Patricija Jakovleva
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- Hometown:
- Riga, Latvia
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- Year:
- Fr.
Bio
Honors and Awards
2025-26 Season (Freshman): Received honorable mention all-Frontier Conference honors … Played in 12 tournaments and 30 rounds, finishing with an 83.1 scoring average … Recorded five top-10 finishes, including two top-five placements … Posted her low round of the season with a 2-over 74 in the second round of the OUAZ Fall Invitational on Oct. 6, where she finished 20th with a season-best 54-hole total of 235 … Carded her low 36-hole total at the Dickinson State Fall Invite on Sept. 15-16, shooting 82-79—161 to tie for 16th in a field of 39 players … Tied for fifth at the Statesmen Invitational on Oct. 13-14 with rounds of 81-84—165 and added a fifth-place finish at The Lark Invitational on April 6-7 after shooting 84-78—162 … Tied for ninth at the Top of Texas Invitational on March 9-10 with an 81-84-75—240 total … Closed the season by placing 10th at the Frontier Conference Tournament on April 28-29, carding rounds of 86-81-86—253.
High School: Prepped at Riga French Lyceum in Riga, Latvia … Coached by Anna Diana Švanka-Mezule and Davis Puksts … Notched a third-place finish at the 2024 Faldo Series Latvia Championship (83-83-77), second place at the 2024 Lithuanian Junior Open (83-83-85), and third place at the 2023 Latvian Junior Open Championship (77-83-82) … Represented Team Latvia at the 2024 European Ladies Team Shield Championship … Helped Team Latvia capture the 2023 Baltic Champions Cup—the first in the country's history … Earned multiple longest drive awards during her playing career … Holds a handicap of 7.4 and average score of 82 … Was active in the Student Parliament and Debate Club throughout high school … Maintained a 3.3 GPA ... Competed in competitive swimming from ages 9–12, earning 8 bronze, 12 silver, and 12 gold medals … Also trained in multiple dance styles including ballet, folk, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, and salsa.
Personal: Daughter of Arturs Jakovlevs and Diana Vilistere … Has one brother, Dzoijs Aleksis Kots … Born on April 15, 2006, in Riga, Latvia … Majoring in Intelligence and Security Studies … Her father, Arturs Jakovlevs, is a three-time Olympic swimmer (1992, 1996, 2000) and former European Junior Champion, World Cup bronze medalist, and 77-time Latvian national champion.
