Updated Aug. 2, 2023
Honors
* 2022-23 SAAC Officer (Vice President/Vice Chair)
* 2021-22 SAAC Officer (Treasurer/Community Service Liaison)
* Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018-19, 2021-22 & 2022-23)
* Mountain West All-Academic Team (2022-23)
* WGCA All-American Scholar Team (2019-20 and 2020-21)
Career Collegiate Low 18: 71 (Oct. 12, 2019, April 20, 2021, Oct. 9, 2022)
Career Collegiate Low 54: 219 (March 28-29, 2021 & Oct. 7-9, 2022)
NCAA Regional
2021: T-61st at Stanford (72-77-76--225)
Mountain West Championships
2023: T-37th (77-76-77--230)
2021: T-13th (71-74-81--226)
2022-23 Season (As a 5th year)
Competed in eight tournaments this season… Had her best performance at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate where she had a season-low 18-hole score of 71 and a season-low 54-hole score of 219, both of which matched career bests.. Shot a 71 on two more occasions as well: at the Hurricane Invitational (223, 73-79-71, +7) and at the Riverside Classic (223, 71-76-76, +7).
2021-22 Season (As a Senior)
Competed in the Lamkin Invitational as an individual, shooting a 230 (+14, 72-76-82) to tie for 41st out of 75 golfers.
2020-21 Season (As A Junior)
Competed in all seven tournaments for the Aztecs, including six in the team's starting five ... Ranked fourth on the team with a 78.86 scoring average ... Also was tied for second in rounds below par (2) and fourth in team count percentage (.750) ... Tied for 41st at the Lamkin Invitational at 25-over 241 ... Came in 80th at the Bruin Wave Invitational at 50-over 266 while competing as an individual ... Tied for 53rd at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational at 22-over 238 ... Tied for 22nd at The Bruzzy at 3-over 219, her lowest 54-hole score of her career ... Had rounds of 74, 71 and 74 on the par-72 Lantana Golf Club layout ... The 71 was the lowest round of her career at the time ... Tied or 68th at the Silverado Showdown at 25-over 241 ... Tied for 13th in her first Mountain West Championship at 10-over 226 , which was the best finish of her career ... Opened with a 1-under 71, matching the best round of her career, followed by a 74 and a disappointing 81 on the par-72 Mission Hills Country Club layout ... Finished in a tie for 61st at the NCAA Stanford Regional at 12-over 225.
2019-20 Season (As A Sophomore)
Competed in six events on the season, including four as part of the team and two as an individual ... Posted a 76.33 scoring average, which ranked fifth on the team ... Played in three tournaments in the fall, recording a 75.00 stroke average (fifth on team) ... All three of her fall events she finished at 10-over par, tying for 53rd at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, 19th at the Molly Murphy Crowley Collegiate as an individual and tying for 55th at the Stanford Intercollegiate ... Posted a 78.33 scoring average in the spring ... Went 2-1 as the Lamkin Invitational in match play, helping the Aztecs to a team title ... Tied for 56th at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+28) ... Tied for 36th at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational at 10-over 226 to end the season, which was ended early because of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
2018-19 Season (As A Freshman)
Saw action in four tournaments during her freshman campaign, posting a 79.80 scoring average in 10 rounds ... Made her collegiate debut as an individual competitor at the UC Irvine Invitational, where she tied for 57th with a 17-over 233 ...Shot a season-low 75 in round one (Oct 29-30) ... Earned her first start in an Aztec uniform at the Bruin Wave Invitational, finishing the event in a tie for 76th at 34-over 250 on a challenging layout ... Tied for 15th in the medal round of the Lamkin Invitational with a 5-over 77 ... Logged a 2-1 record in the match-play phase of the event, helping the SDSU to a third-place finish in its home tournament ... Recorded a decisive 8&6 victory over UC Irvine's Cameron Lee in round one (March 25-27) ... Made her final appearance of the year in another start at the highly competitive Silverado Showdown, where she tied for 82nd with a 22-over 238 (April 7-9) ... Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors for excellence in the classroom.
