Maria Pinedo
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Neiva, Colombia
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- Previous School(s):
- Colegio Columbo Inglés de Huila
Honors and Awards
- 2023-24, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2023-24, WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2023-24, CSC Academic All-District
- 2023-24, BU Female Academic Athlete of the Year
- 2023-24, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2023-24, NSAA Women's Golfer of the Year
- 2023-24, First team all-NSAA
- 2023-24, NSAA Golfer of the Week (Sept. 6, Sept. 27, Oct. 11, Mar. 19, Mar. 26, Apr. 23)
- 2022-23, WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2022-23, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022-23, First team all-NSAA
- 2022-23, NSAA Golfer of the Week (Oct. 5, Oct. 12)
- 2021-22, WGCA All-American Scholar
- 2021-22, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021-22, First team all-NSAA
2023-24 Season (Junior): Named the NSAA Golfer of the Year ... Earned first-team all-NSAA honors after finishing in fourth place at the NSAA Championships ... Led the Bruins with a 79.9 strokes-per-round average ... Had eight top-five finishes on the year ... Won two events on the season, the Bronco Fall Invite and the Kaitlyn Erickson Doane Invite ... Named the NSAA Golfer of the Week on six occasions ... Earned NSAA Scholar-Athlete and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors .. Earned College Sports Communicators All-District honors ... Named a WGCA All-American Scholar.
2022-23 Season (Sophomore): Won the individual title at the NSAA Championships, earning first-team all-NSAA recognition for the second-straight year ... Twice earned NSAA Golfer of the Week honors ... Recorded six top-10 finishes on the season ... Second on the team with a 79.0 strokes-per-round scoring average ... Registered her lowest round of the season in the third round of the Northwest Iowa National Invite, carding an even-par 72 ... Named an NSAA Scholar-Athlete and a WGCA All-American Scholar
2021-22 Season (Freshman): Earned first-team all-NSAA honors after finishing in second place at the NSAA Championships ... Posted the top round in the NSAA Championships with an even-par 72 in the second round ... The Bruins' top performer at the NAIA National Championships, finishing the tournament in a tie for 31st place at 8-over par ... Compiled an 82.5 strokes-per-round average on the season.
High School: Graduate of Colegio Colombo Ingles del Huila.
Personal: Daughter of Alvaro Pinedo and Nancy Velarde ... Has a brother, Juan Manuel ... Born on Apr. 22, 2004 ... Majoring in Business Administration.
