An absolutely awful situation that unfolded Tuesday morning in Ames has drawn a heartfelt response from the Iowa State football program.
The body of 22-year-old Celia Barquín Arozamena, a former three-time All-Big 12 female golfer at ISU, was found in a pond at a golf course near the university’s campus. According to police, Arozamena was found to have been stabbed around her head, neck and upper body.
The Cyclones had already been set to honor Arozamena, whose collegiate eligibility at the school had expired earlier this year and who had been planning to join the LPGA tour after playing in the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open, prior to this Saturday’s football game against Akron as the school’s Student-Athlete of the Year. Instead, a moment of silence in her memory and a video tribute will take place.
Additionally, the football team will wear helmet stickers with the initials “CBA.”
A 22-year-old homeless man with a history of violence was arrested shortly after Arozamena’s body was found. He’s being held in lieu of a $5 million bond and could face life in prison if convicted.