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Vigil honours star golfer who was killed in Iowa

Celia Barquin Arozamena was the Big 12 women’s golf champion this year.

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Teammates of an Iowa State University student who was killed while playing golf near the campus have lit candles at a vigil to remember the 22-year-old.

The vigil for Celia Barquin Arozamena drew a large crowd north of the Campanile, a bell tower on the Ames campus.

Several speakers, including women’s golf coach Christie Martens, talked about the star golfer from Spain.

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Friends of Celia Barquin Arozamena react during a vigil (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Barquin, an engineering student, was the Big 12 women’s golf champion this year.

Those who attended the vigil also signed cards for Barquin’s family.

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Iowa State golf team members during the vigil (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Barquin’s body was found on Monday at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames.

Police charged a 22-year-old homeless man who had been staying in an encampment near the golf course with first-degree murder in her stabbing death.

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