As told by the Associated Press, police were called to Coldwater Golf Links in Ames around 10:20 a.m. local time Monday after other golfers discovered a golf bag with no one around it. Barquin Arozamena’s body was found a short distance away.

According to Story County inmate records, Richards is being held on $5 million bond after being booked into jail early Tuesday morning.

The women’s golf team, which was competing at a East & West Match Play tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich., was flown back to Ames on a charter plane Monday night before playing the championship round.

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“It was very hard,” golf coach Christie Martens told the Ames Tribune through tears Tuesday afternoon. She added that she had spoken with Barquin Arozamena’s family in Spain. “I guess the thing that meant the most to me was [Barquin Arozamena’s mother] said, ‘Cel was happy every day she was there. Even though all this has happened, if we had this to decide all over again, we would still send her to Iowa State.’ That really meant a lot.”

In the criminal complaint, obtained Tuesday by WOI-TV in Des Moines, police said they had received word that Richards “had made a statement to the effect of having an urge to rape and kill a woman” and that Barquin Arozamena died of several stab wounds to her upper torso, head and neck. The complaint said Richards was living in a tent in an area close to the golf course.

“A little after 2 p.m. on Monday, officers found the camp,” the WOI report reads. “While officers were in the area, they were approached by Richards. He had several fresh scratches to his face consistent with fighting, and also police noted Richards tried to conceal a deep laceration on his left hand. He tried to bury his arm in the ground.”

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A man identified as “C.J.” told police that Richards “appeared disheveled and covered in blood, sand and water” when he showed up Monday at his home near the golf course, asking to bathe. Police said they found blood-covered clothing and a backpack at Richards’s tent along with a knife they said belonged to him.

Barquin Arozamena, 22, exhausted her college eligibility last season, when she became just the second Cyclones golfer to earn medalist honors at a conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA regional for a fourth straight year. She had returned to Iowa State to finish her civil engineering degree.

“Celia had an infectious smile, a bubbly personality and anyone fortunate enough to know her was blessed,” Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard said Monday in a school-issued statement. “Our Cyclone family mourns the tragic loss of Celia, a spectacular student-athlete and ISU ambassador.”

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Said Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen: “This is a tragic and senseless loss of a talented young woman and an acclaimed student-athlete. We mourn with her family and friends in Spain, her teammates here and all who knew her. On behalf of the entire Cyclone family, I extend our deep condolences to Celia’s family and her many friends and teammates at Iowa State. We are deeply saddened.”

Barquin Arozamena, a native of Puente San Miguel, Spain, also won the European Ladies' Amateur championship in July, shooting a course-record 63 at Slovakia’s Penati Golf Resort in the third round.

“We are all devastated,” Martens said. “Celia was a beautiful person who was loved by all her teammates and friends. She loved Iowa State and was an outstanding representative for our school. We will never forget her competitive drive to be the best and her passion for life.”

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