2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Ana Cortes
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bogota, Colombia
- High School:
- Marymount Bogota
- Major:
- Finance
Fourth-year senior international student from South America ... co-captain ... 2017-18 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... three-time Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I All-America Scholar ... 2018-19 and 2017-18 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... was selected as the female student-athlete representative at the 2019 50-Yard Line Celebration.
SPRING 2020: Averaged 75 over three tournament rounds … matched career-low round of 70 (-2) in the final round of the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational to finish tied for 29th (3/9-10).
FALL 2019: Averaged 76.67 over six tournament rounds … finished T-37 behind a 232 (77-81-74) at the Nittany Lion Invitational (9/21-22) … tied for 24th after carding 76-75-77 at Kansas State’s Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational to begin the fall (9/15-16).
SPRING 2019: Competed in five events for the Scarlet Knights … posted 85 and 78 in the weather-shortened Big Ten Championship (4/19-21) … totaled 245 (81-83-81) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (4/13-14) … fired a season-low 71 (-1) in the third round and tied for 14th at the Jan Weaver Invitational (4/5-6) … finished tied for 61st after shooting 234 (78-76-80) en route to a team victory at the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Invitational (3/18-19) … carded an 82 in the weather-shortened River Landing Classic (3/4).
FALL 2018: Played in four events for the Scarlet Knights … averaged 78.33 over 12 tournament rounds … posted best finish of the season of T-25th (75-72-83) at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational (10/20-21) … finished 55th (79-77-82) at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (10/9-10) … tied for 74th (78-80-82) at the Mary Fossum Invitational (9/15-16) … carded a 232 (75-76-81) to tie for 67th at the Minnesota Invitational (9/10-11) to open the season.
SPRING 2018: Averaged 78.5 over 14 rounds and 5 events … finished T-70th (82-78-75) at the Big Ten Championship (4/20-22) … shot 81-80 to finish tied for 72nd at the rain-shortened Lady Buckeye Invitational (4/14) … fired a two-under 70 in the first round of the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (4/2-3) en route to a 231 total (70-79-82) … finished T-51st (87-81-80) at Hawaii’s Dr. Donnis Invitational (3/13-14) … opened the spring with a career best 224 (75-75-74) to place T-33rd at UNCW’s River Landing Classic (3/5-6).
FALL 2017: Competed as an individual in two events ... averaged 80.50 over 6 rounds ... T-55th at Mercer's Idle Hour Intercollegiate (10/30-31) ... opened the season On the Banks tied for 24th carding a 246 (74-79-84) at the Rutgers Invitational (9/9-10).
SPRING 2017: Started in all five spring events … averaged an 81.67 over 15 rounds … recorded a 258 (85-84-89) at the Big Ten Championships (4/21-23) … totaled a 254 (88-84-82) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (4/15-16) … scored a 244 (78-85-81) at the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational (4/2-4) … finished tied for 27th at the BYU at Entrada Classic (3/13-14), carding a 230 (77-74-79) … began the spring season at the Central District Invitational (2/20-21), with a 239 (77-80-82).
FALL 2016: Competed in four out of five fall events, averaging a 79.58 over 12 rounds … finished 55th overall at the Idle Hour Collegiate (10/31-11/1) … finished in the top-15 at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational (10/22-23), carding a 234 (76-79-79) … recorded a 242 (83-80-79) at the Nittany Lion Invitational (9/24-25) … began collegiate career at the Rutgers Women’s Invitational (9/16-17), finishing 23rd overall.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Marymount Bogota High School in Columbia under head coach Martin Hoyos … lowest career score, 69 in tournament in 2015 … scored 78-80-75-74 at Columbian Junior International Championship … 1st place at Campeonato Match Play at San Andres Golf Club in 2015 … finished the 2014 season ranked number one in the AJGC Independent Ranking U14/18 Division … won IB Diploma award.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jorge Cortes and Celmira Peñuela ... majoring in finance.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | Scoring Average | Rounds | Tournaments | National Rank | WAGR | Wins | Top 5 Finishes | Top 10 Finishes | Top 20 Finishes |
| 2016-17 | 80.74 | 29 | 10 | 1002 | NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 79.10 | 20 | 7 | 918 | NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 78.75 | 24 | 9 | 906 | NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 76.11 | 9 | 3 | 622 | NR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 79.25 | 82 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Know Your Knights: Ana Cortes
| Nickname: | Ana, Anita, AC |
| One word to describe Coach Williams: | Committed |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Carli Lloyd |
| I chose my major because: | I enjoy analyzing numbers and learning how to manage resources. |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | The Yard |
| The person I most admire is and why: | My mom because she is the most caring person I’ve met. |
| If I wasn’t playing golf, I’d be: | Dancing |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Catherine Ibarguen |
| Favorite professional sports team: | Atletico de Madrid |
| One word to describe myself on the course: | Dedicated |
| One word to describe myself off the course: | Lighthearted |
| Few people know that: | I have a monthly subscription to Chobani |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | Coach Martin Hoyos |
| I started playing golf because: | My dad took me to the range one day |
| I chose Rutgers because: | It is a complete school with both great academics and athletics |
| Favorite cereal: | Anything with chocolate |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Parent Trap |
| The best actress to play me in a movie is: | Sofia Vergara |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star |
| Favorite musician/group: | Ed Sheeran |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Grabbing things with my feet |
| Famous people I have met include: | Condoleezza Rice |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a tournament are: | Listen to up-beat music and mirror power pose |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | My dog |
| Pets I had growing up were: | Chicken, dog and fish |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Ketchup |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Iceland |
| The website I visit most often is: | Buzzfeed |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | Oops, I spilled it again! |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Navy |
| My spirit animal is: | Tropical parrot |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | Zip line in Costa Rica |
| Phone app I cannot live without: | |
| What I would like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for my scholarship and/or facility resources? | Thank you for all the opportunities you have given me! Being part of Rutgers has opened my eyes and has helped me develop as an athlete, student and person. |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed my life? | It has been a life-changing experience. In my four years here, I have been able to learn and grow immensely, preparing myself for what the future holds. |
