The University of Idaho women's golf team added Valeria Patino to its roster for the 2017-18 season.
Patino was born in Florida and raised in Panama but comes to Idaho by way of Texas where she was a standout for Seven Lakes High School (Katy, Texas). She finished in the top five at the Texas State girls championship and has a handicap of +1.5 with a career low round of 66.
She moved to Texas to live with an aunt to attend high school at Seven Lakes. As a junior player in Panama, she won every tournament she entered.