Ria Quiazon Last College: California, 2003 Position: Head Coach Experience: 2nd Year Graduated: 2003

Ria Quiazon enters her second season with the USF women's golf program after enjoying plenty of success during her debut on the Hilltop in 2007-08. Now Quiazon is focused on propelling the Dons into the NCAA Regionals for the seventh time in nine years and prepare the program to make its first appearance in the NCAA National Tournament.

WHAT A YEAR IT WAS: San Francisco Women's Golf turned in some remarkable team and individual performances during the 2007-08 season. The Dons shattered the team 54-hole tournament scoring record for the second straight season at the UNLV Rebel Spring Invitational, carding an 870. USF posted seven top-10 finishes, including six consecutive and registered five showings in the top-five.

Quiazon guided USF to a 177-54 record last season, including an 8-3 mark against West Coast Conference opponents. The Dons ranked in the top-10 among national Division I team leaders in average putts (5th/31.42) and birdie conversion (10th/.189).

San Francisco posted its sixth consecutive runner-up showing to national power Pepperdine in the 2008 WCC Championships. All five Dons competing in the event captured all-league honors, headlined by senior Jessica Potter, who placed third, capturing all-conference accolades for the third time in her standout career. Sophomores Danielle Cvitanov, Natasha Podmore and Christina Stockton also won first team selection, while senior Chaneng Joe was an honorable mention pick.

Cvitanov, who ranked No. 8 nationally in pars per round, became just the fourth player in program history to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Regionals and performed very well in her first trip to the postseason.

ACADEMIC FOCUS: No stranger to success in the classroom, Quiazon expects her student-athletes to perform academically. In her first season at USF, two players - Chaneng Joe and two-time honoree Jessica Potter - received NGCA All-American Scholar Awards. In addition, three student-athletes earned WCC All-Academic Team selection - Joe, Natasha Podmore and Potter. USF women's golf posted the highest team GPA in the entire athletic department in 2007-08.

TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Quiazon brings an extensive playing background to her first coaching position and competed on the Duramed Futures, Canadian Women's, West Coast Ladies Golf, Orient Masters China Golf and Ladies Asian Golf tours. Professional highlights include playing in the 2006 Women's World Cup in South Africa and the 2004 U.S. Women's Open.

GOLDEN BEAR STANDOUT CROSSES THE BAY BRIDGE: A native of the Philippines, Quiazon has called the Bay Area home for over 20 years. She started the golf program at James Logan High School in Union City, where she captained the Boys' team all four years.

She went on to captain the women's team at California and as a senior, the Golden Bears turned in a record-breaking season, winning seven tournaments including the Pac-10 and NCAA Western Regional Championships. During her time in Berkeley, California went from a team barely in the top-50 to a squad that competed in three straight NCAA National Championship appearances (2001-03).

In Quiazon's final season, she captained Cal to a No. 2 national ranking. In the 2003 NCAA National Tournament, Quiazon was the top finisher for the Golden Bears in 28th place and captured NGCA West All-Region and Pac-10 Second Team accolades following her final season in Berkeley. Quiazon also won the prestigious Anna Espenschade Award presented to the top graduating female student-athlete at Cal.

AMATEUR CAREER: Less than four years removed from first picking up a golf club, Quiazon won the 1997 California Junior Girl's Championship at Pebble Beach. In the next seven years, Quiazon would qualify for six USGA Championships - two US Girl's Juniors, three US Women's Amateurs and a US Women's Open. In addition, Quiazon competed for the Philippine National Team (1997-2002) and earned a gold medal in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games and a pair of bronze medals in the 1998 and 202 Asian Games. Quiazon also played in two World Amateur Team Championships in 1998 (Chile) and 2000 (Germany) for the Philippine National Team.