SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head women’s golf coach Carrie Parnaby announced Thursday that she has signed Julie Houston to a National Letter of Intent. The Allen High School product will join the Roadrunners beginning in the 2015-16 season.
“We are excited to welcome Julie into our Roadrunner family,” Parnaby said. “She has great character and will represent UTSA in a first-class manner. She will fit in nicely with our young group and we look for her to make an immediate impact.”
“Over the last year, Julie has developed into a very strong player,” associate head coach Ian Parnaby said. “She has a determination and competitiveness that will make her a very good college player.”
Houston is an all-state, all-region and all-district performer for Allen High School. She has helped the Eagles capture Class 5A state championships as a freshman in 2012 and as a junior in 2014, when she carded a 69-73—142 to finish third in the individual standings.
Also an experienced player on the junior amateur circuit, Houston was selected to play for the United States Junior National Team this summer, where she went 1-1-1 in three matches to help the Americans tie Scotland, 8-8, in June at St. Andrews.
She also qualified for the American Junior Golf Association/Gary Woodland Championship in Kansas in June, where she tied for seventh. She won the Lone Star Girls Invitational at Sky Creek Ranch with a 72-71—143 and was runner-up at both the AJCA Aaron’s Bob Estes Abilene Junior (70-69-38—177) and AJGA Preseason Junior at Cimarron Hills (78-75—153) this fall. Houston captured three individual crowns last fall, winning the Galleria Classic (77), Tournament of Champions (76-79-74—229) and Texas Junior Tour TPC Craig Ranch Major Girls Championship (76-70—146).