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2014-15 Women's Golf Roster

Anna Arrese Cortadellas

  • HEIGHT 5-5
  • CLASS Senior
  • HOMETOWN Barcelona, Spain
  • HIGHSCHOOL IES Ortega Y Gasset

Biography

Management major … The best player in the Heartland Conference and among the elite golfers at the NCAA Division II level … Decorated junior golfer in Europe before arriving in U.S. … Precision ball striker whose consistency is perhaps  her strongest attribute … Finished in the top 10 in all but one of her 36 collegiate starts, winning eight events, a remarkable victory clip of 22.2 percent … Four-time NAIA/NCCAA All-America who earned national player of the week honors 17 times (two NAIA, 15 NCCAA) in four years … 2014-15: Started all 11 tournaments, winning three, recording 11 top-10 finishes and posting a stroke average of 73.58 over 24 rounds, second-best in NCAA Division II and far and away tops in the Heartland Conference, the third straight year in which she lead the league in that key category … Led Heartland Conference in stroke average, wins, score vs. par (1.92) and par-4 scoring (4.12), but still was not named as the conference player of the year by league coaches, although she was a first-team all-conference selection … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … During the season, had an amazing run of six straight top-two finishes … Never had a single round higher than 78 … Tied for fourth in the fall opener, the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Club’s West Course, shooting 74-71-74—219 (+3) and earning NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors for the first of five times during her senior season … Sixth in the NCCAA Central Region Championship at Owasso Golf and Athletic Club, shooting 74-75—149 (+5) … At RCB Bank-Central Oklahoma Classic at Lincoln Park East, placed fifth with rounds of 72-74—146 (+4) … Took eighth at the Dallas Baptist Fall Classic at The Golf Club of Dallas with scores of 76-74—150 (+6) … Was in contention for NCCAA Championship title until final hole, finishing second by one shot after shooting 75-75-72—222 (+6) at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla.  … The final-round 72 was one of only two rounds shot by any player in the tournament at even or below par … Earned NCCAA All-America honors for the third straight year with the runner-up showing and started her amazing streak of top-two finishes … Opened the spring season with two wins … Led the Lady Eagles to the team title in the Las Vegas Desert Classic at Paiute Golf Club, shooting 77-71—148 (+4) to take top honors … Followed the next week by winning the Diffee Ford-Lincoln Invitational at Kickingbird Golf Club in Edmond, shooting 75-68—143 (+3) … The 2-under 68 was the best score of her collegiate career … Was named as the NCCAA student-athlete of the week after both wins and as the Heartland player of the week after the second win … Was part of a 1-2-3 finish by OC players (along with Audrey Meisch and Allison Sell) in the Augustana Spring Fling at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif. … Her 74-78—152 (+8) left her second behind Meisch and helped the Lady Eagles take the team title … Another runner-up finish came the next week in the Dallas Baptist Patriot Classic at Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Texas, where she shot 72-74—146 (+2) … Was named as NCCAA student-athlete of the week a fourth time in 2014-15 after that performance … Made it six straight top-two finishes the next week, winning the Oklahoma Baptist Spring Invitational at Lincoln Park East for her eighth career title, shooting rounds of 68 (matching her career best) and 75 to close at 1-under 143 … Was named as NCCAA student-athlete of the week and Heartland player of the week after the win … Struggled a bit at the Heartland Conference Championship at Slick Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, but still shot 74-74—148 (+4) to finish eighth in a deep field … Helped Lady Eagles post the (unofficial) top team score in the tournament, although conference refused to recognize that achievement … 2013-14: Finished in the top 10 in eight of OC’s nine tournaments, including three runner-up finishes … For second straight year, led Heartland Conference in stroke average at 75.52 over 21 rounds, finishing 14th among NCAA Division II players in that category … Only had one round in the 80s … Despite those numbers, only received second-team All-Heartland Conference recognition … Earned NCCAA All-America honors with a second-place finish at the NCCAA Invitational in October at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., shooting 74-77-73 (8-over-par) … A four-time NCCAA student-athlete of the week and a two-time selection as the Heartland player of the week … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Opened fall season with a tie for eighth at 6-over-par in the Hawks Creek Invitational at Hawks Creek Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas … Took second in the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Club’s