Iowa State Honors Golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena During Pregame Ceremony
Iowa State honored the life of golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena on Saturday ahead of the Cyclones' football game against the Akron Zips.
The 22-year-old was killed at an Iowa golf course Monday, and Ames Police charged Collin Daniel Richards with first-degree murder.
On Saturday, the Cyclones remembered Barquin Arozamena, the athletic department's 2018 Female Athlete of the Year:
Iowa State showed a video tribute of Barquin Arozamena on the scoreboard prior to its game against Akron:
The band also paid its respects by forming the initials CBA:
In addition, both teams wore helmet decals in her honor:
Iowa State also planned to hold a ceremony at halftime to award Barquin Arozamena a posthumous diploma with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, according to Molly Sequin of NCAA.com.
A vigil was held on campus earlier this week:
According to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com), "Richards stabbed Barquin Arozamena and left her body in a pond on the course."
When Barquin Arozamena won the Big 12 Championship in April, the native of Puente San Miguel, Spain, became just the second player in program history to win a conference title. She earned a trio of first-team All-Big 12 honors as well as three first-team Academic All-Big 12 nods. She also broke the Iowa State record for career stroke average (73.4).
