FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Rising University of Iowa senior Paula Miranda fired a three-under par 67 on Thursday during a qualifying event at the Franklin Bridge Golf Club to finish as the individual runner-up to earn a spot in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur for the first time in her career.

The Puebla, Mexico, native was one of four players in the field to finish in the red and one of seven at or below par.

The 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur will be played Aug. 5-11 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where 156 competitors will battle it out for the gold medal and the Robert Cox Trophy.  The championship format begins with 36 holes of stroke play to determine the low 64 players who move on to the match play portion to determine a champion.

Miranda finished with four birdies, 13 pars and a single bogey during her round.  She finished the front nine at -1 before recording a pair of birdies over her final nine holes.  She birdied the par five 17th to get to -3.

It is the second straight year the Hawkeyes will be represented at the U.S. Women’s Amateur.