Tarleton State University Athletics

Senior (2023-24):
Competed in 10 tournaments and finished with a stroke average of 75.7 over 30 rounds ... Shot under par in two rounds during the fall portion of the season, including a 1-under-par 70 in the third round at the Oregon State Invitational ... Capped off the fall season with a 2-under-par 70 in the Monterrey International Invitational ... Began the spring portion of the season with a season-low 4-under-par-68 in the second round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate ... Finished in the top 35 in his final two tournaments ... Named to the Academic All-WAC team. 

Junior (2022-23):
Played in 14 rounds across five tournaments, posting an average round score of 76.7 … Had a season-best round of 72 three times, including his first round at Tarleton at the Oregon State Invitational in Corvallis, Oregon, at Trysting Tree Golf Club … Finished 41st at the 36-hole Bear Brawl (+17) in Waco, Texas at Ridgewood Country Club.
 
Midland College:
Played two seasons at Midland College from 2020-22 … Ranked as high as No. 22 in the NJCAA rankings … Played in nine tournaments his last season with the Chaparrals, posting seven top-20 finishes, including two in the top-five … Had a season-best round at the West Texas Cup in Brownwood, Texas, shooting 69-67 to go -8, placing second … Across 23 rounds of competitive golf in 2021-22, Samaniego averaged a gross round score of 72.2 … Combined scores to par had him at +14 over those nine tournaments and 23 rounds, +0.6 on average … Helped the Chaps win eight tournaments his final year at Midland ... Shares common ground with Tarleton head coach Chance Cain, who also played two years at Midland College before moving on to Texas Tech.
 
Lubbock Cooper High School:
Played four years at Lubbock Cooper HS from 2016-20 … In the class 5A state tournament his senior year at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown, shot 77-74 to finish in the top-25.
 
Personal:
Is a 2020 graduate of Lubbock Cooper HS in Lubbock, Texas … Was an “A” honor roll student in high school … Full name is Bladen Sal Samaniego … Hometown is Lubbock, Texas … Son of Kenny Samaniego and Stacey Mitchell … Has one brother, Britton, and two sisters … Saylor and Blakely … Majoring in Business Administration … Preferred name is Bladen … Born Feb. 8.