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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

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Ana Valentina-Guarderas

  • Hometown:
    Quito, Ecuador
  • High School:
    Shakespeare School
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior

Summary

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2025-26)
Competed in 11 events and 29 rounds of golf... recorded a 78.6 stroke average with 2,282 total strokes... carded a season-low round of 71 (-1) at the Saint Leo Invitational... posted a season-best finish of a tie for 10th at the Saint Leo Invitational... also finished tied for 26th at the DBU Classic and tied for 46th at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational... recorded additional top-50 finishes, including a tie for 47th at the Bentwater Collegiate and Ralph Hayes Toyota D2 Invitational... also competed at the SSC Championship and NCAA South Regionals... completed the season with 29 rounds of competition.

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)
SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring) ... Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee … CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team … Competed in seven tournaments during her junior season … Finished with a stroke average of 78.6 over 19 rounds … Recorded her season-best finish at the Spring Fling (March 13-14), tying for 8th including posting her season-low round of 73 in the final round … Competed individually at the Saint Leo Invitational (Oct. 21-22), where she finished 58th, and tied for 56th at the Lady Moc Classic (Feb. 24-25).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
President's Club (Fall & Spring) ... SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... SSC Tournament Champion … WGCA All-American Scholar … Played in nine tournaments posting a 77.4 stroke average … Shot a season-best +13 four times including at the SMSU Classic (March 11-12) to lead the Lions to a first place finish … Shot a +30 at the Sunshine State Conference tournament (April 14-16) to lead the Lions to the first championship in program history.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Competed at seven events and 20 rounds with an 80.55 stroke average…carded her best round of 72 in the second round of the DBU Women’s Classic…finished a season-best 11-over par 216 at the event…ranked a season-best tied-55th at the Lynn University Invitational for shooting rounds 78-72-77. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Shakespeare School.
 
PERSONAL
Is the daughter of Humberto Guarderas and Maria del Mar Segado … Chose Saint Leo because of the beautiful campus and the great combination of academics with athletics… Her career goal is to become the best person, athlete, and student she can be …  Lists Joaquin Niemann as her favorite athlete.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'6"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'6"