Sophia Bardunias

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Monte Vista
Hometown:
San Ramon, Calif.

Career: First Team All-Patriot League in 2025, 2026 … 2026 Patriot League All-Tournament Team … 2026 Academic All-Patriot League … Eight-time Patriot League Golfer of the Week … one career win at the NKU Spring Fling (2026).

Spring 2026 (Sophomore): Placed fifth at the Patriot League Championships at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Cub, shooting a 226 (74-78-74) … won the NKU Spring Fling with a 223 (75-76-72), shooting even-par in her final round to lead the Bison to a team win … began the spring with a third-place finish at El Campeon Collegiate … tied for sixth at the Bermuda Triangle Collegiate … tied for 21st at the Rutgers University Invitational … won three PL golfer of the Week awards in the spring season … low score was an even 72 at Sandridge CC.

Fall 2025 (Sophomore): Posted four top-10 finishes with one finish in the top-five in the fall to lead the … averaged a 75.2 over 13 rounds … became the seventh player in Bucknell history to shoot a round of two-under or better … tied for seventh at the Nittany Lion Invitational to earn PL Golfer of the Week … began the year with a fourth-place finish at the Bucknell Invitational with a 223 (75-73-75) … placed seventh at the Battle at the Creek … took eighth at the Red Flash Invitational.

Spring 2025 (Freshman): Continued a great debut season after a strong fall season, competing in all six events in the spring ... averaged a 77.2 over 17 rounds ... First Team All-Patriot League ... earned a sixth place finish at the PL Championships at the par-72 Saucon Valley CC in Bethlehem, shooting 78, 75, 77 ... finished in a three-way tie for first at the Prospect Bay Intercollegiate at Prospect Bay CC, shooting 79, 75, 76 for a six-over par finish ... low score was 74, hitting that mark three times ... tied for eighth at the YSU Spring Invitational at Avalon Lakes GC in Ohio with a 74 and a 76 for a six-over par finish; helped Bucknell to a first-place team finish and a 36-hol school record in relation to par.

Fall 2024 (Freshman): Had a great debut for the Bison, averaging a 76.9 over five events ... shot 76 or lower in seven events ... low score was an even-par 72, shot in both rounds of the Roseann Schwartz Invitational at Mill Creek GC where she finished in fourth ... tied for fourth at the Lehigh Invitational at Saucon Valley CC, shooting 75 and 79 ... shot a 76 in all three rounds of the Bucknell Invitational at Bucknell GC for a 17th place finish ... placed sixth at the Battle of the Creek at King's Creek CC in Delaware with a 79, 76, 82.

Personal: Born Sept. 25, 2006 in San Ramon, Calif. ... parents are John and Susan Bardunias ... 2024 graduate of Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif. ... two-time First Team All-East Bay Athletic League golfer ... finished in a tie for fifth place out of 132 girls at the North Coast Sectional Championship ... medalist at the Bulldog Invitational ... helped lead her team to an 18-0 record, an EBAL conference title, and runner-up finishes at the Sectional and Regional Championships ... Monte Vista qualified for the state tournament for the first time in 16 years ... on the junior golf circuit, finished T-18th at the FCG Callaway World Championship and T-6th at the JTNC Fall Series IV at Haggin Oaks ... advanced to the round of 16 at the 72nd California Junior Girls State Championship ... won the FCG Napa World Series Championship at Silverado ... was introduced to golf through her local First Tee program and has continued to volunteer as she has gotten older ... First Tee program provided her the opportunity to pair with PGA Tour professional David Frost at the PURE Insurance Open, a PGA Tour Champions event that was held at the famed Pebble Beach and Spyglass courses, and she even made her first hole-in-one at Pebble Beach ... studying in the Freeman College of Management ... member of 2025 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.