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Marta Prieto
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sevilla, Spain

High School:
Academia Pre-Universitaria

2000 Fall Preview: Placed in a tie for first at the Stetson Fall Preview tourney in DeLand, FL ... tied teammate Maria Beautell with a two-round score of 146 (the tournament’s third round was cancelled).

1999-2000: The most experienced returning member of the team ... competed in every event for the Deacs, second on the squad with a 76.10 stroke average ... finished the season ranked 19th in the MasterCard rankings and begins the fall 2000 season in the No. 18 spot ... garnered four top 10 finishes throughout the season ... shot 70 in the second round of the NCAA Championships en route to a third place finish ... recorded a team-low 72-hole 292 in the NCAA Championships ... shot 73 in back-to-back rounds in the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic, leading the team with a tie for sixth place ... tied her best tournament score of 221 at the Liz Murphey Classic ... tied for fourth at the ACC Tournament ... shot a 71 in the second round of the NCAA East Regional Championships ... played her best golf in the last five tournaments of the season, capturing four top 10 finishes and an 11th place finish at the NCAA East Regional ... played on the Spanish World Cup squad in the European Championships during the 2000 summer.

1998-1999: Earned All-ACC honors for the second straight year ... the 1998 ACC Champion and ACC Rookie of the Year ... named team MVP for the 1998-1999 season ... played in every event, leading the team with a 75.7 stroke average ... had three top 10 finishes ... boasted a season-best fourth-place showing at the ACC Tournament ... posted a team-best sixth-place finish at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes, carding back-to-back rounds of 73 to finish with a 54-hole total of 222 ... placed ninth at the Bryan National Collegiate ... led the Caso de Campo field after two rounds before withdrawing due to heat exhaustion ... shot a career-low 70 at the ACC Championships.

Summer 1998: Finished eighth at the European Amateur and sixth at the University World Championships ... member of the Spanish European Junior Team Champions ... was 11th at the St. Rules Trophy Tournament at St. Andrews, Scotland ...second at the Biarritz Cup in France.

1997-1998: Played in eight tournaments ... participated in the Rolex Fall Preview and the Lady Paladin in the fall ... the team’s second-best performer in each of those tournaments, finishing 25th and 41st, respectively ... played in all four spring tournaments ... captured the only individual title of the year for the Deacons when she won the ACC Championship in April ... became only the fourth player in program history to win the ACC title ... named ACC Rookie of the Year following her win at the ACC Tournament ... finished the year with the second-best stroke average on the team at 78.46.

Background: Named to the WFU Dean’s List both semesters of her freshman year ... won the 1997 Spanish National Amateur ... also a member of the Spanish National Team ... won the Spanish Under-18 Championships in 1995 ... born September 11, 1978 ... the daughter of Antonio Prieto and Matilde Olivares of Sevilla, Spain.

Coach Dailey on Prieto: "Marta is our lead player and she has a very strong golf game. She’s definitely a strong candidate for All-American status. When she plays well, our team plays well. She’s the absolute anchor of the team."