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2009-10 Women's Golf Roster

Paula Hurtado

  • Position Player
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Medellín Colombia
  • High School Colegio Marymount

Biography

18-Hole Total: 67, Pat Bradley Championship (10/27-28/2008)

36-Hole Total: 137, Pat Bradley Championship (10/27-28/2008)

54-Hole Total: 214, Pat Bradley Championship (10/27-28/2008)

Finish: 1st, Morehead State Spring Kick-off (2/22-24/2009)

Sophomore (2008-09): All-Sun Belt Conference selection  ...  Ranked second on the team and sixth in the Sun Belt with a stroke average of 75.49 strokes per round ... Collected five top-10 finishes this year, including medalist honors at the Morehead State Spring Kick-off in Oxnard, Calif. ... Posted six rounds at even or under par ... Finished tied for 15th place at the Sun Belt Conference Championship at the Cypresswood Golf Club in Houston, Texas, as the Golden Panthers’ team ended tied for fourth ... Appeared in the GolfStat Cup Standings for Women at No. 135.

Freshman (2007-08): Earned individual selection to the NCAA East Regional after finishing with the top regular-season stroke average (73.83) in the Sun Belt Conference...Finished in an NCAA tie for 43rd place...Named the league’s Freshman of the Year after a second-place showing at the SBC Championship...One of two promising freshmen on the squad who, along with Cristina Marin, helped FIU appear among Golfstat.com’s Division I Top-25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking...Overall, individually ranked No. 110 nationally by Golfstat...Led the Golden Panthers with six rounds of par or under...Finished among the top-25 in six of her eight tournaments played and among the top-5 competitors in three of her last four events...Helped FIU to the championship of the McNeese State/Cowgirl Invitational when she tied for fifth with a 9-over 225...Came back at the Lady Gator Invitational as FIU’s top finisher and then ended second at the UALR Golf Classic with a season-best 1-over tournament score, which helped the Golden Panthers to a second place team finish...Another top-5 individual finish with a third-place tie at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational...Recorded a pair of sub-par rounds and concluded the SBC Tourney with a 2-over 218.

Prior to FIU: A top-ranked junior from Colombia who won numerous individual titles including the South American Qualifying Tournament (2005-07), the National Championship Medal Play Championship (2006) and the National Championship Match Play Championships (2007)...Represented Colombia at the Callaway Junior World Championships and finished fourth at the U.S. Girls Junior Championship...Participated with the Colombian National Team (2005-07)...Played in the 2007 Orange Bowl Junior Championship and in the 2006-07 U.S. Girls Qualifier...Placed second at the Colombian National Amateur Championship...Also played three years of high school squash and two seasons of volleyball.

Personal: Born February 5, 1990...Daughter of Marco Antonio Hurtado and Luisa Fernanda Restrepo...International business major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    Player
    5'10"
  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Player
    5'10"
  • 2009-10Junior

    Player
    5'10"