Angelo State University

Valentina Gonzalez of Medellin, Colombia, a junior on the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 23. In helping the Belles win all three of their matches in Arkansas last week, Gonzalez went 3-0 as ASU's No. 1 singles player and 2-1 as part of ASU's No. 1 doubles team with Ena Ovcina of Tidaholm, Sweden. As a team, ASU won matches over Mississippi College, Delta State and Henderson State to move to 5-1 on the season. See more details at angelosports.com.

Two members of the Angelo State University track and field teams have earned Academic All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2019-20 indoor track and field season. For the ASU Rambelles - Mia van Oudtshoorn of Roodskool, Kroonstad, South Africa, was named the LSC Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year, as well as earning a spot on the All-Academic Team. For the ASU Rams - Levi Britting of Albany was named to the LSC Men's All-Academic Team. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 GPA and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Athlete of Year awards and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement. See more details on the LSC website.

Twenty-five members of the Angelo State University track and field teams, including 15 Rams and 10 Rambelles, have earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2019-20 indoor track and field season. Topping the accolades for ASU were Faith Roberson of Wall, who was named Outstanding Female Track Athlete; and Trpimir Siroki of Zagreb, Croatia, who was named Outstanding Male Field Athlete. ASU head coach Tom Dibbern was also named Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. See the entire list of ASU All-LSC honorees at angelosports.com.

Collin Turner of Poolesville, Md., a senior guard on the Angelo State University Rams basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performances during the week ending Feb. 23. In victories over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M-International, Turner led the Rams in scoring for both games. He scored a career-high 44 points as the Rams beat A&M-Kingsville, 80-73, and then scored a team-high 22 points in the 79-69 win over A&M-International. This is Turner's second LSC Player of the Week honor this season - and he now sits third all-time in the ASU Rams record book for points scored. See more details at angelosports.com.

The Angelo State University Rams track and field team claimed its first-ever Lone Star Conference Indoor Championship with a dominant performance Feb. 21-22 in Lubbock. The Rams scored 188 points to claim the title, well ahead of West Texas A&M (148 pts) and Texas A&M-Commerce (117.5 pts) in the standings. Five Rams also claimed individual titles as Trivett Jones won the pole vault, Canon Andrews won the weight throw, Trpimir Siroki won the long jump, Matthew Walsh won the triple jump, and Diego Pettorossi won the 200-meter dash. See more details at angelosports.com.

Parker Bramlett of Bullard, a junior second baseman for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for his performances during the week ending Feb. 16. Batting lead-off for the Rams during their four-game sweep of Cameron University, Bramlett helped lead the offensive charge by going 11-for-16 at the plate for a .611 batting average with four doubles, two triples, 10 RBIs and eight runs scored. Bramlett is now hitting .513 over the Rams' first 10 games of the season with 17 RBIs and four stolen bases as the Rams sit at 10-0. See more details on angelosports.com.

Courtney Barnhill of Lubbock, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been placed on the 2020 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Year Watch List by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. A senior outfielder, Barnhill has earned All-Lone Star Conference honors the last three years and was named a 2019 NFCA All-American. Through 10 games this season, she leads the Belles in batting average (.353), hits (12), triples (2), total bases (16), slugging percentage (.471) and stolen bases (11). See the complete Watch List on the NFCA website.

Meagan Hill of Salado, a senior on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Wilson/NFCA Division II Pitcher of the Week by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for her performances during the week ending Feb. 9. Hill was dominant in her two starts at the Florida Tech Invite tournament in Melbourne, Fla. She threw her first collegiate no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Molloy College, and followed that up with a 1-hit shutout in another 2-0 win over No. 9 Florida Tech. Over the 14 innings, Hill struck out 15 batters and walked only one. Now 2-1 with a 0.82 ERA, Hill will lead the Belles into ASU's George and Ola McCorkle Challenge tournament this weekend. Read the official story on the NFCA website.

Josh Elvir of Kemah, an All-American on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named to USA Baseball's 2020 Golden Spikes Award Watch List. The Golden Spikes Award annually goes to the top amateur baseball player in the country. Of the 55 players on the 2020 Watch List, Elvir is the only one from a NCAA Division II university. Last year, Elvir was named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, earned multiple All-America honors, and was named the NCAA D-II Most Outstanding Player by Perfect Game. Through six games this season, he is hitting .450, leads the Rams in walks, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and stolen bases, and is tied for the team lead in hits, doubles and total bases. See more details on the USA Baseball website.

