Oklahoma State University Athletics
Marta Silchenko named Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
May 01, 2026 | Cowgirl Golf
STILLWATER – The Big 12 league office announced its yearly awards on Friday, with Oklahoma State golfer Marta Silchenko earning the conference's Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year designation.
Silchenko, a junior from Riga, Latvia, maintained a 3.778 GPA this year in pursuit of a degree in international business. She's also played in nine of OSU's 11 events so far this season, good for an 81.9% participation rate.
Silchenko is the first Cowgirl to win the award since it was introduced in 2013.
The recognition is just the latest in a long line of academic accomplishments for Silchenko, as she also took home an Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2025 and WGCA All-American Scholar designations in 2024 and 2025.
Successful in both the classroom and on the course, Silchenko also earned a selection to the 2025-26 All-Big 12 First Team.
On the course this year, Silchenko climbed to No. 28 in the NCAA Division I Individual Rankings and No. 61 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, both career-highs. Silchenko leads Oklahoma State in stroke average (71.35), average scoring vs. par (+0.1), rounds in the 60s (10), rounds at par-or-better (14) and top-10 finishes (7). All are career-highs for the third-year Cowgirl.
Silchenko and the Cowgirls return to action on May 11 for the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a trip to the National Championship on the line.
25 conference titles. 31 NCAA Championship appearances. 44 All-Americans. For the latest news and updates on Oklahoma State Women's Golf, visit okstate.com or follow @CowgirlGolf on Instagram/Facebook and @OSUCowgirlGolf on X.
Silchenko, a junior from Riga, Latvia, maintained a 3.778 GPA this year in pursuit of a degree in international business. She's also played in nine of OSU's 11 events so far this season, good for an 81.9% participation rate.
Silchenko is the first Cowgirl to win the award since it was introduced in 2013.
The recognition is just the latest in a long line of academic accomplishments for Silchenko, as she also took home an Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2025 and WGCA All-American Scholar designations in 2024 and 2025.
Successful in both the classroom and on the course, Silchenko also earned a selection to the 2025-26 All-Big 12 First Team.
On the course this year, Silchenko climbed to No. 28 in the NCAA Division I Individual Rankings and No. 61 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, both career-highs. Silchenko leads Oklahoma State in stroke average (71.35), average scoring vs. par (+0.1), rounds in the 60s (10), rounds at par-or-better (14) and top-10 finishes (7). All are career-highs for the third-year Cowgirl.
Silchenko and the Cowgirls return to action on May 11 for the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a trip to the National Championship on the line.
25 conference titles. 31 NCAA Championship appearances. 44 All-Americans. For the latest news and updates on Oklahoma State Women's Golf, visit okstate.com or follow @CowgirlGolf on Instagram/Facebook and @OSUCowgirlGolf on X.
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