Angelo State University

Avery McNeme of Lubbock, a forward on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Oct. 13. A junior kinesiology major, McNeme led the Belles to victories in their two games last week over UT-Permian Basin and Lubbock Christian University. She scored both goals in the 2-0 win over UT-Permian Basin and assisted on the tying goal in the 2-1 overtime win over Lubbock Christian. She has started all 11 games for the Belles and now has three goals and a team-high eight assists. See the full story at angelosports.com.

Meghan Parker of San Antonio, a senior on the Angelo State University Rambelles volleyball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Setter of the Week for her performances during the week ending Nov. 10. In victories over St. Edward's University and St. Mary's University, Parker registered 31 total assists, leading the Belles' offense to a .293 hitting percentage. She also added two service aces and 18 digs in the two wins. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Kailyn Gilbreath of Fort Worth, who plays right side for the Angelo State University Rambelles volleyball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Nov. 10. In victories over St. Edward's University and St. Mary's University, Gilbreath registered 31 total kills, averaging 4.67 kills per set and posting a .472 hitting percentage. She currently leads the LSC in hitting percentage at .419. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Kira Miller of Frisco, a goalkeeper for the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for her performances in two ASU victories during the week ending Oct. 6. A sophomore exercise science major, Miller led the Belles to two shutout victories over Midwestern State University and Oklahoma Christian University. She faced nine shots and made four saves in a 2-0 win over MSU - and then faced seven shots and made two saves in a 2-0 win over OCU. She now has five shutouts for the season. See the full story at angelosports.com.

Angelo State Belles volleyball players Makenna Hanssen and Meghan Parker of San Antonio and Sundara Chinn of Houston have swept the Lone Star Conference Player of the Week Awards for their performances during the week ending Oct. 6. Hanssen was named Defensive Player of the Week, Parker earned Setter of the Week honors, and Chinn was named Offensive Player of the Week. The ASU trio led the Belles to victories in their two matches against Texas A&M-Commerce and UT-Tyler. The Belles now sit at 15-1 overall and 7-0 in the LSC - and have moved into the national rankings at No. 21 in the AVCA Poll. See more details on angelosports.com.

Lindsey Ledyard of Cedar Park, a member of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, has been named Lone Star Conference Setter of the Week for her performances during the week ending Oct. 6. A junior marketing major, Ledyard totaled 54 assists over three matches as the Belles swept home victories over Lubbock Christian, UT-Permian Basin and Western New Mexico. She averaged six assists per set as the Belles' offense posted a .287 hitting percentage over the three matches. The Belles are now 13-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Makenna Hanssen of San Antonio, a member of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Sept. 22. In two ASU victories over West Texas A&M (3-1) and Eastern New Mexico (3-0), the sophomore defensive specialist recorded 38 total digs for an average of 5.43 digs per set. In 37 sets so far this season, Hanssen has posted 124 digs to lead the Belles, who sit at 10-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. See the full story at angelosports.com.

Kailyn Gilbreath and Lindsey Ledyard, both players on the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Mountain Lion Invitational held Sept. 12-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., with Gilbreath also picking up MVP honors. Gilbreath, a redshirt sophomore from Fort Worth, led the Belles in kills (47) and hitting percentage (.448) over their four tournament matches. She also registered 11 digs and one solo block. Ledyard, a junior setter from Cedar Park, posted 81 assists, 25 digs and four service aces to help lead the Belles to a 3-1 record at the tournament. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Joshua Quinton of Lubbock, a junior linebacker on the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Rams' 28-6 victory over No. 14 Midwestern State University on Sept. 28. Quinton led the Rams with eight tackles and added a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery. He spearheaded the Rams' defense that held MSU to just 218 total yards of offense, including negative three yards rushing. See more details on angelosports.com.

Marissa Berry of Mesquite and Valerie Solis of Arlington, both players on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, have been named Lone Star Conference Players of the Week for their performances during the week ending Sept. 8. Berry, a sophomore defender, was named LSC Defensive Player of the Week. She led a Belles defensive effort that allowed only seven shots on goal over two games against Fort Lewis College and New Mexico Highlands University. Both games ended in shutout wins for ASU. Solis, a freshman midfielder, was named LSC Offensive Player of the Week. She scored four goals on just five shots over the two games, including two goals in each game. Even more impressive, she scored the four goals in just 90 total minutes played over the two games. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Parker Bramlett of Bullard, an infielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, earned All-West Coast League honorable mention honors after helping lead the Victoria HarbourCats to a 39-15 record and a spot in the 2019 WCL Championship finals. The WCL is a summer league for college players. In 35 games for the HarbourCats, Bramlett posted a .304 batting average with one home run, 16 RBI, 29 walks and a team-high 23 stolen bases. He also set a new HarbourCats single-season record for stolen bases. For the ASU Rams in 2019, Bramlett posted a .330 batting average with 43 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 55 games to earn first-team All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Defensive Team honors. See the full story on the HarbourCats website.

