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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU

Dakota Tallent

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada
  • High School Bishop Gorman

Biography

2024-25: Saw action in 11 tournaments and played 32 rounds….Led the team in the clubhouse three times…..Averaged 77.5 strokes per round…..Lowest round was a 72 during the Redbird Invite…..Best finish came as a tie for 16th at the Diane Thomason Invite

High School: Three-time All-State honoree, earning second team recognition with two top-10 finishes in 2021 and 2022…….Freshman of the Year for Bishop Gorman High School (Nevada) in 2021…..Placed third at state as a senior with an average score of 78.6 strokes…..Competed in the Nevada Regionals in back-to-back years….Three appearances at the Brophy Rodeo Invitational, winning in 2022 and 2023…..Was Bishop Gorman's highest finisher at the Brophy Rodeo Ping Invitational (2023), the Chappy Wheeler Invitational (2022), and the Walnut High School Tournament (2023)…..Competed at the 123rd U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, Dayton (Ohio) Qualifier 81 and World Stars Nevada Open
 
Personal: National Honor Society Member 2022-23….Scholar Athlete 2020-2023…Played lacrosse in high school….

Tallent's NIU Career Statistics
 
 Season  Tournaments Rounds Strokes Average Low 18 Low 54 Best Finish
2024-25 11 32 2,480 77.5 72 225 T16 (Diane Thomason Invite)
Career 11 32 2,480 77.6 72 225 T16 (Diane Thomason Invite)

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

  • 2025-26Sophomore