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Washington Notes
• Two-year letterwinner for the Huskies
• Led the team in stroke average as a sophomore (74.37) and as a freshman (76.80)
• Holds UW record for lowest three round total after shooting a 203 (68-66-69-203) at Las Vegas Showdown (Oct. 27-29, 2008).
• Shot a 66 in the second round of the Las Vegas Showdown on Oct. 28, 2008, which is tied for the second best single-round score in UW history.
• Tallied five career top-10 finish (four in 2008-09, one in 2007-08)
• Top finish is third, which she did three times as a sophomore(UNLV Spring Invitational, Lady Gator Invitational and Lady Buckeye Invitational)
• UW's top finisher in seven of 10 events as a sophomore and has been the team's top finisher in a total of 11 events during her career.
• UW's top finisher at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships, tying for 14th
2008-09 (Sophomore)
• Competed in all 10 tournaments
• Led the squad with a 74.37 stroke average
• Team's top finisher in seven out of 10 events, and second in two other events. All seven events were consecutive from Oct. 17-19 Stanford Intercollegiate through April 18-19 Lady Buckeye Invitational
• Broke UW record for lowest three round total after shooting a 13-under 203 (68-66-69) at Las Vegas Showdown (Oct. 27-29).
• Shot a 66 in the second round of the Las Vegas Showdown on Oct. 28, which is tied for the second best single-round score in UW history and was tied for 12th in the nation as the lowest round in Division I in 2008-09.
• Top overall finish was third, which she accomplished three times(UNLV Spring Invitational, Lady Gator Invitational and Lady Buckeye Invitational)
• Recorded four top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes out of 10 events.
• Tallied five rounds in the 60's.
• Had a last round average score of 73.60, which ranked 43rd in the nation out of 2250 competitors.
2008-2009 RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Oct. 6-8 | 79-75-74-228 | Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite | T10th of 68 | 2nd of 9 |
| Oct. 17-19 | 73-74-17-218 | Stanford Intercollegiate | T29th of 90 | 1st of 5 |
| Oct. 27-29 | 68-66-69-203 | Las Vegas Showdown | 4th of 92 | 1st of 5 |
| Feb. 22-24 | 77-79-73-229 | Arizona Wildcat Invite | T33rd of 89 | 1st of 5 |
| March 9-11 | 79-69-67-215 | UNLV Spring Invitational | 3rd of 96 | 1st of 8 |
| March 24-25 | 75-75-77-227 | BYU Dixie Classic | T11th of 82 | 1st of 8 |
| April 6-7 | 82-88-73-243 | Lady Gator Invitational | 3rd of 78 | 1st of 5 |
| April 18-19 | 71-78-71-220 | Lady Buckeye Invitational | 3rd of 75 | 1st of 5 |
| April 24-26 | 75-74-76-225 | Pac-10 Championship | T24th of 50 | 2nd of 5 |
| May 7-9 | 77-76-85-238 | NCAA Central Regional | T61st of 108 | 4th of 5 |
2007-08 (Freshman)
• Competed in 10 of 11 tournaments
• Led the squad with a 76.80 stroke average
• Team's top finisher in four events, including three of the last five
• One of the team's top-two finishers at seven tournaments
• Tallied one top-10 finish, placing a season-best fifth at the Peg Barnard Collegiate (5-over 147)
• Recorded five top-25 finishes
• Team's top finisher at the Pac-10 Championships, tying for 14th (12-over 225)
• Tied for 91st at the NCAA Central Regional (26-over 242)
• Shot a career-low 5-under 67 in the second round of the PING/ASU Invitational (April 5), matching Christina Yoon for the lowest round of the season
• Twice tallied season-low 54-hole scores of 4-over 220 at the UNLV Spring Invitational (tied for 25th) and at the PING/ASU Invitational (tying for 15th)
• Tallied team-high honors tying for 16th at the Duck Invitational (13-over 229)
• Team's second-best finisher in collegiate debut at Ihlanfeldt Invitational; tying for 38th (16-over 232)
2007-2008 RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Oct. 8-10 | 79-75-78-232 | Ihlanfeldt Invitational | T38th | 2 |
| Oct. 19-21 | 76-83-85-244 | Stanford Intercollegiate | T80th | 5 |
| Feb. 25-27 | 77-78-76-231 | Arizona Invitational | T40th | 1 |
| March 3-4 | 80-73-84-237 | Spartan Invitational | T42th | 4 |
| March 10-12 | 72-74-74-220 | UNLV Spring Invitational | T25th | 2 |
| March 24-25 | 76-77-76-229 | Duck Invitational | T16th | 1 |
| April 4-6 | 75-67-78-220 | PING/ASU Invitational | T15th | 1 |
| April 11-12 | 72-75-147 | Peg Barnard Collegiate | 5th | 2 |
| April 21-23 | 77-73-75-225 | Pac-10 Championships | T14th | 1 |
| May 8-10 | 83-82-77-242 | NCAA Central Regional | T91st | 4 |
Jenks HS/Junior Golf
• Three-year golf letterwinner at Jenks HS
• Won state title as a junior, finished as state runner-up as a senior and freshman
• Two-time regional champion
• Qualified for six national tournaments
• Competed in the U.S. Junior Girls Championship, the Westfield and the PubLinks - placing in all three tournaments twice
Personal
• Full name is Anya Sarai Alvarez
• Parents are Pamela McMinn and Alex Alvarez
• Older sister Paola played golf at Oral Roberts University
• Father Alex played golf at Texas A&M
• Cousin Angela Johnson attended Washington
• Was nominated to appear in Seventeen Magazine as a young woman who is changing the world
• Appeared on Dr. Phil and the Early Morning News Show to bring awareness to the issue of teen dating violence
ANYA ALVAREZ'S CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 2007-08 | 29 | 2227 | 76.80 | 67 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | 2246 | 74.87 | 66 |
| CAREER | 59 | 4473 | 75.81 | 66 |
Career Best Finish: 3rd (three Times), UNLV Spring Invitational, March 9-11; Lady Gator Invitational, April 6-7; and Lady Buckeye Invitational,
Career Top-10 Finishes: 6
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 203 (-13), Las Vegas Showdown, Oct. 27-29, 2008
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 66 (-6), Las Vegas Showdown, Oct. 28, 2008
