Christine Hentzner Class: Junior Hometown: Senior High School: Bishop Gorman HS Height: 5-1 Birthdate: 10/05/1982 Experience: 3L

UNLV A Las Vegas product who is a steady player for the Rebels ... Had a successful prep career with experience playing golf in the local community ... Played in the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship last year ... An outstanding and decorated student.

2003-04 Played in four tournaments last year, scoring 12 rounds ... Best finish and lowest round came at the BYU Dixie Classic, when she finished tied for 29th and had a low-round of 74 ... Had a three-round total of 238 (74-82-82) at the BYU Dixie Classic.

2002-03 Played in all but one tournament, carding 27 rounds ... Averaged 78.74 per round, trimming more than 3.5 strokes off her freshman average ... Best round and finish came at the Mountain West Conference Championships, where she placed 6th overall (78-72-75--225) ... Played but struggled at the regionals.

2001-02 Played in all but one tournament, scoring 22 rounds at an average of 82.27 ... Posted her lowest total and highest finish of the year at the MWC Championships, tying for 17th place with a score of 228 ... Fired her best round on the last day of the season, shooting 74 at the conference tournament.

High School A 2000 high honors graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas ... Lettered four times in golf for coaches Kelsey McCall and Eric Seif ... Led the Gaels to a state runner-up finish in 2000 ... Selected the National Senior High School Girls Golfer of the Year and was chosen the 1999 Southern Nevada Inner-City Youth Golf Association Golfer of the Year ... Was the runner-up at the 4A Southern Zone Championship in 1998 ... Carded a low round of 72 ... Was the co-valedictorian of her class.

Personal Christine Mendoza Hentzner was born Oct. 5, 1982, in Las Vegas ... The only child of Terry Hentzner and Mary Jean Mendoza ... Earned the 1999 Nevada Silver Scholar Award ... Majoring in real estate.

Ringler on Hentzner "Christine is such a pleasure to have on this team. She works hard, listens to new ideas and is always looking for ways to improve her game. She was a consistent traveler last season and we are hoping to keep her on track."