MIAMI (October 5, 2016) -- Following a 1-over par 217 and a tie for 16^th this week, FIU senior Camila Serrano (Bogota, Columbia) was named the Conference USA Golfer of the Week, league officials announced today.
 
Serrano posted two sub-par rounds at the Eighth-Annual Johnie Imes Invitational, contested at the par-72, 6,204-yard The Club at Old Hawthorne, located in Columbia, Missouri.
 
Serrano dropped in four birdies and two bogeys and a final round of 2-under to shoot 1-over (71-76-70  217) for the week and into a tie for 12^th in the 81-player field. Serrano finished 1-over for the week on the par-4 holes, tied for 15^th in the field of 82, and 2-under on the par-5 holes, tied for eighth-best in the field.
 
She has posted rounds of par or better four of the six rounds played this season, with a season-best 3-under 69 in the opening tournament in Nebraska.
 
This is her first Golfer of the Week of the season, and second for her career, winning first on February 19, 2014.
 
The FIU program will compete next in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Memphis Women's Fall Intercollegiate. There is a 36-hole day on Monday the 17^th, with a final 18 holes the following day.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers 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 $9.8 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/.