Cristina Canales

Kelsey Yi

/ Women's Golf

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Photo by: Keith Lucas

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Class:
Junior
High School:
American School of Bilbao
Hometown:
Bilbao, Spain

Spring 2024: Posted an 84.1 spring average to bring her full-season mark to 80.8 ... best round was 77 at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate in Florida ... Fall 2023: Played in four of the team's five fall events, highlighted by a T-9th finish at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational, hosted by Youngstown State (77-74) ... second-round 74 (+2) was her season best ... averaged 78.1 strokes per round ... Spring 2023: Competed in three spring events, including the Patriot League Championship, where she finished 22nd (81-75-78) ... 3-over 75 in the second round at Independence GC was a season best ... averaged 79.0 for the spring and 79.9 for the full season, which was second-best on the team ... Fall 2022: Appeared in two events and averaged 81.2 in five rounds ... best round was 5-over 75 at the Bucknell Invitational, where she finished 13th (80-75-82) ... Spring 2022: Appeared in four of the five spring events and posted an 82.9 average ... 81.4 average for the full 2021-22 season ... low round was 76 at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... placed 29th at the Patriot League Championship (83-86-86) ... Fall 2021: Ranked second on the team with a 79.0 scoring average ... played in three fall tournaments, with a top finish of 13th at the Bucknell Invitational (79-72-78) ... second-round 72 was a personal best ... Spring 2021: Solid debut season, ranking second on the team with an 80.0 average ... Bucknell's top finisher at the Patriot League Championship, placing T-11th with rounds of 81-77-78 ... tied for team honors with a T-5th finish at the Navy Invitational ... also T-5th at the Bucknell Invitational ... low round was 77 (three times) ... Fall 2020: No competitions due to COVID-19 ... Personal: Born July 3, 2002 in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... parents are Jose Antonio and Maria Canales ... has one older sibling, Jaime ... born in Brazil but moved to Spain at the age of three ... attended the American School of Bilbao, where she was a two-year captain of the golf team ... individual First Place Second Category Regional Champion in 2019 ... team finished in second place at the 2018 National Championships ... began playing golf at the age of six and played in her first tournament at age nine ... majoring in neuroscience ... member of 2023 and 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.