Benjamin Elder of Chico, Calif., a junior on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance during the week ending Feb. 10. Against Oklahoma Christian University on Feb. 9, Elder tossed six shutout innings, giving up only two hits and posting 12 strikeouts with no walks as the Rams squeaked out a 9-8 victory. Only a shaky bullpen performance over the final three innings denied Elder his second win of the season. A towering 6-6, 250-pound lefty, Elder has a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA, 18 strikeouts and no walks over his first two starts for the Rams this season. Opposing hitters are batting just .132 against him. Read the official story on angelosports.com.

Meagan Hill of Salado, a senior on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 9. Pitching at the Florida Tech Invitational in Melbourne, Fla., Hill tossed her first no-hitter of the season on Feb. 7 in a 2-0 victory over Molloy College. Then, on Feb. 8, she tossed a 1-hit shutout against Florida Tech in another 2-0 Belles win. For the week, Hill pitched 14 innings and allowed only two baserunners on one hit and one walk. She also posted 15 strikeouts and now boasts a 2-1 record and 0.82 ERA. Read the official story on the LSC website.

Decio Andrade of Camacha, Portugal, a sophomore on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week for his performance during the week ending Feb. 2. Competing at the Pittsburg State Invitational in Pittsburg, Kan., Andrade was the top collegiate finisher in the weight throw with a heave of 69 feet, 2.5 inches (21.09 meters). The NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark set a new ASU and Lone Star Conference record - and ranks fourth in NCAA D-II this season. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Faith Roberson of Wall, a junior on the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 2. Competing at the Pittsburg State Invitational in Pittsburg, Kan., Roberson ran the second-best LSC time of the season in the 60-meter hurdles prelims before finishing seventh in the event. She also ran a leg of the 4x400 relay team that finished first with a time of 3:51.83, the top time in the LSC this season. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Brad Mathiowetz of Rochester, Minn., a senior on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for his performances during the week ending Feb. 2. During a three-game series sweep of Eastern New Mexico, Mathiowetz hit .500 with a double, a triple, a home run, eight RBIs and three walks. He helped lead the Rams' offense that outscored the Greyhounds 46-4 over the three games. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Joshua Elvir of Kemah, a senior outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference 2020 Preseason Player of the Year. An All-American and the 2019 NCAA Division II Most Outstanding Player, Elvir led the nation in batting average (.458), slugging percentage (.989), on-base percentage (584) and RBIs (81). He also tallied 20 home runs and 75 runs scored, was 11 of 12 in stolen bases, and posted a .970 fielding percentage. The Rams have also been picked to repeat as conference champions in the LSC Preseason Poll. Their season opener is Jan. 31 at home against Eastern New Mexico University. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Trivett Jones of Rowlett, a member of the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Field Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Texas Tech University Corky Classic on Jan. 18 in Lubbock. Competing in the A Section of the pole vault that included athletes from NCAA Division I power schools like Texas Tech and Louisiana State, Jones took first place with a vault of 16-4 (4.98 meters). His mark currently ranks ninth in the nation. In 2019, Jones won a LSC title and earned NCAA D-II All-America honors in the pole vault for the Rams. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Three members of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team have earned 2019 All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Kailyn Gilbreath of Fort Worth, a redshirt sophomore right side, was named to the NCAA Division II All-America third team. Senior right side Sundara Chinn of Houston and senior setter Meghan Parker of San Antonio earned All-America honorable mention from the AVCA. More details are available on the AVCA website.

Avery McNeme of Lubbock, a junior midfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named to the 2019 NCAA Division II All-America third team by the United Soccer Coaches organization. McNeme led the Lone Star Conference with 10 assists and chipped in five goals for the Rambelles. She was also third in the conference with 34 shots on goal on her way to being named LSC Midfielder of the Year for the second straight season. She was also named to the All-LSC first team, LSC All-Academic Team and LSC All-Tournament Team. Earlier this week, McNeme was also named to the United Soccer Coaches' All-South Central Region first team. Prior to joining ASU, McNeme starred at Lubbock Monterey High School, where she earned first-team all-district and all-region honors.

Sawyer Lloyd of Wall, a freshman guard on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, has been named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Dec. 8. The Belles went 2-0 last week with LSC wins over Tarleton State University and Texas Woman's University. Over the two games, Lloyd notched seven rebounds, seven steals and two blocks while also scoring 21 points and adding three assists. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

De'Anira Moore of Allen, a senior forward on the Angelo State University Belles basketball team, has been named Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Dec. 8. The Belles went 2-0 last week with wins over Tarleton State University and Texas Woman's University. Moore scored 16 points against TSU and added 19 points against TWU. She shot 53% from the field and 79% from the free throw line while also notching 15 total rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist in the two victories. See the full story on angelosports.com.