As A Prep
A local prep standout who won four varsity letters for head coach Kent Tartt as a member of the boys golf team at Serra High School, which does not field a girls squad ... Helped the Conquistadors capture the 2016 Eastern League championship ... Competed as an individual in postseason girls prep tournaments, garnering all-CIF accolades on two occasions ... Placed second in her first girls section tournament as a sophomore, followed by a third-place finish as a junior ... Qualified individually for the CIF Girls State Championships in 2016 after emerging from a six-way playoff for one of the two remaining spots ... Garnered 2016 Esmark High School All-American accolades, which recognizes outstanding athletic, educational and community service achievements by high school student-athletes ... A Presidential Academic Award recipient and a member of the Principal’s Honor Roll at Serra High.
As A Junior Golfer
Competed at the IMG Junior World Golf Championships for seven years ... Won the 2016 Kia Classic LPGA Pre-Amateur Qualifier ... Was a representative of Team USA that participated in the 2016 Euro Junior Cup in Fife, Scotland ... Also played three years for Team San Diego at the Girls Junior America’s Cup.
Personal
Daughter of Roberto and Ruth Ranches ... Enjoys surfing, paddleboarding, swimming and playing the piano in her spare time ... Lists track and field sprinter Allyson Felix as her favorite athlete ... Majoring in accounting at SDSU.
RANCHES' SDSU SCORECARD
Spring 2023San Diego State Classic................76-79-82--237 (T-34th)Causeway Invitational..................86 (T-73rd) Riverside Classic......................71-76-76--223 (T-22nd)Mountain West Championships............77-77-77--230 (T-37th) Fall 2022Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational........78-76-84--238 (T-90th)Ron Moore Intercollegiate........73-75-71--219 (T-25th)Stanford Intercollegiate........76-73-77--226 (T-78th)Hurricane Invitational................73-79-71--223 (T-47th)Spring 2022Lamkin Invitational^........72-76-82--230 (T-41st)Spring 2021 Lamkin Invitational................83-78-80--241 (T-41st) Bruin Wave Invitational^.............91-89-86--266 (80th) J. Inkster at Meadow Club Invite...80-85-73--238 (T-53rd) The Bruzzy.........................74-71-74--219 (T-22nd) Silverado Showdown.................84-77-80--241 (T-68th) Mountain West Championship.........71-74-81--226 (T-13th) NCAA Stanford Regional.............72-77-76--225 (T-61st)Spring 2020 Lamkin Invitational....................2-1-0 (Match Play) Bruin Wave Invitational............79-82-83--244 (T-56th) Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational^..76-77-73--226 (T-36th)Fall 2019 Golfweek Conference Challenge......76-77-73--226 (T-53rd) Molly Murphy Crowley Collegiate^.....76-76-74--226 (19th)Stanford Intercollegiate...........75-71-77--223 (T-55th) Spring 2019 Bruin Wave Invitational............84-85-81--250 (T-76th) Lamkin Invitational (medal)...................77 (T-15th) Silverado Showdown...................76-80-82--222 (18th) Fall 2018 UC Irvine Invitational^............75-82-76--223 (T-82nd)^ - Competed as an individual
Year | TP | TS | Rounds | Count Pct. | Strokes | Avg. | Low 18 | Low 54 | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish |
2018-19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2-7 (.286) | 798 | 79.8 | 75 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T-15th |
2019-20 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5-9 (.556) | 1,145 | 76.3 | 71 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
2020-21 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 13.5-18 (.750) | 1,656 | 78.9 | 71 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T-13th |
2021-22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -- | 230 | 76.7 | 72 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-41st |
2022-23 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 16-22 (.727) | 1,682 | 76.5 | 71 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-22nd |
Total | 25 | 20 | 71 | 36.5-56 (.652) | 5,511 | 77.6 | 71 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T-13th |