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UTEP Miners

2016-17 Women's Golf Roster

Sofia Castiello

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Prev School Northeastern State

Biography

UTEP ITEM
Recipient of a C-USA academic medal in 2015 (minimum 3.75 GPA) ... three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).

2016-17 (SENIOR)
Played in nine tournaments and registered a 78.3 scoring average ... picked up one top-20 finish, tying for 12th place at the Lady Red Wolf Classic ... posted back-to-back rounds of 75, her season best, at the tournament in Jonesboro, Ark. ... her top score of the season, 229, came at the Aggie Invitational.

2015-16 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in nine tournaments ... recorded the second-best scoring average on the squad (77.9) for a second consecutive year ... was the Miners' top finisher at a pair of tournaments ... picked up her season-best 10th-place showing at the Bob Hurley Shootout, where he also carded her season-low score of 223 ... matched her career-low round of 71 at the Conference USA Championships.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in all 11 tournaments while making her Miner debut ... compiled the second-best scoring average on the team (77.1) ... registered her season-best sixth-place finish in the New Mexico match ... her top score of the season was achieved at the NM State Aggie Invitational where she carded a five-over-par 221, tying for 25th place to pace the team ... also registered her low round of 2014-15 (71) at the NMSU Invite.

PRIOR TO UTEP
Transferred to UTEP from Northeastern State ... appeared in 11 tournaments for the Riverhawks, compiling a scoring average of 78.8 over 24 rounds ... recorded six top-10 finishes, including taking second place at the MIAA Championship and third at the St. Mary's Invitational ... fired her low round of 74 on three occasions ... attended Alpes San Javier High School where she was coached by Rafael Alarcon.

PERSONAL
Full name is Sofia Castiello ... parents are Jaime Castiello and Sofia Gomez Verea ... father is an architect ... has three brothers ... youngest brother Eduardo played on the men's golf team at the University of Oklahoma ... hobbies include playing soccer and tennis ... Multidisciplinary Studies major.