RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team learned on Wednesday that Miriam Barcalova, Cristina Galban, Zoe Hobbs, Natalia Rodriguez, and Preston Saiz have been named to the Southland Conference (SLC) 2026 All-Academic Team.
 
To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better with at least one semester completed at the nominating institution and must have played in at least 50% of the team's competitions. To be eligible for Student-Athlete of the Year, the minimum GPA is 3.50 along with the other requirements.
 
Barcalova was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year while earning a spot on the All-Conference First Team. Barcalova posted a 77.0 scoring average over 11 events in 2025-26. 
 
Barcalova recorded a pair of top-10 finishes this season with a seventh place finish at the Islanders Collegiate and a second place finish at the Southland Conference Championship. Barcalova finished with an even par three-round score of 216 while sinking the par putt to secure the win for the Vaqueros. 
 
Galban posted a 79.4 scoring average over six events this past season. Galban posted a pair of top-25 finishes as she finished in 16^th at the Lady Clerico and a 24^th at the Islanders Collegiate Invitational.
 
Hobbs posted a 77.0 scoring average over nine events this past season while posting three top-20 finishes. She posted a seventh place finish at the Islanders Collegiate Invitational and added a 15^th place finish at the Texas State Invitational and a 16^th place finish at the Riverbend Intercollegiate.
 
Rodriguez was named to the All-Conference Second Team marking back-to-back seasons earning all-conference honors. Rodriguez led the Vaqueros with a 76.8 stroke average across 11 events this past season. 
 
Rodriguez posted three top-15 finishes this season with a sixth place finish at the Southland Conference Championship. She also added a 14^th place finish at the Lady Clerico and a 14^th place finish at the Islanders Collegiate.
 
Saiz posted a 78.2 scoring average over nine events as she posted a pair of top-15 finishes. She finished 12^th at the Southland Conference Championship and added a 10^th place finish at the Riverbend Intercollegiate. 
 
2026 Women's Golf All-Academic Team
Miriam Barcalova, UTRGV
Cristina Galban, UTRGV
Zoe Hobbs, UTRGV
Natalia Rodriguez, UTRGV
Preston Saiz, UTRGV
 
Marie Baertz, East Texas A&M
Marie Naeher, East Texas A&M
Linnea Olsson, East Texas A&M
Tais Mareno, East Texas A&M
Becky Baberg, East Texas A&M
 
Ploy Makmanee, Houston Christian
Alejandra Ferrer, Houston Christian
Alyssa Stewart, Houston Christian
Hailey Hendershott, Houston Christian
Sara Pihlajamaki, Houston Christian
 
Isabella Saenz, UIW
Jordan Sandoval, UIW
Maria Jose Ramirez, UIW
Victoria Patterson, UIW
Victoria Bauer, UIW
 
Karolina Krasnova, Lamar
Kamaya Moodliar, Lamar
Brooke Frerichs, Lamar
Montana Di Leo, Lamar
 
Marley Dickens, SFA
Taryn Clayton, SFA
Avree Fields, SFA
 
Lucia Ramirez, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Samantha Gibbs, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Tristan Gabbard, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Elsa Tornvall, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Hannah Creekmore, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

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