A top Iowa State University golfer was found dead on a course near campus — murdered by a twisted drifter who had recently professed “an urge to rape and kill a woman,” authorities said Tuesday. Celia Barquin Arozamena, a Spanish native who once won the European Ladies’ Amateur Championship, was stabbed multiple times and dumped in a pond near the ninth hole of the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames, cops said. Barquin Arozamena, 22, was a budding golf star with numerous titles under her belt, including 2018 Big 12 champion. Her alleged killer, Collin Daniel Richards, had been living in a wooded area at a makeshift campsite near Coldwater Links, according to police officials. He came upon Barquin Arozamena on Monday morning as she was getting a solo round in, cops said. Golfers discovered the young woman’s bag near the ninth hole and alerted course officials, who notified authorities. A search of the grounds soon turned up Barquin Arozamena’s body, and Richards was found a short time later with fresh scratches on his face and a deep laceration on his left hand. Police dogs reportedly traced Barquin Arozamena’s scent back to his encampment and came into contact with an acquaintance of his identified only as “D.B.” — who informed them about Richards’ alleged urge to commit rape and murder. “What did he do to her?” the man asked after being approached by police, according to KCCI. D.B. told cops he had been staying with Richards, 22, at the campsite. He recounted walking near the golf course a few days ago, when Richards made the alleged comments about wanting to kill someone, according to court documents. A search of a tent at the campsite uncovered a knife and a black backpack that contained two pairs of shorts covered in blood, cops said. Barquin Arozamena was found with stab wounds to her upper torso, head and neck. Another man that Richards had been staying with recently — identified only as “C.J.” — told cops he showed up at his home on Monday covered in blood. Investigators are still looking into how Richards got onto the course and said there was no indication he knew Barquin Arozamena. “It’s really troubling that something like this would happen in broad daylight,” said Ames Police Cmdr. Geoff Huff. “It’s an awful thing that’s happened.” Richards, who is charged with first-degree murder, appeared in Story County Courthouse on Tuesday morning. His bond was set at $5 million cash. Barquin Arozamena, a native of Puente San Miguel, was remembered by her peers as a loving student-athlete with a bright future. “A terrible, tragic, senseless loss,” said ISU President Wendy Wintersteen.<doc-sep>A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 22-year-old female golf star ranked among the top players in the US was found on a course in Iowa. Police were called to Coldwater Golf Links in Ames after players coming round the course found an abandoned bag lying apparently discarded on the ground. The body of Celia Barquin Arozamena was then discovered “some distance” from the bag, detectives later said in a statement. After carrying out examinations they concluded Ms Barquin Arozamena was assaulted before she died. Twenty-two-year-old Collin Daniel Richards, of no fixed abode, has been charged with first-degree murder. Iowa State University said Ms Barquin Arozamena had been due to finish her civil engineering degree this term. Originally from Puente San Miguel in Spain, she became the 2018 Big 12 champion and Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year, and was hailed by the university as one of the most accomplished players in its history. Ranked at 69 nationally by Golfweek, she was only the third ISU women's golfer to compete in the US Women's Open Championship. 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The mother of a champion Iowa State University golfer murdered on a golf course was trying Wednesday to come to grips with her daughter's death. "My girl. Such bad luck she had," Celia Barquín Arozamena's mother, Miriam Arozamena, told Spanish broadcaster Tele 5 from her residence near Torrelavega in northern Spain. Collin Daniel Richards has been charged with first degree murder in the death of Celia Barquin Arozamena. Story County Sheriff / EPA "He was just going out with the goal of killing ... and he came across my girl," Arozamena said of the man accused of fatally stabbing her daughter, The Associated Press reported. Barquín Arozamena, 22, was golfing Monday morning when she was fatally stabbed. Her body was found by authorities not long after in a pond near the ninth hole at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames, Iowa. Collin Daniel Richards, also 22, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after police found him near a homeless camp not far from the golf course where he had been residing. Investigators said it's unlikely the suspect and victim knew each other. Officers were led to Richards by an acquaintance, who told them that he had recently "made a statement to the effect of having an urge to rape and kill a woman," police said. Richards, who had a history of both violent and nonviolent crime, is being held on $5 million cash bond. "While her loss and the circumstances of her death are devastating, we choose to remember her for her infectious smile and joy," said Coldwater Golf Links in a statement released Tuesday. Teammates, coaches and colleagues at Iowa State echoed similar sentiments, lauding Barquín Arozamena's bright personality and competitive determination. PGA golfer Sergio Garcia tweeted that he had met Barquín Arozamena "and I know she was a special person." Golfer Celia Barquín-Arozamena Iowa State Athletics Barquín Arozamena was named Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year this year after ending her collegiate athletic career with her fourth straight NCAA Regional appearance, earning All-Big 12 Team honors for the third time, and qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open. On Saturday, she was looking forward to being honored at Iowa State's football game against The University of Akron, but the school announced Tuesday that she would be memorialized instead. On Wednesday, the athletics department announced that the remembrance would include the Iowa State University Cyclone Football Varsity Marching Band forming the letters "CBA," in addition to a video tribute. Both Iowa state and Akron plan to wear "CBA" decals on their helmets, and every Big 12 school playing a football game this week plans to honor Barquín Arozamena. A vigil to honor Barquín Arozamena will also be held on Wednesday night on the Iowa State campus, during which attendees can write messages that will be sent to Barquín Arozamena's family. "We are hopeful these recognitions pay tribute to one of our most accomplished student-athletes and serve as a springboard for our community to start healing," said Iowa State Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard.