Spartans Earn Selection to NCAA Women's Golf Championships
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Women's Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals that will compete in the 2026 NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships. The University of Tampa is among the team selections, and will compete at the Soputh Regional at Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tenn.
This marks the sixth NCAA Championships appearance for the University of Tampa, who was previously selected in 2025.
The NCAA Division II women's golf regional competition will be conducted May 4-6. Each site will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently. The number of teams and individuals from non-qualifying teams at each regionals are as follows:
Central regional: 18 teams; 6 individuals;
East regional: 18 teams, 6 individuals;
South regional: 18 teams, 6 individuals; and
West regional: 18 teams, 6 individuals.
All participants will compete through the 54 holes of competition. The top five (central), four (south), four (east) and five (west) teams along with the top two individuals not on an advancing team will advance to the championships.
The championships will be held May 12-16 at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The number of participants that qualify for the finals is 98.
The following teams and individuals were selected to participate in the following Regionals.
Central Regional
St. Joseph Country Club
St. Joseph, Missouri
Host: St. Joseph, MO Sports Commission and Missouri Western State University
Teams:
1. Arkansas Tech
2. Rogers State
3. Southwestern Oklahoma State
4. Washburn
5. Central Missouri
6. Arkansas-Fort Smith
7. Central Oklahoma
8. Henderson State
9. Nebraska-Kearney
10. Harding
11. Minnesota State Mankato
12. Northwest Missouri
13. Missouri Western
14. Wayne State (Nebraska)
15. Missouri Southern State
16. Winona State
17. Concordia-St. Paul
18. Augustana (South Dakota)
Individuals:
1. Morgan Simmons, Oklahoma Baptist
2. Jessica Parker, Northeastern State
3. Carley Button, Southeastern Oklahoma State
4. Haley Whittern, Southern Nazarene
5. Brianna Chamoun, Southern Arkansas
6. Gracie Doke, Northwestern Oklahoma State
East Regional
Findlay Country Club
Findlay, Ohio
Host: University of Findlay
Teams:
1. Findlay
2. Grand Valley State
3. UIndy
4. Missouri-St. Louis
5. Ferris State
6. Ashland
7. Tiffin
8. Gannon
9. Lewis
10. McKendree
11. Maryville (Missouri)
12. Davenport
13. Charleston (West Virginia)
14. Wayne State (Michigan)
15. Northwood
16. Saginaw Valley State
17. West Chester
18. Adelphi
Individuals:
1. Sydney Hugo, Walsh
2. Elaine Grant, Illinois Springfield
3. AJ Powell, Wisconsin-Parkside
4. Grace Stafford, Drury
5. Lily Zicarelli, Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Lily Vardaman, Quincy
South Regional
Cleveland Country Club
Cleveland, Tennessee
Host: Lee University
Teams:
1. Wingate
2. Anderson (South Carolina)
3. Nova Southeastern
4. Lynn
5. Lander
6. Flagler
7. Barry
8. Lee
9. University of Tampa
10. North Georgia
11. Rollins
12. Saint Leo
13. Florida Southern
14. Eckerd
15. Lincoln Memorial
16. West Florida
17. Erskine
18. Palm Beach Atlantic
1. Mary-Paige King, Catawba
2. Anaelle Picot, Carson-Newman
3. Eve Neild, Lenoir-Rhyne
4. McLain Neal, University of South Carolina Beaufort
5. Emery Fisher, Carson-Newman
6. Alba Cáliz Rejas, Emmanuel (Georgia)
West Regional
Pueblo Country Club
Pueblo, Colorado
Host: Colorado State University, Pueblo
Teams:
1. Dallas Baptist University
2. The University of Texas at Tyler
3. Cal State San Marcos
4. St. Mary's (Texas)
5. Colorado State University Pueblo
6. West Texas A&M
7. Midwestern State
8. Cal State LA
9. Simon Fraser
10. Point Loma
11. Cal State Monterey Bay
12. Cal State East Bay
13. Angelo State
14. Lubbock Christian
15. Texas A&M International
16. Westmont
17. Colorado Christian
18. Hawaii Hilo
Individuals:
1. Ashley Lam, Westminster (Utah)
2. Lauren F. Lee, Western Washington
3. Orraya Jan Tipasathien, Montana State Billings
4. Maria Jose Savoca, Cameron
5. Theresa Shaw, Vanguard
6. Neige Dunn, Metropolitan State University of Denver