Maria Vesga Bio and Career Results 
Senior from Bucaramanga, Colombia, enrolled mid-year in spring 2016 ... Three-year letterwinner, has played in 29 events, recording 74.59 career stroke average across 81 rounds over first three seasons ... Ranks fifth in program history with 74.59 career stroke average ... Recorded four career top-10 individual finishes and 12 career top-25 finishes ... Named to 2018 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team ... Has appeared in Baylor lineup in 29 of 30 team events during first three seasons at BU ... Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in all five semesters on team.
2017-18 (JUNIOR):
Played in Baylor lineup in all 11 events, recording 74.97 stroke average across 31 rounds ... Counted 81 percent of rounds toward team score ... Shot four rounds at par or better, recorded two top-10 individual finishes and three top-25 finishes ... Earned Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team recognition ... Selected to Academic All-Big 12 First Team for second consecutive season ... Named to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both semesters ... Made season debut in No. 1 spot at Schooner Fall Classic, tied for 47th place at 7-over 220 ... Moved to No. 5 spot for ANNIKA Intercollegiate, tied for 34th place at 8-over 224 ... Climbed into No. 2 spot for Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite and tied for 35th place at 11-over 227 ... Wrapped up fall season playing in No. 3 spot in Battle at the Beach, tied for 55th place at 14-over 227 ... Made spring debut in No. 4 spot at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, tied for 85th place at 29-over 242 ... Moved back into No. 1 spot at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, tied for 36th place at 12-over 225 ... Earned first top-25 finish of season by shooting 2-over 74 in stroke play round at SDSU March Mayhem to tie for 15th place in 60-player field ... Won first match against Pepperdine’s Mokoka Kabori before dropping next two matches ... Played in No. 1 spot at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, shooting 1-under 215 to tie for ninth place in 71-player field, earning third career top-10 finish ... Remained in No. 1 spot at Big 12 Championship and shot 6-over 222 to tie for eighth place and pick up All-Tournament Team recognition with fourth career top-10 finish ... Played in No. 2 spot and shot 72-75 in first two rounds at NCAA Austin Regional, but was forced to withdraw after seven holes in final round due to virus ... Remained at No. 3 while playing in NCAA Championship for second consecutive season, shot 13-over 301 to tie for 52nd place, as team finished tied for eighth place and earned a second-straight top-10 finish.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE):
Appeared in Baylor lineup in 12 of 13 events, recording third-best stroke average on team at 73.78 across 32 rounds ... Played eight rounds at par or better and recorded seven top-25 individual finishes, including one top-five finish ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition and was named to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both semesters ... Opened season playing in No. 1 spot at Dick McGuire Invitational and started with consecutive rounds of 3-under 69 before finishing tied for 11th in 93-player field at 4-under 212 ... Played in No. 2 spot at Mason Rudolph Championship, tied for 44th place at 9-over 225 ... Moved back to No. 1 spot at Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite and tied for 16th place at 4-over 220 ... Played at No. 3 in Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, helping team win tournament title with career-best round of 6-under 66 in first round before finishing tied for 15th in 105-player field at 4-under 140 ... Played No. 2 at Trinity Forest Invitational, tied for 20th place with round of 5-over 77 ... Made spring debut playing No. 3 at Lady Puerto Rico Classic, won career-first medalist honor by tying for first place in 80-player field at 1-under 215 ... Played in No. 1 spot in each of next three tournaments, beginning with Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, where she tied for 38th place at 11-over 224 ... Shot 6-under 138 in match against New Mexico, finishing first out of 18 players ... Tied for 21st place at 4-over 220 in Bryan National Collegiate ... Moved to No. 3 spot for Big 12 Championship and tied for 41st place at 22-over 238 ... Remained at No. 3 for NCAA Athens Regional, shot 10-over 226 to tie for 43rd place at help Bears advance to NCAA Championship for fourth time in program history ... Played No. 5 at NCAA Championship and tied for 17th place in 132-player field with 10-over 226, helping Bears advance to eight-team match play for second time in program history ... Lost 4&3 against Stanford’s Andrea Lee in match play quarterfinals.
2015-16 (FRESHMAN):
Enrolled prior to spring semester, played in top four spots in Baylor lineup in all six tournaments ... Posted team's second-best stroke average at 75.39 over 18 rounds, including two rounds at par or better ... Earned two top-25 finishes and one top-10 ... Began collegiate career at No. 3 spot in lineup, carding 27-over 240 to finish 75th at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge ... Played No. 4 and tied for 64th place with 13-over 226 at Hurricane Invitational ... Moved back to No. 3 and tied for 37th place with 9-over 225 at Wildcat Invitational ... Played in No. 2 spot in lineup for final three tournaments ... Shot first-round even-par 72 on way to 3-over 219 to tie for sixth place at Dallas Athletic Club Invitational ... Shot even-par 72 in first round and finished with 4-over 220 to tie for 17th place at Ping ASU Invitational ... Tied for 35th place with 11-over 227 at Big 12 Championship, including 1-over 73 scores in first and third rounds ... Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
INTERNATIONAL:
Won 2014 Campeonato Juvenil Copa Eduardo Herrera in native Colombia, shooting 73-73 to take the top qualifying spot before winning championship in match play ... Rallied from five strokes down entering final round to claim tournament title at 2014 Copa Camilo Villegas with 75-72-70=217 ... Claimed tournament titles at 2014 Campeonato Nacional de Mayores - Copa El Tiempo, 2013 Midwest Junior Players Championship, 2013 Copa Camilo Villegas, 2012 Copa Arturo Calle Infantil, 2012 Abierto de Golf, 2011 Tercera Parada Nacional Menores and 2011 Campeonato National Infantil.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Maria Alejandra Vesga ... Born May 20, 1998, in Bucaramanga, Colombia ... Daughter of Manuel Vesga and Luz Marin ... Business major.
