadership.

Holmberg finished the season with her best result of the year, tying for seventh at the MVC Championship. The Bettendorf, Iowa native compiled a scoring average of 78.46 over 24 rounds. Her season low 54-hole score came at the West Texas Classic with a 226 (73-75-78) and she also recorded her season low 18-hole score with her opening round 73 at the West Texas Classic. Holmberg carries a 4.00 GPA while majoring in Secondary Education with a specification in English.

Huggins led Drake on the year with a scoring average of 76.11 and earned All-Conference honors following her top-10 performance at the MVC Championship. She was named MVC Golfer of the Week following her top-25 result (T23) in the loaded field at the PING ASU Invitational with a total score of 1-over, 217 (77-70-70). Huggins tied for fifth for her best individual finish of the season at the Stampede at the Creek firing a total score of 228 (77-75-76). She totaled one top-5 finish, two top-10 finishes, and three top-25 finishes on the season. The Anthem, Arizona native shot her career-low 18-hole score of 68 in the opening round of the BGSU Women's Intercollegiate as well. Huggins completed her undergraduate degree with a GPA of 3.68 in Finance and owns a 4.00 GPA working towards her Master of Business Administration.

The entire list of the MVC Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team is listed below.

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