Iowa State holds vigil for slain golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena

AMES, Iowa -- Hundreds of students gathered on the Iowa State campus Wednesday evening to remember Celia Barquin Arozamena, a student-athlete who was killed this week while playing golf on a course near the college here. Barquin Arozamena, a 22-year-old engineering student from Spain, was the Big 12 women's golf champion this year. At the service, near the university's chapel, friends and fellow students shared memories of Barquin Arozamena, held candles and shed tears. Barquin Arozamena's body was found Monday near the ninth hole at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames. Soon after, police charged a homeless man who had been camping nearby with murder in her death. Prior to her death, Iowa State had planned to honor Barquin Arozamena for winning the school's Female Athlete of the Year award at Saturday's home football game against Akron. Both teams will now be wearing a "CBA" helmet sticker, and a moment of silence will be held before the national...

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