Sister Act - Women's Golf Announces 2014 Class
11/21/2013 | Women's Golf
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – University of Richmond Spiders head women's golf coach Maggie Will announced the signings of the Diaz Sisters – Sara and Elsa. Elsa will be a freshman in 2014-15, while Sara will be a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining.
“We are excited to have Elsa and Sara join Richmond Golf. They are both energetic and understand the necessary ingredients to be student athletes at this level. They both have tremendous work ethics and high family values. It will be fun to watch them grow in their time as Spiders.”
Elsa Diaz
San Antonio, Texas
High School: Ranked ninth in the state of Texas and 105th overall in the 2014 class … The First Tee's Participant of the Year in 2012 … 2013 Speedgolf First Tee Championship winner … Won the 2013 U.S. Junior Girls' Qualifier in Sioux Falls … Qualified for the U.S. Junior Girls' Round-of-64 Match Play … Selected to attend Outstanding First Tee Participant Summit … Also selected to participate in the Nature Valley First Tee Open … Team captain … National Honor Hispanic Society …
Personal: Daughter of Adolfo and Pita Diaz … Very active in the community, helping with the Burmese Student Program, Sterling House Nursing Home, The First Tee Mentoring program and the Institute of Texan Culture.
Sara Diaz
San Antonio, Texas - Douglas MacArthur
At Texas A&M – Commerce: Played three seasons, earning one top-10 and nine top-20 finishes during her time … Three-time National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar … Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year in 2013 … Lone Star All-Academic Team in 2012 … Had her most productive season in 2012-13, competing in all 11 events and ranking second on the team with a 78.86 scoring average … All-Lone Star Conference honorable mention selection ...
High School: Four-year letter winner, where they advanced to the state tournament and won a district title as a senior ... Team finished eighth at the state tournament ... As a junior, led team to a runner-up finish at the regional tournament and at the districts ... Earned multiple academic honors including the Principal's Award, President's Education Award as a senior and a summa cum laude graduate ...
Personal: Daughter of Adolfo and Pita Diaz.
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