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2023-24 Women's Golf Roster

Ally Frantz
Andrew Stern
Valentina Origel

Valentina Origel

  • Class
    Senior
  • Height
    5-8
  • Hometown
    Irapuato, Mexico
  • High School
    Tecnológico de Monterrey

Biography

2022-23
Named to the All-WAC Second Team - The first All-Conference honor of her career ... Carded a 223 (+10), which finished in a tie for 52nd at the Golfweek Fall Challenge in South Carolina … Dominated the Par 5’s in Pawley’s Island, shooting an average of 4.75 over the course of three days ... Carded a career-best 217 (+1) and set a new best finish (T13th) at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic … Also led all players in the Red Sky Classic field with 15 birdies ... On the NM State course, she set a new career-best 214 at the Golf Iconic Classic ... Posted her best finish of the season with a tie for sixth ... Also carded the lowest round of her career at the Golf Iconic Classic, shooting a 68 ... Tied for 31st at the Riverside Classics for her best finish of the spring season ... At the Anuenue Spring Break Classic, posted a spring-low of 70 in the second roung ... Shot one-under (71) in the second round of the WAC Women's Golf Championships ... Posted eight rounds at par or better throughout the season. 
 
Tournament R1 R2 R3 Total Place
Golfweek Fall Challenge 75 74 74 223 T-52
Golfweek Red Sky Classic 75 71 71 217 T-13
Golf Iconic Classic 73 68 73 214 T-6
Marilyn Smith/Sunflower Invitational 80 81 39 (9) 200 T-56
The Beach Invitational 86 73 79 238 T-39
Mountain View Collegiate 71 75 72 218 T-53
Anuenue Spring Break Classic 72 70 80 222 T-36
Riverside Classic 74 75 78 227 T-31
WAC Championships 82 71 80 233 T-33


2021-22 (Sophomore);
• Appeared in all four of the Aggies fall events
• Made her season debut at the Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 13-14)
• Fired a career-best round of 71 during the second round of the Dick McGuire
• Recorded a career-best 24th place finish at the Aggie Invitational (Oct. 4-6).

2020-21 (Freshman):
• Played in just one event during her freshman year, competing at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic as an individual.

High School
• Attended Tecnológico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, where she played golf.

Personal
• Daughter of Gustavo and Karina Origel
• Has two younger siblings - Luciana and Antonella.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'8"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'8"