Athletics | 5/2/2017 9:43:00 PM

SAN MARCO, Texas – The Texas State University Department of Athletics and Oak Farms Dairy honored 91 student-athletes for their academic achievement at Texas State's 2017 annual Oak Farms Dairy Athletics Academic Awards ceremony that was held on Monday in the J. Garland Warren Room at Bobcat Stadium. Each of the student-athletes who were honored have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or better during the 2016 spring and/or fall semesters.
 
A total of 38 student-athletes across 11 programs received "Cream of the Crop" awards after maintaining a 4.0 GPA during either the spring 2016, fall 2016 or both semesters. The "Cream of the Crop" honorees include 10 members of the soccer team, five women's tennis players and four members each of the football, men's track and field and women's track and field teams. The list also includes three volleyball players, two men's basketball and two baseball players, along with one member each from the men's golf, women's golf, women's basketball and softball teams.
 
The soccer players were Jamie Brown, Kathryn Budde, Chandler Cooney, Rachel Grout, Elizabeth Havenhill, Jordan Kondikoff, Heather Martin, Maddie Nichols, Kalen Sanderfer and Genesis Turman. The women's tennis players were Pippa Carr, Joy Chia Ming Ming, Katy Collins, Eva Dench and Ana Perez. The football players were Brett Kocian, Gabe Loyd, Gabe Schrade and James Sherman. The women's track and field team members were Allyson Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey, Julie Lange and Kendra Long. The men's track and field athletes were Dexter Lee, Roman Rodriguez and Cody Schulz, while the volleyball players were Lauren Kirch, Shelby Vas Matt and Kelsey Weynand. The men's basketball players were Deris Duncan and Nathan Josephs. The baseball players were Joe Powell and Theodore Hoffman. In addition, softball's Alex Cruz, Millie Saroha of the women's golf team, David Faraudo Godinez of the men's golf team and women's basketball's McKinley Bostad were "Cream of the Crop" recipients.
 
Faraudo Godinez was named the men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year after earning a 3.68 GPA as a finance major. He was a four-year letterman for the golf team, four-time Oak Farms Academic Achievement Award winner and two-time "Cream of the Crop" recipient. He also was named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List three times and an All-American Scholar twice. He also was the 2016 Oak Hills Intercollegiate Tournament's champion.
 
The Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year was Lange, who boasts a 3.84 GPA in communication disorders and is a four-time Oak Farms "Cream of the Crop" winner, named to the Dean's List seven times and named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Academic Team three times. She also was named to the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Association's All-Academic team and is a nominee for the 2016-17 Communications Disorders Outstanding Senior Award. Lange is a four-year letterwinner for the women's track and field team and holds school records in the weight, hammer and discus throws. She is a two-time Sun Belt Conference champion in the discus, two-time SBC runner-up in the shot put and bronze medalist in the weight throw. She also has qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Championships twice. She will graduate summa cum laude this spring and will pursue a doctoral degree in physical therapy.
 
Volleyball's Morgan Lewis was awarded the Dr. Jean Smith Outstanding Female Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements and potential for success in graduate studies after earning a 3.37 GPA in exercise and sports science pre-physical therapy. A transfer from Tyler Junior College, Lewis served as a volleyball team captain during the last two seasons, been named to the Dean's List three times, earned an Oak Farms Academic Achievement award twice and been named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll twice.
 
In addition, 53 student-athletes earned Academic Achievement Awards, which recognizes those with GPAs of 3.50 to 3.99. They included 13 football players, six volleyball players, five members of the baseball, softball and soccer teams, four members of the men's golf, men's track and field, and women's track and field teams, and three men's basketball players, three women's basketball players and one women's golfer.
 
The football players were Easy Anyama, Karee' Berry, Kolby Kolek, A.J. Krawczyk, Grant Lanza, Eric Luna, Ryan Melton, Tryston Mizerak, Javante O'Roy, Marcus Ripley, Louis Rubin, Tyler Watts and Hutch White. The six volleyball players were Erin Hoppe, Morgan Lewis, Sara Martin, Megan Porter, Emily Shelton and Alex Silver. In addition, Broc Bosse, Calvin Bush, Brandon Courville, Jared Huber and Alec Sanchez of the baseball team, softball players Quincy Charleston, Lexi Fryar, Christiana McDowell, Taylor Webb and Jaelyn Young; and soccer players Taylor Allen, Kelly Barbalias, Devin Hemker, Kassi Hormuth and Kira Zapalac were honored. The men's track and field athletes were Ben Collerton, Kyle Denomme, Jordan Janer and Michael Madu. The women's track and field athletes were Abby Hani, Kaylee Krenek, Devina Schneider and Kylah Smith. The men's golfers were Chase Ambrose, Inigo Benaran, Hugo Esposito and Calvin Ross. The men's basketball players were Bobby Conley, Immanuel King and Nijal Pearson. The women's basketball players were Brooke Holle, Erin Peoples, and Ti'Aira Pitts and the womens' golfer was  Anne-Charlotte Mora.
 
The Emmett Shelton Winners for highest team GPA were the women's tennis and men's golf teams. In addition to these student-athletes, an additional 64 student-athletes received a 3.0-3.49 GPA.

   
 
In a separate ceremony, 87 cheerleaders, Strutters and student athletic trainers were honored for maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. There were 28 members of the support groups who had a 4.0 GPA during one or both semesters in 2016. The trainers were Aidan Pool, Hiroshi Sagawa, Essence Ephran, Kaylee Gott and Sarah Rudd. The cheerleaders included Danielle Cruz, Sabrina Lerma and Taylor Rafford, while the Strutters were Kamden Florence, Lillian Hutchinson, Lauren MacNary, Jacqueline Merritt, Kayla Mosley, Amber Ryan, Hannah Sugden, Lauren Tomassetti, Victoria Vogler, Laycen Watson, Julianne Way, Victoria Wilson, Nicole Wofford, Victoria Zertuche, Joanna Ingram, Melanie Mouton, Cianna Schott, Samantha Smith, Shelby Sult and Christen Zito.
 
In addition, 59 support group members maintained a GPA of 3.5-3.9 during one or both semesters in 2016. The trainers included Joshua Barnhill, Cassandra Bustos, Brian Fisher, Austin Hagan, Samuel Hinojosa, Annmarie Kessler, Savannah Knight, Sylvia Lee, Taylor Mirelez, Schlyce Mitchell, Daniel Nepsund, Mikaela Orozco, Micah Ramos, Colin Schaer, Megan Sivek, Kaitlin Villanueva. The Strutters were Megan Agol, Ravyn Ammons, Alley Anderson, Dana Barker, Raleigh Barnes, Jordyn Barrera, Sarah Betros, Lora Blanco, Alexis Bonilla, Gabriella Carrizales, Paige Carter, Katherine Cox, Makaela De La Garza, Kaitlin Evans, Megan Fitzgerald, Jessica Galvan, Kristia Garcia, Madison Gray, Kelly Harrison, Julia Hutcherson, Emily Jaks, Kiana Kemery, Kathryn Livingston, Lindsey Lowry, Megan Osburn, Hunter Pelech, Ashley Redding, Miriam Sanders, Kiley Smith, Kaytlin Tabb, Kylie Warren, Rebecca White. The cheerleaders were Anthony Antonelli, Alexa Antoniadis, Haley Branum, Brianna Deleon, Samuel Gindler, Gabriel Guel, Jordan Hays, Tynisha Jackson, Nylah Stanley, Patrick Sullivan, Tabitha Taylor.