Former Salpointe standout Carlos Astiazaran shot an 8-under-par 208 (68-69-71) to win the IMG Academy Junior World Championship held at Torrey Pines from July 11-13. The Pacific freshman beat Zihang Qiu of China (68-67-76: 211) by three strokes and former Brophy Prep standout Charlie Palmer (69-70-73 212) took third.
Astiazaran won the 2022 AIA Division II state championship held at the Omni Tucson National by two strokes with a 6-under 134 and he was the 2022 AllSportsTucson Golfer of the Year.
Salpointe senior Carlos Astiazaran. 2022 D2 State Champion #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/TBbFYy720f
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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