University of South Alabama Athletics

2023-24 (JUNIOR SEASON)
• Competed in nine events and averaged a team-best 76.96 strokes per round
• Recorded 41 birdies during the season and finished inside the top 25 at four tournaments
• Closed out the fall portion of the schedule with a season-low, three-round 218 (+2) where she tied for fifth at The Judson (Oct. 30-31)
• Recorded season-low rounds of 69 twice during the season, both in the first rounds of The Judson and at the ULM Invitational (April 1-2)
• Recorded three-straight top-25 finishes during the spring with the first of the stretch coming at the Chris Banister Golf Classic (March 10-12) where she tied for 15th after recording a three-round 232 (77-78-77)
• Placed in a tie for 24th at the Bama Beach Bash (March 17-19)
• Finished in a tie for 15th at the ULM Invitational where she was three-over (219--69-78-72)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
• Competed in nine tournaments and recorded a 75.41 stroke average
• Earned a pair of top-10 finishes with her highest of the season coming with a third-place outing at the Hoover Invitational (Sept. 19-20) in Hoover, Ala., where she fired a one-over par 217
• Led South Alabama to a second-place finish at the event
• Tied for fifth at The Judson (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) in Hattiesburg, Miss., with another one-over par as the Jags recorded their second second-place finish of the fall
• Placed third with a four-over par 217 at the Tchefuncta Invitational (Feb. 27-28) after carding a season-low 69 in the final round of the event.

2021-22 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
• Competed in nine tournaments and recorded a 76.19 stroke average
• Earned one top-10 and one top-20 finish
• Shot even par 72 in the final round of the USA Intercollegiate (Sept. 4-6) in Mobile, Ala.
• Carded a career-low 6-under par 66 in the final round of the Lady Red Wolves Classic (Oct. 11-12) in Jonesboro, Ark.
• Finished tied for 13th at the First Coast Classic (Feb. 14-15) in Jacksonville, Fla., with a three-round total of 231
• Earned a career-best finish, tying for third place, at the Tchefuncta Invitational (Feb. 21-22) with a three-round score of 220, including an even par 72 in the final round

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Lettered four years at Perry HS in Gilbert, Ariz.
• Voted the Chandler United Sports District Player of the Year in 2018 and '19

PERSONAL
• Full name is Malia Elaine Uyeshiro 
• Born Aug. 13, 2003, in Vancouver, Wash.
• Has two older sisters, Shay and Delaney
• Sister, Shay, plays soccer at Dixie State, and sister, Delaney, plays soccer at Idaho State
• Majoring in criminal justice