2020-21 Women's Golf Roster
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Mendizabal, Valeria
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Valeria Mendizabal
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- UTEP
- Hometown:
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
Bio
Career Honors
2020 First Team All-Conference USA
C-USA Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2018, 2019, 2020)
C-USA Golfer of the Week (10/ 3/18, 11/11/19, 10/23/19, 10/30/19)
Career Bests
Best Finish: 27 - Sam Golden Invitational (2021-22)
Lowest Round: 68 - (2nd) - Sam Golden Invitational (2021-22)
Lowest Tournament Score: 214 (-2) - Sam Golden Invitational (2021-22)
Career Highlights (at MSU)
• First Career Event: The Ally (2020-21)
• Shot a 4-under par (68) in the 2nd round of the Sam Golden Invitational
• Competed in five events for the Bulldogs.
2021-22 (5th Year)
• Used her additional Covid year that was granted to student-athletes who competed during the 2020-21 season
• Competed in four events.
• Carded 4 rounds of par or better.
• Used a strong second-round score of 68 at the Sam Golden Invitational to finish 27th with a 2-under par final score (the best finish of her Bulldog career).
• In her final event, shot an even-par opening round of The Ally.
2020-21 (Senior)
• Saw action in one tournament, competing in The Ally.
UTEP
2019-20 (Junior)
• Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors after leading the league in scoring average (71.6) and wins (2).
• Three-time C-USA Golfer of the Week.
• Was the top finisher for UTEP during six of the seven events.
• Second-round score of 65 during the Little Rock Classic marked the best in the event's history and broke UTEP's single-round scoring record.
• Won the fall opener after shooting 1-under par with a 212 at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial.
2018-19 (Sophomore) (UTEP)
• Played in all 10 tournaments for the Miners.
• Helped the Miners win a program-best four tournaments on the season
• Earned three top-10 finishes.
• Ranked second on the team with a 73.4 stroke average.
• Matched her low round of 69 at the Aggie Invitational, where she tied for third place.
• Earned a tie for second overall at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate.
2017-18 (Freshman) (UTEP)
• Played in all 10 tournaments in her first year as a Miner.
• Led the team at the Wyoming Classic, where she finished tied for fifth with a season-low score of 215.
• Finished in the top-20 at four tournaments.
Personal
• Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Daughter of Irene Riepele de Mendizabal and Walter Mendizabal.
Amateur Tournaments
• Abierto Sudamericano Amateur (2022) 15th
• Women's Amateur Latin America Championship (2021) 5th         Â
• U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (2021) 8th
• Women's Western Amateur Championship (2021) 33rd Â
• North & South Women's Amateur Championship (2021 )43rd Â
• U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (2020) 105th
• Ladies National Golf Association Amateur (2020) 69thÂ
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2020 First Team All-Conference USA
C-USA Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2018, 2019, 2020)
C-USA Golfer of the Week (10/ 3/18, 11/11/19, 10/23/19, 10/30/19)
Career Bests
Best Finish: 27 - Sam Golden Invitational (2021-22)
Lowest Round: 68 - (2nd) - Sam Golden Invitational (2021-22)
Lowest Tournament Score: 214 (-2) - Sam Golden Invitational (2021-22)
Career Highlights (at MSU)
• First Career Event: The Ally (2020-21)
• Shot a 4-under par (68) in the 2nd round of the Sam Golden Invitational
• Competed in five events for the Bulldogs.
2021-22 (5th Year)
• Used her additional Covid year that was granted to student-athletes who competed during the 2020-21 season
• Competed in four events.
• Carded 4 rounds of par or better.
• Used a strong second-round score of 68 at the Sam Golden Invitational to finish 27th with a 2-under par final score (the best finish of her Bulldog career).
• In her final event, shot an even-par opening round of The Ally.
2020-21 (Senior)
• Saw action in one tournament, competing in The Ally.
UTEP
2019-20 (Junior)
• Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors after leading the league in scoring average (71.6) and wins (2).
• Three-time C-USA Golfer of the Week.
• Was the top finisher for UTEP during six of the seven events.
• Second-round score of 65 during the Little Rock Classic marked the best in the event's history and broke UTEP's single-round scoring record.
• Won the fall opener after shooting 1-under par with a 212 at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial.
2018-19 (Sophomore) (UTEP)
• Played in all 10 tournaments for the Miners.
• Helped the Miners win a program-best four tournaments on the season
• Earned three top-10 finishes.
• Ranked second on the team with a 73.4 stroke average.
• Matched her low round of 69 at the Aggie Invitational, where she tied for third place.
• Earned a tie for second overall at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate.
2017-18 (Freshman) (UTEP)
• Played in all 10 tournaments in her first year as a Miner.
• Led the team at the Wyoming Classic, where she finished tied for fifth with a season-low score of 215.
• Finished in the top-20 at four tournaments.
Personal
• Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Daughter of Irene Riepele de Mendizabal and Walter Mendizabal.
Amateur Tournaments
• Abierto Sudamericano Amateur (2022) 15th
• Women's Amateur Latin America Championship (2021) 5th         Â
• U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (2021) 8th
• Women's Western Amateur Championship (2021) 33rd Â
• North & South Women's Amateur Championship (2021 )43rd Â
• U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (2020) 105th
• Ladies National Golf Association Amateur (2020) 69thÂ
    Â
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