ROSEMONT, Ill. – A trio of UCLA women's golfers – Zoe Antoinette Campos, Caroline Canales and Francesca Fiorellini – were all named to the Big Ten Women's Golf Preseason Players to Watch List, the conference announced Thursday morning.
Campos was consensus First Team All-American, an ANNIKA Award Top 10 Finalist and an All-Pac-12 First Team selection for a second straight season in 2023-24. The Valencia, Calif. native led UCLA with four wins, a 70.7 scoring average and nine top-10 finishes and was the only Bruin to have all rounds count towards the team score last season. She enters her final season in Westwood as the fourth-ranked women's amateur on the globe, according to the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Campos represented the United States in two major international competitions this past summer, helping Team USA to a second straight Arnold Palmer Cup win in Ireland in July and a second-place finish to Great Britain & International at the Curtis Cup in early September.
Canales was also awarded WGCA Honorable Mention All-American acclaim for the first time in her career last season. The Calabasas, Calif. native ranked second on the squad with a 72.6 stroke average, four top 10s and 12 rounds under par, and put on a dominant show in the match play portion of the NCAA Championships with a perfect 3-0-0 record.
Fiorellini arrives to campus this fall as the top-ranked Italian, fourth-ranked European and 19th-ranked amateur on the globe, according to the World Amateur Gold Rankings as of Sept. 3, 2024. Her amateur career prior to UCLA was headlined by three major team victories in 2023 at the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup and Patsy Hankins Trophy.
The Bruins just completed their first tournament of the 2024-25 season at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate where they rose to a sixth-place finish (+7, 871) on the final day Wednesday, Sept. 11. Canales recorded her first top-10 result of the season, tying for sixth at -4 (67-74-71).
UCLA returns to action at the end of the month at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) in Wilmette, Ill. where it will seek to defend its 2023 title.
Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
Illinois, Yurang Li
Illinois, Brielle Mapanao
Illinois, Victoria Zheng
Indiana, Madi Dabagia
Indiana, Caroline Smith
Indiana, Chloe Johnson
Iowa, Paula Miranda
Iowa, Ximena Benites
Iowa, Riley Lewis
Maryland, Nicha Kanpai
Maryland, Panassaya Somchit
Maryland, Chananyu Chowiwattana
Michigan, Lauren Sung
Michigan, Mara Janess
Michigan, Suzie Tran
Michigan State, Katie Lu
Michigan State, Ana Sofia Murcia
Michigan State, Brooke Biermann
Minnesota, Isabella McCauley
Minnesota, Reese McCauley
Minnesota, Luisamariana Mesones
Nebraska, Miu Takahashi
Nebraska, Arden Louchheim
Nebraska, Hannah Kono
Northwestern, Lauren Nguyen
Northwestern, Ashley Yun
Northwestern, Dianna Lee
Ohio State, Kary Hollenbaugh
Ohio State, Faith Choi
Ohio State, Nellie Ong
Oregon, Kiara Romero
Oregon, Ting-Hsuan Huang
Oregon, Suvichaya Vinijchaitham
Penn State, Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun
Penn State, Michell Cox
Penn State, Drew Nienhaus
Purdue, Momo Sugiyama
Purdue, Samantha Brown
Purdue, Natasha Kiel
Rutgers, Lucrezia Rossettin
UCLA, Zoe Antoinette Campos
UCLA, Caroline Canales
UCLA, Francesca Fiorellini
USC, Bailey Shoemaker
USC, Catherine Park
UCS, Jasmine Koo
Washington, Vivian Lu
Washington, Carmen Lim
Washington, Jamie Hsieh
Wisconsin, Carly Carter
Wisconsin, Chloe Chan
Wisconsin, Alexia Siehl
Campos was consensus First Team All-American, an ANNIKA Award Top 10 Finalist and an All-Pac-12 First Team selection for a second straight season in 2023-24. The Valencia, Calif. native led UCLA with four wins, a 70.7 scoring average and nine top-10 finishes and was the only Bruin to have all rounds count towards the team score last season. She enters her final season in Westwood as the fourth-ranked women's amateur on the globe, according to the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Campos represented the United States in two major international competitions this past summer, helping Team USA to a second straight Arnold Palmer Cup win in Ireland in July and a second-place finish to Great Britain & International at the Curtis Cup in early September.
Canales was also awarded WGCA Honorable Mention All-American acclaim for the first time in her career last season. The Calabasas, Calif. native ranked second on the squad with a 72.6 stroke average, four top 10s and 12 rounds under par, and put on a dominant show in the match play portion of the NCAA Championships with a perfect 3-0-0 record.
Fiorellini arrives to campus this fall as the top-ranked Italian, fourth-ranked European and 19th-ranked amateur on the globe, according to the World Amateur Gold Rankings as of Sept. 3, 2024. Her amateur career prior to UCLA was headlined by three major team victories in 2023 at the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup and Patsy Hankins Trophy.
The Bruins just completed their first tournament of the 2024-25 season at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate where they rose to a sixth-place finish (+7, 871) on the final day Wednesday, Sept. 11. Canales recorded her first top-10 result of the season, tying for sixth at -4 (67-74-71).
UCLA returns to action at the end of the month at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) in Wilmette, Ill. where it will seek to defend its 2023 title.
Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
Illinois, Yurang Li
Illinois, Brielle Mapanao
Illinois, Victoria Zheng
Indiana, Madi Dabagia
Indiana, Caroline Smith
Indiana, Chloe Johnson
Iowa, Paula Miranda
Iowa, Ximena Benites
Iowa, Riley Lewis
Maryland, Nicha Kanpai
Maryland, Panassaya Somchit
Maryland, Chananyu Chowiwattana
Michigan, Lauren Sung
Michigan, Mara Janess
Michigan, Suzie Tran
Michigan State, Katie Lu
Michigan State, Ana Sofia Murcia
Michigan State, Brooke Biermann
Minnesota, Isabella McCauley
Minnesota, Reese McCauley
Minnesota, Luisamariana Mesones
Nebraska, Miu Takahashi
Nebraska, Arden Louchheim
Nebraska, Hannah Kono
Northwestern, Lauren Nguyen
Northwestern, Ashley Yun
Northwestern, Dianna Lee
Ohio State, Kary Hollenbaugh
Ohio State, Faith Choi
Ohio State, Nellie Ong
Oregon, Kiara Romero
Oregon, Ting-Hsuan Huang
Oregon, Suvichaya Vinijchaitham
Penn State, Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun
Penn State, Michell Cox
Penn State, Drew Nienhaus
Purdue, Momo Sugiyama
Purdue, Samantha Brown
Purdue, Natasha Kiel
Rutgers, Lucrezia Rossettin
UCLA, Zoe Antoinette Campos
UCLA, Caroline Canales
UCLA, Francesca Fiorellini
USC, Bailey Shoemaker
USC, Catherine Park
UCS, Jasmine Koo
Washington, Vivian Lu
Washington, Carmen Lim
Washington, Jamie Hsieh
Wisconsin, Carly Carter
Wisconsin, Chloe Chan
Wisconsin, Alexia Siehl