Sarah Garcia

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ACADEMIC AWARDS

CCAA All-Academic (2017-18)
CCAA Spring All-Academic (2018)
Mangrum Award for Academic Excellence (Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018)
Big Blue Award (Fall 2015, Fall 2017)
Cougar Award (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)

ATHLETIC AWARDS

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18

Member of the CCAA Championship team, CSUSM’s first CCAA title in school history
Averaged 77.27 in 10 tournaments (22 rounds)
Seven top-20 finishes
Tied for third at the CCAA Championship (April 16-18) with a 11-over 220
Shot a season-low 72 on two occasions: first round of Skyhawk West Regional Preview (Sept. 18-19) and second round of CSUSM Fall Classic (Oct. 30-31)
Tied for first at the CSUSM Fall Classic (Oct. 30-31) with a 3-over 147
Tied for sixth at the Augustana College Spring Fling (March 15-16)

AS A SOHPOMORE IN 2016-17

Averaged 79.50 in seven tournaments (12 rounds)
Four top-20 finishes
Carded a season-low 74 in the second round to finish 12th in the CSUSM Fall Classic (Oct. 24-25)
Placed 14th at the Cougar Invitational (Feb. 27-28)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16

Averaged 80.63 over nine tournaments (16 rounds)
Five top-20 finishes
Shot a season-low 76 at the Cougar Invitational (Feb. 29-March 1)
Carded a season-best 11-over 155 at the Western New Mexico Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 21-22)
Tied for seventh at the California Baptist Invitational (Feb. 22-23)
Placed 12th at the Augustana Spring Fling (March 18)

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2015 graduate of Turlock High School in Turlock, Calif.
Played four years of varsity golf for coach Mary Krupka
First Team All-Central California Conference (2013, 2014)
Team MVP in 2013 and 2014 and team captain in 2014
Helped the Bulldogs to four league championships, extending the school’s streak to 11 consecutive CCC titles
Won the sectional championship in 2014
Took third in The Masters
Led the team to its first appearance in the Northern California State Championship
Also played varsity softball and JV basketball
All-League second team selection in softball (2014)
Served as an AP Spanish tutor and a translator in a variety of capacities
PHAST Club Secretary
Competed in the Junior Golf Association of Northern California growing up
Placed second, third or fourth in seven of her 11 JGANC tournaments

PERSONAL

Daughter of Jennifer and John Garcia
Has two brothers, Jacob and Alex
Comes from a family of collegiate athletes
Her father was a wrester at Colorado Northwestern College, her uncle Mike a wrestler at University of Southern Colorado, her aunt Susan a water polo player at Pomona College and her cousin Daniel a cross country runner at Pacific
Majoring in Criminology and Justice Studies with a minor in Spanish
Loves the location and friendly environment most about CSUSM
Also enjoys baseball and snowboarding
Roots for the Philadelphia Phillies
Favorite athletes are Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie, Stacey Lewis, Lexi Thompson and Chase Utley
Aspires to be a LPGA golfer, physical therapist and/or a golf coach
Most memorable golf moment is when her high school team took third place in The Masters and advanced as a team to the Northern California State Championship for the first time in school history