FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (November 12, 2020) – Northern Arizona head golf coach
Brad Bedortha announced the signing of Claudia Alnajim on Thursday. Alnajim will be an incoming freshman in fall 2021.
Originally born in Ukraine, Alnajim will join the Lumberjack golf program from Málaga, Spain making her NAU's first golfer from Spain in Bedortha's tenure.
"I'm very excited that Claudia will be joining our program," Bedortha said. "She's got a great personality. I haven't been able to recruit her off-campus, but from what I've seen on film and video, I'm very excited. We've had great communications and she will definitely step in and add to our program for sure."
Alnajim will head to the states as an accomplished amateur player overseas. Last year, she placed third at the Faldo Series Europe event in Wales and fourth at the Andalucia Regional Tour.
Alnajim had a successful 2018 calendar year starting with a medalist finish during the JFGA Tour event. She also posted top five finishes in a pair of Open Junior Championships in Slovenia and Serbia in addition to the Don Law South Florida Junior Open in Boca Raton, Fla. – an event in which she was the top international finisher.
The newest Lumberjack will join a roster next fall that is only slated to lose two golfers –
Sara Padilla and
Klara Kucharova – to graduation. Padilla will graduate this month while Kucharova will complete her final season of eligibility this upcoming spring.
