Tina Mabanta Class: Senior Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. High School: Xavier College Prep Height: 5-2 Birthdate: 10/26/1983 Experience: 3L

UNLV: Ready to return to the lineup on a regular basis after battling injuries the past two seasons ...Has one of the better iron games on the team, along with a solid putting stroke ... Worked this past summer on regaining her strength and becoming healthy ... Chose UNLV over Arizona State ... Comes from a prestigious prep school that has produced many succesful golfers, including Grace Park.

2003-04 Injuries limited her to just two events ... Played at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational and Las Vegas Founders Showdow.

2002-03 Played in just four events ... Averaged 78.33 strokes per round ... Tied for 13th at the Las Vegas Founder Women's Collegiate Showdown, opening with back-to-back season-low 74s ... Helped the Rebels to a team victory at the BYU Dixie Classic, carding rounds of 80, 78 and 79.

2001-02 Played in every round, finishing third on the team in stroke average (79.28) ... Managed her first top-20 finish in the season finale, tying for 18th at the MWC Championship ... Best round was 75, fired at the Mason Rudolph Championship ... Named Academic All-Mountain West Conference.

High School A 2001 graduate of Xavier College Prep School in Phoenix ... Earned two letters in golf for coach Sr. Lynn Winsor ... Served as a co-captain while leading the Gators to back-to-back state championships and a perfect record over her two seasons ... Broke the course record at Apache Creek Golf Course in Phoenix while playing in the AJGA Arizona Association Fall Classic ... Ranked among the top 10 juniors in Canada and climbed as high as 49th in the U.S. Girls' rankings this year ... Won the CJGA Tournament and the JGAA Phoenix Metro Championship ... Finished second at the Alberta Girls Championship, third at the British Columbia Junior Girls Provincial Championship, fifth at the Canadian Junior Nationals and 26th at the Junior World Championship, and has a number of top-10 showings in the AJGA ranks.

Personal Christina Lourdes Mabanta was born Oct. 26, 1983, in North Vancouver, Canada ... The daughter of Toti and Concepcion Mabanta ... Has one brother, Justin (22), and one sister, Melissa (14) ... Volunteers time with her church ... Majoring in hotel administration.

Ringler on Mabanta "Tina made a move to be in our top five last year before injuries hurt her. She hits her irons really well and is improving on her length off the tee."