FRISCO, Texas – Texas State placed the most student-athletes on the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Thursday. The Bobcats had 102 of the record total 953 total student-athletes named to the list.
Aside from having the most student-athletes on the Honor Roll, Texas State also led the league with a total of 19 student-athletes who recorded a 4.0 GPA. Leading the Bobcats to their third consecutive baseball regular-season title and fifth overall was junior Tyler Sibley. A two-time first-team all-conference selection, Sibley, an accounting major with a 3.89 GPA, was a CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American this season after also being named the 2011 Texas State Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Elena Horn, a member of the women's track team, was the 2011 Texas State Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. She carried a 3.56 GPA in mathematics while helping the Bobcats to fourth-place finishes during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
A record total of 953 student-athletes named to the spring honor roll surpassed the record of 932 set last spring. This year's list boasts 12 student-athletes of the year, four players of the year and a total of 143 student-athletes with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the spring semester. The honor roll includes student-athletes who took part in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.
The Southland Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll acknowledges participants in all sports sponsored by the league and its member institutions. The honor roll is released within 30 days at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters, recognizing student-athletes who maintained a minimum 3.00 GPA. Student-athletes, nominated by their respective academic advisors, must have been eligible to compete in a conference sport during the academic year in which the nomination occurs.
Name Cl. GPA Sport Major Hometown
Bret Atwood Sr. 3.00 Baseball Exercise and Sports Science Katy, Texas
Blake Bagley Fr. 3.54 Baseball Marketing San Marcos, Texas
Lee Colon Sr. 3.25 Baseball Management Del Valle, Texas
Kyle Finnegan Fr. 3.42 Baseball Management Kingwood, Texas
Cody Gambill Jr. 3.25 Baseball Exercise and Sports Science Allen, Texas
Scott Grist Fr. 3.14 Baseball Undeclared Sugar Land, Texas
Casey Kalenkosky Jr. 3.25 Baseball Accounting San Antonio, Texas
Kyle Kubitza Jr. 3.00 Baseball Exercise and Sports Science Colleyville, Texas
Andrew Lacombe So. 4.00 Baseball Finance Southlake, Texas
Jeff McVaney Jr. 3.75 Baseball Management Houston, Texas
Isaac Nuti Jr. 3.00 Baseball Manufacturing Engineering Brenham, Texas
Fielding Pittman Sr. 3.00 Baseball Management Dallas, Texas
Mitchell Pitts Jr. 3.17 Baseball Exercise and Sports Science Highland Village, Texas
Tyler Sibley Jr. 3.75 Baseball Accounting Frisco, Texas
Jordan Kirschke Jr. 4.00 M Basketball Communication Studies Hungerford, Texas
Jonathan Sloan Sr. 3.00 M Basketball Secondary Education Richardson, Texas
Anna Brzozowski Sr. 4.00 W Basketball Exercise and Sport Science Harrah, Okla.
Shelby Calabrese So. 3.63 W Basketball Interdisciplinary Studies Buda, Texas
Ashley Ezeh Fr. 3.00 W Basketball Undeclared Houston, Texas
India Johnson Jr. 3.06 W Basketball Mass Comm. and Electronic Media Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Kaylan Martin Jr. 4.00 W Basketball Exercise and Sport Science Pflugerville, Texas
Chika Ofoegbu Sr. 3.00 W Basketball Business Administration San Antonio, Texas
Ashley Shoemaker So. 3.00 W Basketball Marketing Houston, Texas
Carson Gibson Sr. 3.25 M Golf Exercise Sports Science San Antonio, Texas
Jeremy Lambright Jr. 3.00 M Golf Management Palestine, Texas
Marcus Opheim So. 3.00 M Golf Political Science San Marcos, Texas
Juan Salcedo Jr. 3.48 M Golf Exercise Sports Science The Woodlands, Texas
Stuart Smallwood Fr. 3.00 M Golf Undeclared Paris, Texas
Jennifer Aranda Fr. 3.08 W Golf Pre-Nursing Georgetown, Texas
Gabrielle De Reuck Jr. 3.46 W Golf Accounting George, South Africa
Katinka Dufour Jr. 3.80 W Golf Mass Comm. and Electronic Media Paris, France
Valdis Jonsdottir So. 3.20 W Golf Interior Design Akranes, Iceland
Trine Mortensen Sr. 3.77 W Golf Accounting Silkeborg, Denmark
Krista Puisite So. 4.00 W Golf Finance Riga, Latvia
Mara Puisite Fr. 4.00 W Golf Computer Information Systems Riga, Latvia
Jessica Salazar Sr. 3.25 W Golf Fashion Merchandising Edinburg, Texas
Marlee Wilson Jr. 3.23 W Golf Exercise and Sports Science Nederland, Texas
Brooke Baker So. 3.36 Softball Interdisciplinary Studies Houston, Texas
Shelby Carnline So. 3.52 Softball Accounting Cleveland, Texas
Jenna Emery Sr. 3.17 Softball Respiratory Care Sugar Land, Texas
Chandler Hall Jr. 3.06 Softball Fashion Merchandising Baytown, Texas
Anna Hernandez So. 3.29 Softball Exercise and Sports Science Buda, Texas
Brooke Keel Fr. 3.74 Softball Biology West, Texas
Jordan Masek Fr. 3.77 Softball Exercise and Sports Science Giddings, Texas
Coralee Ramirez Fr. 3.38 Softball Management Round Rock, Texas
Allison Snow Jr. 3.32 Softball Interdisciplinary Studies Stephenville, Texas
Anne Marie Taylor So. 3.14 Softball Interdisciplinary Studies Houston, Texas
Melissa Hadad So. 3.00 W Tennis Undeclared Cali, Colombia
Jessica Kahts Fr. 3.31 W Tennis Exercise and Sports Science Benoni, South Africa
Mariana Perez So. 4.00 W Tennis Pre-Communication Disorders Bucaramanga, Colombia
Gabriela Rojas-Pelaez So. 3.75 W Tennis Anthropology Cali, Colombia
Berenice Van Den Bergh Fr. 3.14 W Tennis Spanish Leuven, Belgium
Steven Farris Jr. 3.00 M Track & Field Psychology West Lafayette, Ind.
