Sul Ross student-athletes recognized for academic achievement

A total of 99 student-athletes at Sul Ross State University have been recognized as Academic All-Conference by the American Southwest Conference for the 2021-22 school year.

Students were recognized in every ASC athletic event in which Sul Ross participates.

“I am incredibly proud of the academic performance of our student-athletes,” SRSU Athletic Director Amanda Workman stated in the press release. “Finding balance between athletics and academics is especially challenging and many of our student-athletes do it so well.”

To be eligible for Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must have been in attendance and completed at least one academic year (two consecutive semesters) at their institution. They must also have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) after the spring semester.

The following students were recognized:

Baseball

Connor Archer, Jr., Business, Manchaca; Ian Craigie, Sr., Political Science, Pflugerville; Dean Foley, Jr., Wildlife Management, Pettus; Ricardo Franco, Fr., Kinesiology, El Paso; Zack Gutierrez, Jr., Criminal Justice, Las Cruces, N.M.; Aidan Mow, Jr., Business, San Antonio; Kevin Potts, Jr., Kinesiology, San Antonio; Esai Prieto, Fr., Business, Monahans; Carsen Thor, So., Business, Temple; Cade Watson, So., Kinesiology, Elgin; Matthew Wheeler, Sr., Kinesiology, Austin.

Men’s basketball

Logan Dixon, Sr., Health & Human Perf. (Masters), Burleson; Eli Gonzalez, So., Kinesiology, Laredo; Omar Ibarra, Fr., Business Administration, El Paso; Jake Lopez, Sr., MBA, El Paso; Mitchell Martinez, Fr., Business Administration, El Paso; Julian Paredes, Jr., MBA, El Paso; Jordan Rhyne, Fr., Kinesiology, Crane; Gabe Sanchez, Fr., Kinesiology, Haltom City.

Women’s basketball

Vania Hampton, So., Kinesiology, Austin; Cassie Hogan, Sr., Kinesiology, Douglass; Kayla James, So., Business Administration, Grand Prairie; Keona Loftis, Jr., Biology, Amarillo; Camryn Medina, So., Kinesiology, El Paso; Ashley Nunez, Jr., Criminal Justice, El Paso; Teresa Quintana, Jr., Industrial Technology, El Paso; Alyssa Ramlochan, Gr., Psychology, Los Angeles.

Men’s cross country

Cristian Corbett, Fr., Kinesiology & Human Perf., El Paso; Christian Fresquez, Fr., Nursing, Los Angeles; Alan Hernandez, Sr., Criminal Justice, El Paso; Niko Moreno, Sr., History, El Paso; Jose Luis Originales, Sr., Criminal Justice, El Paso.

Women’s cross country

Taylor Conner, Gr., MS Health & Human Perf., Midland; Cayman Ivins, Fr., Psychology, Sunray; Ivett Ramos, Jr., Kinesiology & Human Perf. Presidio; Sara Ray, Jr., Psychology, Cleburne; Veronica Rodriguez, So., Kinesiology & Sport Science, El Paso.

Football

Cameron Ball, Fr., Criminal Justice, Cypress; Ajani Batts, Fr., Computer Tech, Houston; Quincy Blair, Fr. Kinesiology, Bellville; Jose Calderon, So. Criminal Justice, San Antonio; Tyler DeShields, Gr. Criminal Justice, Beloit, Ohio; Lorenzo Fowler, So. Kinesiology, Austin; Alec Garcia, Fr., Kinesiology, Mission; Keyton Leal, Jr., Criminal Justice, Three Rivers; Cameron Lindner, Jr., Business Administration, San Antonio; Clayton Maxwell, Sr., Education, San Antonio; Frank Melendez, Jr., Criminal Justice, El Paso; Travis Owen, Fr., Kinesiology, Okinawa, Japan; James Parker, Jr., Kinesiology, Killeen; Logan Schnautz, Sr., MBA, Lockhart; Tyler Smith, Fr., General Studies, Midland; Ryan Thomisee, Fr., Kinesiology & Human Perf., George West; Mason Villegas, Fr., Biology, Mission; Jayien Weatherly, Fr., Kinesiology, Lubbock; Ronin Williams, Sr., Kinesiology & Human Perf., Monahans; Ozias Wright, So., Kinesiology, Killeen.

Men’s soccer

Alan Hernandez, Sr., Criminal Justice, El Paso; Pablo Herrera, Fr., Business, El Paso; Jose Luis Originales, Sr., Criminal Justice, El Paso; Mauricio Perez, Sr., Mathematics, El Paso; Nana Prempeh, Jr., Industrial Technology, Odessa; Eddie Rodriguez, Sr., Psychology, El Paso; Ryan Seidon, Jr., Kinesiology, El Paso; Luke Sifuentes, Jr., Psychology, El Paso.

Women’s soccer

Britney Berumen, Gr., Kinesiology & Human Perf., El Paso; Kasey Bruce, So., English, Albuquerque, N.M.; Aleysha Carrillo, Sr. Kinesiology & Human Perf., Juarez, Mexico; Angelina Escobar, So., Kinesiology & Human Perf., El Paso; Judith Macias, Sr., Kinesiology/EC-12, Abilene; Ashley Nunez, Jr., Criminal Justice, El Paso; Aylin Pereyra, Sr., Criminal Justice, El Paso.

Softball

Raquelle Bernal, So., Biology, Fort Stockton; Annika Canaba, Sr., Kinesiology, Alpine; Claire Decker, Fr., Animal Science, Lubbock; Danielle Gomez, So., Education, El Paso; Jocelyn Gonzales, Fr., History, Big Spring; Taryn Griner, So., Criminal Justice, Monahans; Camryn Hardin, Sr., Kinesiology, Alpine; Cayman Ivins, Fr., Animal Science, Sunray; Hunter Montes, So., Animal Science, Amarillo; Rebecca Rodriguez, Sr., Business, El Paso; Veronica Rodriguez, Jr., Education, El Paso; Alejandra Ruedas, So., Education, El Paso; Payslee Sims, Sr., Biology, Greenwood; Jodie Vaughn, Sr., Biology, Andrews; Jaelyn Zuniga, Jr., Kinesiology, Las Cruces, N.M.

Men’s tennis

Branden Lewis, Fr., Industrial Technology, Denver City; Mitchell Martinez, Fr., Business, El Paso; Kyle Villalon, So., Industrial Technology, Corpus Christi.

Women’s tennis

Veronica Castaneda, So., Biology, El Paso; Marley Rokas, Fr., Political Science, San Antonio; Isabel Sandberg, Fr., Animal Science, El Paso; Delaney Yanez, Fr., Education, Big Lake.

Volleyball

Annika Canaba, Sr., Kinesiology, Alpine; Loren Garcia, So., Business, El Paso; Taryn Griner, Fr., Criminal Justice, Monahans; Faith Herrera, So., Psychology, El Paso; Mia Bella Ruiz, So., Kinesiology, El Paso; Brylee Sweeten, Fr., Biology/Nursing, Carrizo Springs.