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Nina Rissi

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Barcelona, Spain

2022-23 - Senior
Academic All-Big Ten … Carried a 77.83 scoring average over four events … Best finish was a tie for 71st at the Lady Buckeye Invitational, firing a 234 (80-80-74) … Posted a low round of 74 at the Lady Buckeye Invitational.

Career Stats
2019-20 | 2021

Summer 2022
One of three MSU golfers to play in the World Amateur Team Championships in Paris … Rissi played for Brazil, joined by Valery Plata (Colombia) and Valentina Rossi (Argentina) … Tied for fourth place in the Championship of Catalonia in July … Played in the Spanish Amateur in May and tied for 24th place (78-74-76-74).

2021-22 - Junior
Played in seven events and 20 rounds ... Posted a 76.56 scoring average ... Best finish was a tie for 19th place at the Clemson Invitational, posting a 9-over par 225 (73-75-77) ... Played in two rounds at the NCAA Stillwater Regional, finishing at 15-over par 159 (81-78) ... A Women's Golf Coaches Association Scholar All-American selection ... An Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Recognized as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

2021 - Sophomore
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in two tournaments for the Spartans, posting a 76.3 scoring average … Best finish was at the Kent State Dual where she placed 13^th individually … Tied for 17^th at the FAU Paradise Invitational, shooting a 3-over-par 219 (68-78-73) and recording her lowest 18-hole round of the season in helping MSU to the team title.

2019-20 – Freshman
Appeared in four tournaments as a freshman, posting a 75.5 scoring average … Had her best finish of the fall at the home Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 22-23) where she placed 19th with a 15-over-par 231 … Recorded her lowest 54-hole total of the year at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 2-4) with a 1-under-par 215, which included her best round of the year – a 2-under-par 70 … Averaged 3.2 birdies per round, which was fourth best on the team.

Prior to MSU
Tied for sixth at the 2017 Grand Prix de Hossegor (France) … Took fifth place at the Spanish National U-16 Tournament two years ago … Captured the Nick Faldo Series South America Final U-16 championship at age 12 … Tied for eighth place at the 2017 Doral Publix Junior Classic in Florida.

Personal
Daughter of Graciela Rissi ... Older brother Enrico played golf at IUPUI.

GETTING TO KNOW NINA RISSI

Favorite Quote
Will finds a way

What is your favorite golf course?
The Greenbrier

If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
Brazilian rice and beans

What is your favorite part about being a Spartan?
The diverse and welcoming Spartan community

What is your favorite spot on campus?
The horticulture gardens

If you could share a meal with four individuals living or dead, whom would you choose?
My mother and my late grandparents