TEMPE – Sun Devil Women’s Golf welcomes highly-touted incoming 2026 freshman Natalia Aparicio.
Natalia is currently ranked as the No. 1 player in Italy and recently won the 2025 Italian Girls U18 National Championship. She also took the throne in the 2025 Italian National U18 Team Championship, as she shot five under throughout the three-day tournament.
Natalia is the first Sun Devil women's golfer from Italy since Alessandra Fanali, who competed for Arizona State from 2018-22. Since the 2010-11 season, there has been a total of three girls from Italy on the roster.
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"We're excited for Natalia to join Sun Devil Women's Golf next year," Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. "She is very talented and a smart young lady who has accomplished a tremendous amount in junior golf. Her power, strength, and intelligence will be a great addition to our squad next year. We are very excited."
Meet Sun Devil Natalia Aparicio
- Ranked No. 15 in the 2026 signing class
- 2025 Italian Girls U18 National Championship
- 2025 Italian International Girls Championship
- 2025 Italian National U18 Team Championship
- Ranked No. 1 Italian Girls
- Has a total five wins in her junior career
- Has a total of 18 Top-10 finishes in her junior career
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