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  Melissa Uriegas

Melissa Uriegas

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Edinburg, TX

High School:
PSJA North H.S.

Height:
5-2

Season

Tourn.
Rounds
Strokes
Average
Low Round

2006-07

1

3

258

86.0

84

2005-06

7

21

1,865

88.8

80

Total
8
24
2,123

88.5

80

Fall 2007
Uriegas garnered Dean's List Second Honors for the fifth time in her career.

Spring 2007
The UTPA sophomore appeared in one tournament during the spring season where she finished 81st overall at the Islander Spring Classic with a three-round score of 258... awarded with the State Farm/PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Scholarship for the second straight season... earned Academic All-Independent accolades for the first time in her career... selected to the UTPA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the second consecutive academic campaign... garnered Dean's List Second Honors... cited with Bronc Pride 3.0 Club laurels for the fourth consecutive semester.

Fall 2007
Uriegas earned Dean's List Second Honors during the fall semester... named to the Bronc Pride 3.0 Club for the third time in her career.

Spring 2006
Uriegas competed in five tournaments during the spring season... recorded her first career top-10 finish at the National Minority College Golf Championships where she posted an eighth-place showing with a three-round total of 261... tied for 30th overall at the National Independent Championships with a 54-hole tally of 256, including a career-best 80 in the third round of competition... awarded with the State Farm/PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Scholarship at the National Minority College Golf Championships... selected as a National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar for the first time in her career... selected to the UTPA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the first time in her career... earned Dean's List First Honors for the second consecutive semester... garnered Bronc Pride 3.0 Club honors for the second time in her career.

Fall 2005
The UTPA freshman appeared in two tournaments in her first season with the Lady Broncs... finished 35th overall at the Bronc Classic with a three-round total of 268... competed at the North Texas Women's Classic where she shot a 272 en route to finishing 62nd overall... earned Dean's List First Honors during the fall season with a perfect 4.0 grade point average... selected to the Bronc Pride 3.0 Club for the first time in her career.

High School
Uriegas was one of the top women's golf talents in the Rio Grande Valley last year... named Most Valuable Player in each of her four years at PSJA North High School... named to the first-team All-Valley golf team... cited as a Scholastic Award recipient... guided her team to two district championships... competed as part of a PSJA North High School squad that qualified for the regional tournament in each of her four years.

Chip Shot
Uriegas is the daughter of Alberto and Linda Uriegas... has one brother - Alberto Jr. - and three sisters - Christina, Melinda, and Marissa... born on September 19, 1986... majoring in biology/chemistry.



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