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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

Emma Sparling

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Dublin Jerome
  • Hometown Plain City, Ohio
  • Twitter emma_sparling
  • Instagram e.sparling

Biography

2024-25 (Junior)
• Saw action in 20 rounds over seven events
• Posted a career-low scoring average of 78.30
• Turned in a career-low round of 70 (E) at the Butler Fall Invitational
• Was a part of the five-member team that represented Dayton at the inaugural Atlantic 10 Championship
• Named the A-10 Player of the Week on April 3 after her first career top-10 finish at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate
• Member of Student-Athlete Activity Committee
• Named a 2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar

2023-24 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in nine rounds over three events during her second year as a Flyer
• Posted a 79.89 scoring average for the season
• Carded a season-low round of 75 at the Butler Fall Invitational
• Named to the 2023-24 MAAC All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2023-24 MAAC Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022-23 (Freshman)
• Competed at the Cincinnati Jennifer Duke Invitational
• Posted an 83.33 scoring average for the season
• Named to the 2022-23 MAAC Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
• A May 2022 graduate of Dublin Jerome High School
• Played four varsity seasons under head coach Charles David Butcher
• The two-time team captain helped lead the Celtics to four Ohio Capital Conference titles
• The three-time All-OCC First Team member was named to the All-Central Ohio Third Team in 2020 and 2021

Personal
• Full name: Emma Davlin Sparling
• Parents: Suzie and Brad Sparling
• Siblings: Jack and Nick Sparling
• Major: communication management

Career Statistics
Season Rounds Strokes Average Best Round Best Finish
2024-25 20 1,566 78.30 70 6th
2023-24 9 719 79.89 75 t-27th
2022-23 3 250 83.33 80 56th
Career 32 2,535 79.22 70 6th

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior