Cara Barnhart

Deer Park�s Cara Barnhart became the first freshman golf signee for the inaugural University of Houston-Victoria women�s golf program.  

Barnhart is a two-year letter winner at Deer Park and holds a scoring average of 85. She just recently lost a sudden-death medalist playoff at the District 22-5A tournament. Barnhart paced the Lady Deer at the district tournament with a two-day 182 score.  

�Cara�s distance and ability to compete on the course, will allow her to step in next year at UHV and contribute right away,� UHV golf coach Whitney Stromgren said in announcing the signing Monday. �Cara is very athletic and has amazing potential at the collegiate level.�  

Barnhart is looking forward to beginning her collegiate career at UHV.  

�I am excited to be part of the first women�s golf team at UHV next year,� Barnhart said. �I look forward to contributing to the success of the team in the coming years, and also attending UHV.�  

Barnhart, who plans to major in Business Management, also played soccer in high school.