Parker Bramlett of Bullard, an infielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has set a new single-season stolen bases record for the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League, a summer league for college players. During the HarbourCats 12-3 win over the Cowlitz Black Bears on July 30, Bramlett notched his 20th stolen base of the season, breaking the old franchise record of 19 steals set just last season. Through 32 games for Victoria, he is hitting .322 with 15 RBI and 20 steals. For the ASU Rams in 2019, Bramlett posted a .330 batting average with 43 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 55 games to earn first-team All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Defensive Team honors. See more details on the HarbourCats website.

Angelo State junior Daisy Osakue of Turin, Italy, continued her winning ways by claiming the Gold Medal in the discus at the World University Games in Naples with a new personal-best throw of 61.69 meters (202-5). She also captured the hearts of the people of Naples, who chose her to lead the World University Games closing ceremony. The two-time defending NCAA Division II champion in the discus, Osakue is also an All-American in the shot put and high jump - and she holds the ASU, Lone Star Conference and NCAA D-II records in the women's discus. She will represent Italy at the IAAF World Championships in September in Doha, Qatar. See more details on angelosports.com.

Joshua Elvir of Kemah, an outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the 2018-19 NCAA Division II Baseball Statistical Champion in several categories. The multiple All-American led the nation in batting average (.458), slugging percentage (.989), on-base percentage (584) and RBIs (81). Additionally, as a team the Rams were named NCAA D-II Baseball Statistical Champion after leading the nation in team batting average (.350), runs per game (9.7), total runs (562), on-base percentage (.462) and walks (319). Elvir and the Rams won the Lone Star Conference regular-season title, set a new ASU single-season wins record (42), and achieved the longest winning streak in team history (17). More details are available at angelosports.com.

Jake Morgan of Ballinger, a pitcher on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, tossed a no-hitter for the San Diego Waves of the Western Baseball Association (summer collegiate league) on July 9 to lead the Waves to a 7-0 win over the West Coast Clippers. In the back half of a double-header, Morgan threw a seven-inning, complete-game no-hitter and finished with nine strikeouts and two walks. It was Morgan's 12th appearance of the summer for the Waves, but just his first start. Prior to that, he had posted three saves and a 1.86 ERA. As a redshirt freshman for the ASU Rams in 2019, he made six appearances with a 0-0 record and 5.68 ERA.

Tyler Lesley of San Antonio, a senior pitcher on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named a Great Plains Division All-Star and will take part in the 2019 Northwoods League All-Star Game on July 16 in Waterloo, Iowa. Lesley is pitching for the Mankato MoonDogs in the Northwoods League this summer. Through July 11, he had made eight appearances for the MoonDogs, including six starts, and posted a 3-2 record with a 2.80 ERA. In 41.2 innings, he had given up just 13 earned runs while posting 29 strikeouts to just 13 walks. During the 2019 season for the Rams, Lesley went 7-2 with a 5.49 ERA. See more details at northwoodsleague.com.

Parker Tadlock of Georgetown, an outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named an all-star in the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League and will take part in the SFCBL All-Star Game on July 14 in Boca Raton. Tadlock is playing for the Phipps Park Barracudas of the SFCBL this summer. Through 29 games, he had posted a .329 batting average with 12 walks, seven RBI and 10 stolen bases. He hit .273 in 22 games for the Rams in 2019. See more about the SFCBL All-Star Roster at pointstreaksites.com.

For the second time in less than a week, All-American ASU Rams outfielder Josh Elvir of Kemah was named Player of the Night on July 6 for his performance for the Mankato MoonDogs in the Northwoods League. In the series finale against the Bismarck Larks, Elvir went 2-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored as the MoonDogs completed a four-game sweep. Over six games in the month of July, Elvir has gone 11-for-22 with three homers, 10 RBI and six runs scored. For the ASU Rams in 2019, Elvir led NCAA Division II in several offensive categories on his way to multiple All-America and national player of the year awards. See the story on the Northwoods League website.

Parker Bramlett of Bullard, an all-conference infielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the West Coast League's Moss Adams Player of the Week for the week ending June 30. A redshirt junior at ASU, Bramlett is playing summer ball for the Victoria HarbourCats in the West Coast League, a wooden-bat league for college players. During the week of June 24-30, he went 8-for-18 at the plate, drew seven walks and scored seven runs. His hot streak has led the HarbourCats on a six-game winning streak. More details are available at oursportscentral.com.

