Top golfer Krystal Quihuis, from Salpointe, was selected as a high school all star for 2012 in Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 28, 2012.

Salpointe gradΒ Krystal QuihuisΒ begins her college golf career today at the Annika Intercollegiate in Orlando, Florida. Quihuis faced long odds when she began practicing with fourth-ranked Arizona last month. Just cracking the UA’s lineup β€” with all five players returning from its seventh-place finish in the NCAA Championships β€” seemed remote. But in qualifying rounds, Quihuis became Arizona’s No. 3 player for the season-opening event that runs through Tuesday.


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