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San Marcos, Texas – The Texas State Athletics Department awarded 32 student-athletes with a Bobcat Club Academic Ring along with maroon and gold cords to wear during graduation commencement exercises at a breakfast ceremony on Friday morning at the Sac N' Pac room inside the End Zone Complex.

University president Denise Trauth, athletic director Larry Teis, Bobcat Club representative Clint Bendele and each student-athlete's coach presented the rings and cords to four men's golfers, four men's track and field athletes, four members of the women's track and field team, four women's tennis players, three baseball players, three football players, three women's basketball players, three women's golfers, two men's basketball players, one softball player and one soccer player.  

The men's golfers were Andrew Bryant, Michael Carnes, Carson Gibson and Phillip Krebsbach.  The men's track and field athletes were Jonathan Hernandez, Justin Longoria, Michael Richards and Daniel Schmidt.

The four members of the women's track and field team included Jannah Evans, Taylor Hubbard, Jiovanna Martinez and Renee Shepard.  

The tennis players were Amanda Alvarado, Andrea Giraldo, Kiki Kruse and Nyssa Peele. The baseball players were Garret Carruth, Fielding Pittman and Clint Vest.

The three football players included Da'Marcus Griggs, Anthony Holder and Travis Houston.  The women's basketball players included Victoria Davis, Chika Ofoegbu and Mallory Williams, while the members of the women's golf team were Trine Mortensen, Jessica Salazar and Katinka Dufour.  

The two men's basketball players were Emmanuel Bidias A' Moute and Jonathan Sloan, while the soccer player was Christina Racanelli and McKenzie Baack was the softball player.  

In addition to the 32 student-athletes honored on Friday, Texas State awarded 15 additional Bobcat Club academic rings and cords in December.  

To receive the Texas State Bobcat Club Ring, each of the student-athletes must have completed their eligibility in good standing, graduate within one year after their NCAA eligibility has been completed and earned a "T" letter from the Athletics Department.  

Along with their rings, all graduating student-athletes also received a maroon and gold cord to wear at graduation. Initiated by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in December 2008, the cords serve to recognize student-athletes as a unique group on campus.

This ring and the graduation cords are dedicated to the student-athletes who have made contributions on the field of play and balanced those efforts with a commitment to achieving excellence in the classroom.

Since the inception of the program in 1986, nearly 900 student-athletes have received the Texas State Bobcat Club academic ring.