Timothy Hayes So. 3.75 M Track & Field Geography and Environmental Studies Del Rio, Texas
Chaz Laijas So. 3.14 M Track & Field Health and Fitness Management Poth, Texas
Landon Lehde So. 3.00 M Track & Field Undeclared Sealy, Texas
Bryan MacDonald Fr. 3.08 M Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico
Benjamin Marvin Sr. 3.00 M Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Austin, Texas
Matthew Novak Sr. 4.00 M Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Grapevine, Texas
Matthew Oliva Jr. 4.00 M Track & Field International Studies Smithson Valley, Texas
Reginald Reed Fr. 3.00 M Track & Field Health and Fitness Management Desoto, Texas
Michael Richards Sr. 3.75 M Track & Field Political Science Plano, Texas
Garrett Robinson Fr. 3.25 M Track & Field Psychology Desoto, Texas
Reginald Robinson Fr. 4.00 M Track & Field Biology Leonard, Texas
Michael Rourke Fr. 4.00 M Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Cedar Park, Texas
Daniel Schmidt Sr. 3.00 M Track & Field Management Graham, Texas
Gil Sheleg So. 4.00 M Track & Field Electrical Engineering Pardessia, Isreal
Cameron Shoppach Fr. 3.77 M Track & Field Undeclared Cedar Park, Texas
William Taudien So. 3.46 M Track & Field Communication Design Eskilstuna, Sweden
Timothy Young So. 3.25 M Track & Field Mathematics Dallas, Texas
Leslie Ables Jr. 3.00 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Converse, Texas
Morgan Adams Fr. 3.00 W Track & Field Pre-Radiation Therapy Wimberly, Texas
Daniela Anane-Bediakoh Fr. 3.59 W Track & Field Pre-Nursing Ontario, Canada
Steffanie Armstrong Sr. 3.46 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science New Braunfels, Texas
Lisa Bingham So. 3.00 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science New Braunfels, Texas
Danielle Candelaria Fr. 3.00 W Track & Field Computer Information Systems Irving, Texas
Morgan Canty Jr. 3.75 W Track & Field Marketing Keller, Texas
Dana Dolejsi Jr. 3.00 W Track & Field Healthcare Administration Houston, Texas
Camille Evans Fr. 3.08 W Track & Field Pre-Nursing Houston, Texas
Katherine Evans Sr. 3.67 W Track & Field Business Administration Helotes, Texas
Hayley Helfenbein Fr. 3.59 W Track & Field Marketing Houston, Texas
Elena Horn Jr. 3.56 W Track & Field Mathematics Biberg, Germany
April Howell So. 3.54 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Caldwell, Texas
Michelle Jones Fr. 4.00 W Track & Field Biology-Microbiology Castroville, Texas
Kimberly Kritnich Fr. 3.25 W Track & Field Undeclared Reno, Nev.
Maria Lopez So. 3.79 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science White Settlement, Texas
Jenna Lorentsen Jr. 4.00 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Pittsville, Maine
Susan Marsh So. 3.00 W Track & Field Finance New Braunfels, Texas
Jiovanna Martinez Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Physical Education Pharr, Texas
Lindsey Maxwell Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Arlington, Texas
Rachel Melton Fr. 3.57 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Magnolia, Texas
Anna Menditto Fr. 3.31 W Track & Field Pre-Nursing New Braunfels, Texas
Katie Miller Jr. 3.79 W Track & Field Communication Studies Bandera, Texas
Kathryn Norman Fr. 3.36 W Track & Field Recreational Administration McAllen, Texas
Catherine Olson Sr. 3.50 W Track & Field Interdisciplinary Studies Corpus Christi, Texas
Karissa Reiter Sr. 3.54 W Track & Field Biology Gainesville, Texas
Rhevan Rhodes Fr. 3.75 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Houston, Texas
Amanda Rodriguez Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Kyle, Texas
Carly Szabo Fr. 4.00 W Track & Field Communication Design Merkel, Texas
Kellie Trinkaus So. 4.00 W Track & Field Pre-Nursing Manchaca, Texas
Sandra Venegas Jr. 3.63 W Track & Field Exercise and Sports Science Rockport, Texas
