St. John's University Athletics
2012-13 Women's Golf Roster
Mariana Barrios
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bogota, Colombia
As a junior in 2011-12: Played in four events for the Red Storm with an 84.56 stroke average ... had her best round of the year at the Richmond Spider Invitational (Oct. 10-11), posting a 78(+6) in the second round ... also had a solid second round at the Ball State Cardinal Classic (Sept. 17-18), shooting a 79(+7) ... named to the 2011-12 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a sophomore in 2010-11: Played in all 10 events for the Red Storm ... fourth on the team with an 81.66 stroke average ... recorded two top-10 finishes on the season ... opened the season tying for eighth place at the Towson Women[apos]s Invitational (Sept. 13-14) with an 84-76--160(+16) ... shot an 83-79--162 to tie for 12th at the Rutgers Invitational (Oct. 15-16) ... Shot an 82-86-69--237(+21) to finish 10th at the EKU El Diablo Intercollegiate (March 10-12) ... the 69 was her best round of the year and tied for the second best round to par for the Red Storm on the year ... named to the 2010-11 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a redshirt freshman in 2009-10: Competed in all eight STJ events in her first season of play... 82.33 round average and three top-10 showings ranked third on the team... competed as an individual in the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 19-20), shooting collegiate career low 4-over 76 in the second round to finish at 14-over 158 and tie for 25th place... helped lead STJ to second-place finish at the Rutgers Invitational (Oct. 9-10), shooting 79-77--156 (+12) to take 9th place... shot 80-80--160 (+16) and tied for 9th at the Hartford Invitational (April 11-13).
As a freshman in 2008-09: Redshirted freshman season.
Before St. John[apos]s: Won Colombia[apos]s 2006 National Junior Championship... won the 2007 Florida Junior Tour Championship at Lake Jovita... represented Colombia at the Junior Open in England, the Argentina Women[apos]s Open and the South America Junior Championship in Chile.
Personal: Born in Ibague, Colombia ... has an older sister, Juliana... majoring in finance
Barrios Up Close:
Favorite golf course: Country Club de Bogota
Most reliable golf club: My driver and my putter
Age when you first played golf: Eight.
Favorite part of being on the team: The competition and my teammates. We always have a great time together.
Favorite Golfer: Camilo Villegas