Kailyn Gilbreath of Fort Worth, a redshirt sophomore on the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, has earned All-America honorable mention honors from the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) for her performance during the 2019 season. Gilbreath led the Belles' attack with 386 kills, a .358 hitting percentage and an average of 3.42 kills per set. She was also second on the team with 32 service aces and added 92 digs and 42 blocks. She was previously named the 2019 Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Hunter Kyle of Wichita Falls, a linebacker on the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been named to the NCAA D-II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-South Central Region second team for his performance during the 2019 season. A junior management major, Kyle led the Rams' defense in tackles with 101, as well as sacks (4.5) and tackles for loss (12). He added one interception and one fumble recovery. He was also named to the All-Lone Star Conference second team.

Three members of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team were named to the All-Lone Star Conference Tournament Team following the Belles' tournament championship on Nov. 23. Senior outside hitter Sundara Chinn of Houston was named the LSC Tournament MVP. She was joined on the all-tournament team by junior middle blocker Baleigh Allen of Katy and sophomore defensive specialist Makenna Hanssen of San Antonio. By winning the LSC Tournament, the Belles earned the LSC's automatic bid to the NCAA D-II South Central Regional Tournament that begins Dec. 5. See more details at angelosports.com.

Fifteen players from the Angelo State University Rams football team have earned All-Lone Star Conference accolades for their performances during the 2019 season. Receiver Keke Chisum, defensive tackle G'Karri McCoy and safety Leddy French were named to the All-LSC first team. Receiver Lawson Ayo, linebacker Hunter Kyle, cornerback Devin Washington, safety Darrick Dickerson and specialist Dane McElrath made the All-LSC second team. Offensive tackle Blake Harrison, center A.J. Wozniak, quarterback Payne Sullins, kicker Connor Flanagan, defensive end Dagen Dunham and cornerback Deshaun Douglas earned All-LSC honorable mention. Offensive lineman Josh Jacks joined Ayo, Harrison and Sullins on the LSC All-Academic Team. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Five members of the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team have entered the latest regional and national rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Nationally, Valentina Gonzalez and Ena Ovcina are ranked No. 4 in doubles, while also ranking No. 2 in the South Central Region. Their teammates, Zoe Gubbels and Maria Delgadillo, are ranked No. 3 for doubles in the South Central Region. In singles, Gonzalez is ranked No. 25 nationally and No. 5 in the region, while Daniela Rodriguez and Ovcina enter the regional rankings at No. 8 and No. 12, respectively. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Seven members of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team have earned All-Lone Star Conference postseason awards for their performances during the 2019 regular season. Setter Meghan Parker won the Academic Player of the Year Award and was named to the All-LSC first team and the LSC All-Academic Team. Right side Kailyn Gilbreath won the Offensive Player of the Year Award and was also named to the All-LSC first team and the LSC All-Academic Team. Right side Sundara Chinn was named to the All-LSC first team. Setter Lindsey Ledyard was named to the All-LSC second team. Defensive specialist Makenna Hanssen and outside hitter Haley Coulter earned All-LSC honorable mention. Middle blocker Sophia Berg earned All-LSC honorable mention and was named to the LSC All-Academic Team. Read the full story with photos at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Belles volleyball players Sundara Chinn and Makenna Hanssen each earned Lone Star Conference Player of the Week honors for their performances during the week ending Nov. 17. Chinn, a senior right side from Houston, was named LSC Offensive Player of the Week. She registered 27 total kills as the Belles went 2-0 for the week with wins over Tarleton State University and Dallas Baptist University. This is her second Offensive Player of the Week Award this season. Hanssen, a sophomore defensive specialist from San Antonio, was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week. She registered 57 total digs in the Belles' two victories to win her thired Defensive Player of the Week Award this season. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rams basketball players Collin Turner and Andres Ibarguen Andrews have swept the Lone Star Conference Player of the Week Awards for their performances during the week ending Nov. 17. A senior from Poolsville, Md., Turner picked up LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors as the Rams went 2-0 for the week over Sonoma State and San Francisco State. Ibarguen Andrews, a senior from Athens born in Santa Marta, Colombia, was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rambelles soccer players Avery McNeme, Trenadey Scott and Chloe Souza all earned Lone Star Conference postseason awards for their performances during the 2019 season. McNeme won her second straight Midfielder of the Year Award and was named to the All-LSC first team, the Academic All-LSC Team and the LSC All-Tournament Team. Scott was named to the All-LSC second team, and Souza was named to the LSC All-Academic Team. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Avery McNeme of Lubbock, a midfielder/forward on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performance during the week ending Nov. 10. This is her second Player of the Week honor this season. In the Belles' only game last week, McNeme notched a goal and an assist in their 2-1 victory over St. Edward's University to close out the regular season. She leads the Belles with 10 assists this season and has chipped in five goals. Read the full story at angelosports.com.