Maria "Nani" Merchan

2018-19 Women's Golf Roster

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Class Senior
High School American Heritage
Hometown Caracas, Venezuela

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Spring 2019: One of three members of the USF women's golf team to graduate in spring 2019.

Fall 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll.

Spring 2018: One of two Bulls to compete in all 32 rounds of the season... Tied for the team lead with two top-10 finishes on the season... Led the team with six top-25 finishes, including four in the spring...Finished second on the team with a 76.2 season scoring average... Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll for the semester.

Fall 2017: One of three players to compete in all 12 rounds of the fall season... Finished third on the team with a 78.6 scoring average and tied for second with one top-25 performance... Tied for 14th place at the Pat Bradley Invitational (Oct. 24)... Member of the USF Athletics Honor Roll for the semester.

2016-17: Played in six events of the spring before missing the rest of the season with an injury... Forced to withdraw with an injury at the Web.com Intercollegiate after shooting an even-par 72 in the first round... Finished fourth on the team with a 76.3 scoring average in 15 rounds... Tied for 27th place at the Gator Invitational (March 12).

2015-16: Helped the Bulls place third at the American Athletic Conference Championship, the program's best conference finish since 2011-12... Ranked fourth on the team with a 76.2 scoring average in 30 rounds... Posted a career-best finish at the SunTrust Gator Invitational by tying for 10th place...Played in all three of the Bulls' fall tournaments and led the team with a 74.7 scoring average... Carded a 4-under 68 in her first collegiate round and tied for 12th at the Johnie Imes Invitational with a score of 68-76-71--215 (-1)... Posted consecutive 71's to move up to a tie for 23rd place at the Palmetto Intercollegiate.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters for American Heritage in Plantation, Fla., under head coach Linda Sibio ... Named the Miami Herald's Player of the Year as a junior and a senior ... Named the Sun Sentinel's Player of the Year as a junior and a senior ... Captained American Heritage's team in 2014-15.

PERSONAL: Born Maria Andreina on July 19, 1996 in Caracas, Venezuela ... Parents are Maria Nunez and Angel Merchan ... Sister, Maria Alejandra, also is a member of the USF women's golf team... Cousin, Jorge Garcia, plays golf at the University of Florida.