Michigan State senior women’s golfer Valery Plata (Floridablanca, Colombia/Colegio La Quinta Del Puente) was invited to participate in the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA), being held from March 30 to April 2, at the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
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Trio of Spartans Named to Big Ten Women’s Golfers to Watch List
Michigan State’s Valery Plata, Leila Raines, and Valentina Rossi have all been named to the Big Ten’s Women’s Golfers to Watch list, it was announced by the conference on Tuesday (Aug. 31). The Spartans, who captured the 2021 Big Ten championship, will begin the new season Sept. 13-14 in Charleston, S.C., at the Cougar Classic.
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Valery Plata Tabbed Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week
Michigan State junior Valery Plata was named the Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced on Wednesday. Plata is sharing the award with Michigan’s Ashley Lau, who tied Plata for medalist honors at last weekend’s Indiana Invitational.
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Valery Plata Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week
Michigan State junior Valery Plata has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced on Wednesday, April 7. Plata recorded the second-lowest 54-hole total of her career with a 7-under-par 209 in helping the Spartans win the IU Spring Challenge on Monday.
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Plata Finishes as a Semifinalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur
Michigan State rising junior Valery Plata put together an outstanding run at this week’s U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship as she made it all the way to the semifinals. Plata’s impressive run eventually came to a halt one match shy of the championship as she fell to 2019 champ Gabriella Ruffels, 2&1, on Saturday afternoon at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland.
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Valery Plata Named B1G Golfer of the Year; Record Four Spartans Earn All-Conference Honors
Four members of the Michigan State women’s golf team were named to the All-Big Ten Team, announced by the conference office on Monday (May 18). Leading the way was sophomore Valery Plata, who was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Year. Plata was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by senior Allyson Geer-Park and junior Yurika Tanida. Senior Paz Marfa Sans was selected to the second team.
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Valery Plata Named B1G Golfer of the Week
Michigan State sophomore Valery Plata was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week, it was announced by the conference office on Wednesday (Oct. 16). Plata is the third Spartan to be named the conference’s golfer of the week this season and it’s the first such honor of her career.