MIAMI (Jan. 31, 2016) – The FIU women's golf team will tee off its spring schedule at this year's Florida Challenge at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 1.
The 36-hole event will feature teams from around the state Florida, including host institution USF.
The Panthers wrapped up the Fall, posting a 298.03 stroke average in four tournaments. FIU's top finish was a third-place result at the 38
th Annual Pat Bradley Invitational (Oct. 25-27).
Leading FIU this season is senior
Meghan MacLaren, who has had two Top 5 finishes with seven rounds of even or under par. Her stroke average of 72.50 is tops on the team followed by junior
Coralia Arias (75.33), junior
Camila Serrano (75.67), senior
Sophie Godley (76.00), senior
Carla Jane (76.17) and Sophomore
Katerina Krasova (78.08).
Fans are encouraged to "Like" FIU women's golf on Facebook (
www.Facebook.com/FIUWGolf) for the latest Panther golf news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
