SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara women's golf made a late addition to their 2026-27 roster this week in the form of North Florida transfer Ines Izuzquiza Ruiz de Arana. With the addition, the Broncos' eight-player roster is set ahead of the start of September's fall season. 

Originally from Madrid, Spain, Izuzquiza Ruiz de Arana played four years of high school golf at Coronado High School in Coronado, Calif. She served as team captain for both the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Following graduation, she signed with North Florida where she competed in four total events as a freshman with the Ospreys and averaged 75.7 strokes per round. Her best outing of the year came at the 2025 Lady Paladin Invitational where she tied for 48th. 

Izuzquiza Ruiz de Arana has also performed well in amateur tournaments, posting three top 10 finishes since 2024, including back-to-back third place outings at the 2024 Chris Smeal Golf Championship and Charley Hoffman Foundation Junior. 

"I'm very excited to have Ines as a member of our program," head coach Krystal Kelly said. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and prior collegiate experience to our roster, and we are very excited to see how she will perform this year." 

Izuzquiza Ruiz de Arana is not the only collegiate golfer in her family. Her older sister, Crista, was a four-year player at the University of North Carolina from 2020-24, and her brother, Inigo, is entering his senior season at Saint Mary's.