Maria Saavedra
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Mexico City, Mexico
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- High School:
- Escuela Sierra Nevada San Mate
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- Previous School(s):
- Escuela Sierra Nevada San Mate
Photos: Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior
Honors and Awards
- 2015-16, Third team NAIA All-American
- 2015-16, First team all-NSAA
- 2015-16, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2015-16, NSAA Golfer of the Week (Oct. 14)
- 2014-15, First team all-MCAC
- 2013-14, NAIA Third team All-American
- 2013-14, First team all-MCAC
- 2013-14, Bellevue Shootout all-tournament team
- 2012-13, First team NAIA All-American
- 2012-13, NAIA National Championship all-tournament team
- 2012-13, MCAC Golfer of the Year
- 2012-13, First team all-MCAC
- 2012-13, MCAC Golfer of the Week (April 15)
2015-16 Season (Senior): Earned third team NAIA All-American honors ... Second on the team with a 78.23 stroke average per round ... A first team all-NSAA selection after finishing in fourth place at the NSAA Championships ... Named an NSAA Scholar-Athlete ... Recorded four top-5 finishes on the season ... Captured the title at the Bellevue Fall Invite on Oct. 12-13, earning her NSAA Golfer of the Week honors.
2014-15 Season (Junior): Earned her third-straight first team all-MCAC honor after finishing in a tie for second at the 2015 MCAC Tournament ... Shot a season-low 6-over par 54-total of 222, while helping the Bruins capture the 2014 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic on Sept. 15-16 ... Finished with a season scoring average of 79.50.
2013-14 Season (Sophomore): Awarded third team NAIA All-American accolades ... Named to the conference’s first team for the second-straight season ... Played in all 12 events ... Average score was 78.7 ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Bellevue Shootout after placing third on Oct. 18 ... Finished first at the Northwood Bluebonnet Championship (March 31-April 1) ... Registered top 10 finishes in all but two tournaments.
2012-13 Season (Freshman): A first team NAIA All-American ... Named the MCAC Golfer of the Year while earning first team all-conference accolades ... Led the team with a 76.9 stroke average ... Named the MCAC Golfer of the Week on April 15 ... Won five individual titles ... Registered a hole-in-one in the opening round of the Creighton Classic (April 15).
High School: Attended Escuela Sierra Nevada San Mate ... Coached by Genard Ceron.
Personal: Daughter of Gerardo Francisco Saavedra Silva and Margarita Saavetra-Mancera ... Has a younger sibling ... Full name is Maria del Mar Saavedra ... Born on Jan. 23, 1994 ... Majoring in business administration.