ROSEMONT, Ill. – UCLA’s Michelle Xing was named Golfer of the Week and Freshman of the Week by the Big Ten Conference on Thursday. Xing earned medalist honors in her collegiate debut on Wednesday at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a score of 9-under 207.

Xing posted round scores of 70-72-65 to become the first Bruin in program history to win their first college event. The Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, native secured the victory by firing a 7-under 65 in Wednesday’s final round. 

Xing’s final-round 65 tied the UCLA freshman 18-hole record, joining Bronte Law, Mariajo Uribe and Jane Park, and marked the lowest round ever by a Bruin in her first collegiate tournament.  After making par on her first five holes of the final round, Xing followed with a stretch of seven birdies over eight holes to move to 9-under for the tournament with five holes to play. Her lone bogey of the day came on her 16th hole, the par-3 seventh, but she responded with a birdie on her final hole to secure the individual title by one stroke.

Xing also became the first UCLA freshman to claim an individual title since Francesca Fiorellini won the 2025 Bruin Wave Invitational. 

The Bruins return to action Sept. 21-22 at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational. The event will be held at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Xing’s home province of Ontario.

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