University of Minnesota Athletics

2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

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Mesones_Luisamariana
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Mesones Mariana
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Mesones Mariana
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Luisamariana Mesones

  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Saddlebrook Preparatory School
  • Hometown:
    Trujillo, Peru
2025-26 | JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in all eleven team events during her junior year campaign
Spring 2026
  • Recorded a career low 11-under-par (68-67-70--205) at the Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 22-23)
  • Had five top-ten finishes during the spring season, including a 2nd place finish (69-71--140) at the Shootout at Wachesaw (Mar. 10)
  • Ended the Big Ten Championship (Apr. 24-26) in 55th place (80-74-72--226)
  • Represented the Gophers at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional (May 11-13) and placed 23rd on the leaderboard (75-69-75--219)
Fall 2025
  • Tallied a 6-under-par 4th place finish (69-70-71--210) at the Lady Paladin Invitational (Sep. 19-21)
  • Placed in the top-10 twice and top-20 3 times during the fall season

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE
  • Represented Minnesota in all ten team events during her second year in the Maroon and Gold
Spring 2025
  • Carded a 3-under par (70-69-74--213) to close out the Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 23-24) in 21st place. 
  • Secured a 5th place finish (75-70-71--216) at the Boilermaker Spring Classic (Apr. 6-7)
  • Carded a 3-over-par 19th place finish (76-72-77--219) at the Big Ten Championship (Apr. 18-20)
Fall 2024
  • Placed in the top-twenty three times during the fall season, including a 9th place finish (75-75-72--222) at the Boilermaker Classic (Sep. 2-3)
  • Tallied a season low 18-hole score of 69 at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Sep. 9-11)

2022-23 | FRESHMAN
  • Competed in all ten team events during her freshman campaign
Spring 2023 
  • Secured a 6-under-par finish (73-67-70--210) at the Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 26-27) to end up 6th place on the leaderboard
  • Ended the Big Ten Championship (Apr. 21-23) in 52nd place (77-75-80--232)
  • Concluded her freshman season at the NCAA Westfield Regional tied for 37th 
Fal 2022
  • Runner-Up at the Lady Paladin Invitational (77-74-74--225) and Evie Odom Invitational (77-67-63--207)
  • Broke the school 18-hole (62), 36-hole (130), and 54-hole (203) records at the Evie Odom Invitational (Oct. 1-2)

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Member of the Peruvian National Team since 2015
  • Member of the South American Team in 2024
  • Placed Top 5 at the South American Amateur Championship
  • Competed at Copa Andes earning a bronze medal twice (2023 & 2024) and a silver medal in 2020
  • Played in the Pan American Games in Chile (2023)
  • Won the U.S. Teens World Championship in 2016

PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Sada Goray and Luis Mesones
  • Granddaughter of Violeta Chong
  • Has three siblings- Luis, Tiana, and Liam
  • Stepfather played on PGA Latin American Tour
  • Enjoys volleyball and penguins
  • Family has an animal shelter and rescues endangered animals in Peru

MINNESOTA BESTS
 
Round: 62 - Evie Odom Invitational (09/29/22 - 09/30/22)
Finish: 2 - Lady Paladin Invitational (09/23/22 - 09/25/22), Evie Odom Invitational (09/29/22 - 09/30/22), Shootout at Wachesaw (03/10/2026)
Tournament Score: 203 - Evie Odom Invitational (09/29/22 - 09/30/22)
Tour. Score to Par:  -11 - Westbrook Invitational (02/22/2026 - 02/23/2026)

MINNESOTA STATS
 
Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
2025-26 12 35 2,505 71.57 67
2024-25 10 29 2,128 73.38 69
2022-23 11 31.5 2,315 73.49 62
Totals: 33 95.5 6,948 72.81 62
 
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