West Course in Oklahoma City, shooting rounds of 73-71-72 to finish at even par and earn NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors … Posted a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Western  New Mexico Fall Intercollegiate at Coldwater Golf Club in Avondale, Ariz., and in the RCB UCO Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Club’s East Course in Oklahoma City, earning NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors after both and Heartland player of the week honors after the latter … Ended fall season with second-place strong performance at NCCAA Invitational … Led Lady Eagles to program’s first team win in the spring opener, the Kickingbird Classic at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond, finishing tied for second at 8-over after rounds of 78 and an even-par 70, the best round of her junior campaign … After that performance, was named as the Heartland player of the week and the NCCAA student-athlete of the week … After 10th-place finish at Midwestern State Invitational at The Champions Course at Weeks Park in Wichita Falls, Texas, her remarkable run of 23 straight top-10 finishes ended with a 23rd-place finish in the Dallas Baptist Southwest Classic at Apple Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas … Rebounded to finish seventh in a field full of NCAA Division I players in season-ending Gary Crossley Ford Kansas City Shootout … 2012-13: Won three tournaments and went 10-for-10 in posting top-10 finishes … Her 74.8 stroke average ranked seventh in Division II and was far and away (by 1.4 strokes per round) the best in the conference, although league officials refused to recognize her as the player of the year … Was named to the first-team all-conference list … In 21 rounds, did not post a score higher than a 79 … Six-time NCCAA player of the week and two-time Heartland Conference player of the week … Opened fall season with second-place finish in Hawks Creek Invitational at Hawks Creek Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas … Followed that with consecutive wins in the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz. (finishing at 2-under 142) and the RCB Bank Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Club’s East Course in Oklahoma City (finishing at 1-over 143) … Named as the conference player of the week both times … Tied for sixth in the Oklahoma City University Stars Fall Classic at Lincoln Park West … At NCCAA Invitational at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., helped Lady Eagles finish as the runners-up, posting fourth-place finish with a 9-over 153 … Earned NCCAA All-America honors … Tied for 10th in the Lady Rattler Round-Up at The Dominion Country Club in San Antonio to open the spring season … Rebounded to finish third the next week in the Glen Ivy Intercollegiate at the Victoria Club in Riverside, Calif. … Posted third win of campaign by taking medalist honors in the Midwestern State Invitational, firing a 2-over 146 … Despite frigid conditions, took second in the Lions Classic at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark. … Ended sophomore season with another runner-up finish, shooting even-par 144 in the Southwest Classic at Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas … 2011-12: After joining team at the start of the spring season, posted two wins in six events … Earned NAIA All-America first-team honors after leading the NAIA in stroke average at 74.15 in 13 rounds … Twice named as the Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA women’s player of the week , after wins in the Battle at Primm and the SAC Championship … Never finished lower than sixth in any of her six spring tournaments … Finished as the individual runner-up at the NAIA Championship at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn., finishing at 1-over-par 293 in the four-round event … Named to the NAIA all-tournament team … Medalist at the SAC Championship at Lincoln Park Golf Club’s West Course, posting two-round score of 2-under 142 … Tied for sixth at rain-shortened Oklahoma Baptist Spring Invitational after shooting first-round 83 at Shawnee Country Club … Runaway winner at Battle at Primm at Primm Valley Golf Club in Primm, Nev., as her 3-under 141 was good for an eight-shot bulge … Tied for fourth in the Texoma Chevy Dealers Lion Invitational at Tanglewood Golf Course in Pottsboro, Texas … In first collegiate tournament, finished second in the Mary Hardin-Baylor Lady Cru Spring Invitational at Stonetree Golf Club in Killeen, Texas … Previous school: Attended high school at IES Ortega Y Gasset in Madrid, Spain, where she played golf and tennis … Won numerous events in Europe, including the Spanish Amateur, Portugese Amateur and the Spanish National under-21 tournament … Represented Europe in the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup in Bowling Green, Ky., and in the 2009 Junior Solheim Cup in Aurora, Ill.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior

  • 2014-15Senior

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