Spring 2005
Cortes finished strong towards the end of the 2005 spring campaign as she posted a pair of top-five finishes en route to earning second team All-Independent honors for the third consecutive season... posted a season-best third place at the CenturyTel / Texas State Invitational with a three-round total of 232.. placed fourth at the National Minority College Golf Championships, which marked the third time in her career that she posted a top-10 finish at that tournament... shot a 73 in the final round of that tournament, which was a career-best for the UTPA junior... tied for 13th overall at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic in the Virgin Islands with a three-round total of 237... finished the season ranked second on the squad with a 80.6 stroke average, which marked a career best.
Fall 2004
The Lady Broncs junior posted four consecutive top 15 finishes during the 2004 fall season... notched a fifth-place finish in the first tournament of the season at the Battle at the Lakes Invitational... fired a three-round total of 235 at that tournament... finished 11th overall at the UTPA Bronc Classic, including shooting a season-best 75 in the second round en route to a final total of 231... tied for 11th overall at the ASU Lady Indian Classic despite only playing one round due to weather... posted a 13th-place finish at the Ellingson/SHSU Invitational with a three-round total of 234... ranked second on the squad in strokes average, finishing at 77.8 for the season.
Spring 2004
For the second straight season, Cortes was named a second team All-Independent selection... posted her best finish at the National Minority College Golf Championships by placing third... tied for 17th at the Bronc Intercollegiate Classic... shot a 76 in the second round of that tournament... tied for 26th at the Lindsey Collegiate Classic in Little Rock, AK, after shooting a three-round total of 253... selected to the 2003-04 United State Achievement Academy (USAA) All-American Scholars... was a 2003-04 UTPA Athletic Director's Honor Roll recipient... garnered Dean's List second honors and Bronc Pride 3.0 Club laurels.
Fall 2003
Cortes put together a tremendous season by finishing in the top 15 in three of four fall tournaments... finished 10th at the Texas State Bobcat Tournament after shooting a two-round total of 160... had a season-best three-round score of 231 at the Battle of the Lake Invitational in Monkey Island, OK... finished tied for 15th at that tournament... shot a 235 at the Ellinson Fall Classic to end the season and finished tied for 13th... was recognized as a Bronc Pride 3.0 Club member.
Spring 2003
Cortes was a second team All-Independent selection during the spring after she finished in the top 11 in three tournaments... finished tied for fifth at the Bronc Intercollegiate Classic after shooting a three-round total of 236... shot a 74 in the first round of the Classic, which was a career-best... placed seventh at the National Minority College Golf Championships with a score of 249... posted a two-round score of 153 at the Snowbird Intercollegiate Tournament, which ranked her 11th... finished tied for 23rd at the East Kentucky Lady Colonial Classic and 24th at the Bearkat Invitational... member of the Bronc Pride 3.0 club for the second time as a international business major.
Fall 2002
Cortes had her best showing of the fall season at the Northern Illinois Huskie Classic where she posted a two-round score of 164... finished tied for 10th at the tournament... shot a 75 in the final round of the Lady Eagle Invitational and Notre Dame Invitational... final round score was her lowest in every tournament during the season... finished tied for 33rd at the Lady Eagle Invitational... was a member of the Bronc Pride 3.0 Club.
High School
Cortes captured the title at the Mexico's Central Zone Tournament in 2000... placed second in the Central Zone Junior Tournament... finished fifth at the South Texas Junior Golf Classic in 2000.
Chip Shot
Cortes is the daughter of Patricia Cortes... born on Aug. 27, 1982... had one brother, Rodrigo... majoring in international business.