Markus Jones of Fort Worth, a former defensive lineman on the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been named the 2019 Lone Star Conference Male Athlete of the Year. Jones graduated in December and recently signed as an NFL free agent with the Baltimore Ravens following his stellar senior season at ASU. He broke the Rams' career sacks record on his way to being named LSC Defensive Player of the Year, South Central Region Defensive Player of the Year, D2CCA Defensive Player of the Year and Don Hansen Defensive Player of the Year, along with picking up first team All-America honors from the Associated Press, Don Hansen and AFCA. More details are available at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Josh Elvir of Kemah, an All-American outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, was named Player of the Night for his performance for the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. In the MoonDogs' July 2 game against the Eau Claire Express, Elvir went 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run, three RBI and a run scored. For the ASU Rams in 2019, Elvir led NCAA Division II in several offensive categories on his way to multiple All-America and national player of the year awards. See the story on the Northwoods League website.

Josh Elvir of Kemah, a junior outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the 2019 NCAA Division II Most Outstanding Player by Perfect Game. This is just the latest accolade for Elvir, who was named a First-Team All-American by the National College Baseball Writer's Association (NCBWA), American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings, and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). He was also named the NCBWA National Player of the Year and the D2CCA Ron Lenz Player of the Year. Elvir led NCAA D-II in batting average (.464), RBIs (81), slugging percentage (.989) and on-base percentage (.584). He also notched 20 home runs and 9 triples. See the latest story on the Perfect Game website.

Grant Aschenbeck of East Bernard and Jordan Nash of Grandview have been named the 2018-19 Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athletes for Angelo State University. Aschenbeck played linebacker and earned All-LSC honors for the Rams football team, and Nash is an All-American in the heptathlon for the Rambelles track and field team. Each academic year, the LSC presents a Scholar-Athlete Award to one male and one female student-athlete at each member institution. These student-athletes are selected as representatives of the outstanding accomplishments in athletics, scholarship and leadership that are displayed on each LSC campus during the year. To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must have participated at least two years in their sport and be a member of the graduating class. More details are available on the LSC website.

Five members of the Angelo State University Rams baseball team have garnered all-region and/or All-America honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA/Rawlings) and/or the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) for 2019. Outfielder Josh Elvir has been named a first-team All-American by both ABCA/Rawlings and the D2CCA, and was also named the D2CCA Ron Lenz Player of the Year. Catcher Nick Seginowich has been named a third-team All-American by the D2CCA. Additionally, Elvir and shortstop Nick Novack have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Central Region first team, while Seginowich, designated hitter Lachlan Mayo and pitcher Trent Baker were named to the all-region second team.

Daisy Osakue of the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team has been named the 2019 Lone Star Conference Female Field Athlete of the Year. This is the second straight year for her to claim the top LSC honor. A junior from Turin, Italy, Osakue repeated as NCAA Division II outdoor national champion in the discus with a meet-record throw of 60.26 meters (197-8). She has also been honored as the USTFCCCA South Central Region Female Field Athlete of the Year and earned NCAA D-II All-America status. She will represent Italy at the IAAF World Championships this fall in Doha, Qatar. More details are available on angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rambelles tennis player Valentina Gonzalez has been named a 2019 NCAA Division II All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. A sophomore from Medellin, Colombia, Gonzalez played No. 1 singles for the Rambelles this season and went 19-3. She helped lead ASU to a 20-5 overall record, an unbeaten record in Lone Star Conference matches, and a LSC regular season title. She was also named LSC Newcomer of the Year and Player of the Year, as well as a NCAA D-II South Central Region Player to Watch.

Three players on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team have been named 2019 All-Americans by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Outfielder Josh Elvir was named a first-team All-American and the NCBWA National Player of the Year. Shortstop Nicholas Novak and third baseman Jordan Williams both earned All-America honorable mention. The trio helped lead the Rams to the Lone Star Conference regular season title and a NCAA Division II South Central Regional title, falling just short of a trip to the D-II College World Series. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Six members of the Angelo State University Rams baseball team have earned All-South Central Region honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and/or the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). Rams earning all-region honors include outfielder Josh Elvir, shortstop Nicholas Novak, third baseman Jordan Williams, catcher Nick Seginowich, designated hitter Lachlan Mayo, and pitcher Trent Baker. All the details are available on angelosports.com.

Twenty-five members of the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles outdoor track and field teams earned All-America status for their performances at the 2019 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships held May 23-25 at Texas A&M-Kingsville. ASU athletes earned 19 All-America first team honors and 11 second-team All-America accolades. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Decio Andrade of Camacha, Portugal, a freshman on the Angelo State University track and field team, won the national title in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Texas A&M-Kingsville. Andrade threw the hammer 67.67 meters (222-0 feet) to win the event by over two and a half meters. He picked up 10 points for the Rams in the team standings and cemented first-team All-America status. More details are available at angelosports.com.