Angelo State University

Trent Baker of Georgetown, a starting pitcher for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week for the final week of the 2021 regular season. In the opener of the Rams' three-game series against St. Mary's on May 7, Baker allowed just one run over seven innings to lead the Rams to a 5-1 victory. He notched seven strikeouts with no walks as he picked up his LSC-leading 11th win of the season. He also leads the LSC in strikeouts and needs just six more to tie the LSC career strikeout record. See the story on the LSC website.

Angelo State University's Norris-Vincent College of Business and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have announced the winners of the 2021 BizPitch student entrepreneurship competition. The BizPitch competition invites individual ASU students or teams of up to four students to submit video pitches of their ideas for new business startups. A panel of ASU business faculty and SBDC specialists selected five finalists to make live pitch presentations to a panel of judges made up of local business professionals. The winners are: First Place ($2,500) - Ram Lambs Day Care Brooklyn Gallaway of Winters & Kevin Sigala of Morse Second Place ($1,500) - Angelo Hydro & Grow John Mehosky of San Angelo Third Place ($1,000) - The Pawn Shop Landon Ward of San Angelo See the full story at angelo.edu/news.

Six members of the Angelo State University Belles tennis team have earned Lone Star Conference postseason awards after leading their team to a second straight LSC title this spring. Zoe Gubbels of Velserbroek, Netherlands, was named the LSC Academic Player of the Year and Sportsmanship Player of the Year. Valentina Gonzalez of Medellin, Colombia, earned All-LSC first team honors for singles and was also named to the All-LSC first team for doubles along with her partner, Ena Ovcina of Tidaholm, Sweden. Also, Dianela Rodriguez and Maria Delgadillo of Mexico City, Mexico, and Virginie Becht of Vero Beach, Fla., were named to the All-LSC second team for singles - and Becht made the All-LSC second team for doubles along with Gubbels. Belles head coach Chris Bizot was also named LSC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Phyllis Kate Creecy of Denton has been selected to receive Angelo State University's 2021 Presidential Award as the top graduate in her class, while five other ASU graduating seniors have been selected for 2021 Distinguished Student Awards from their respective academic colleges. Creecy will be recognized at ASU's May 14-15 commencement ceremonies, along with the five Distinguished Student Award honorees. The Distinguished Student Award recipients are: Clara Aguirre of Refugio, Archer College of Health and Human Services Crystal Mendez of San Angelo, College of Arts and Humanities Byanca Sanchez of Canadian, College of Education Marissa Brezgiel of Frisco, College of Science and Engineering Caylee Gibson of San Angelo, Norris-Vincent College of Business ASU's Academic Excellence Committee hosted an awards ceremony May 3 in the Houston Harte University Center to honor all the award recipients and nominees. Each was presented a recognition plaque by ASU President Ronnie Hawkins Jr. See the full story at angelo.edu/news.

Mykayla Stroud of Aledo, a junior infielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for her performances during the week ending May 2. As the Belles swept a doubleheader over Lubbock Christian University on May 2, Stroud posted a 1.000 batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage over the two games. In total, she had four hits, two RBI and two runs scored, and and she was three-for-three in stolen bases. For the season, Stroud is hitting .325 with four home runs, 21 RBI, 19 runs scored and 14 stolen bases. See the story on the LSC website.

Trent Baker of Georgetown, a starting pitcher for 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 April 25. In the series opener at Cameron University on April 24, Baker tossed eight shutout innings to pick up his ninth win of the season. He allowed just two hits and struck out a season-high 13 Aggies batters, holding them to a .077 average. Baker is now 9-1 this season with three complete games and two shutouts. He co-leads the LSC in wins, is second in ERA (2.22) and is tied for second in strikeouts with 77 in 65 innings pitched. See the story on the LSC website.

Decio Andrade of Camacha, Portugal, a junior on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTCCCA) NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. At the Oliver Jackson Twilight meet in Abilene, Texas, on April 21, Andrade threw the hammer a personal-best 235'-7" (71.82 meters) to take first place. That also set new ASU and Lone Star Conference records in the hammer throw - and is the third-best throw in NCAA D-II history. It also makes Andrade the fifth-best performer in the hammer among all collegians this season. See more at angelosports.com and the USTCCCA website.

Sara Ramos of Uvalde, a junior thrower on the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 18. At the Cactus Cup meet in Kingsville, Ramos won the hammer throw with a personal-best throw of 185-0 (56.38 meters) that broke the ASU school record by a full eight inches. Her winning throw also helped the Rambelles claim the Cactus Cup title - and provisionally qualified Ramos for the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Angelo State University honored its 2021 Outstanding Graduate Students, as well as the recipients of four superlative awards, during the annual Graduate Research Symposium and Awards Ceremony on April 26 in the Houston Harte University Center. The honorees were nominated by faculty in their respective academic departments, and each received a certificate of recognition. Additionally, winners of the four superlative awards were selected from among the Outstanding Graduate Students by a separate committee. See the full story and list of honorees at angelo.edu.

Genesis Armendariz of Hobbs, N.M., a freshman 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 April 18. Over the weekend of April 16-18, Armendariz picked up two wins over Texas A&M-International and an 8-inning, complete-game victory over No. 17 Texas A&M-Kingsville. She pitched a total of 13.2 innings, posting a 0.51 ERA while allowing only five total hits and one run. She also notched 11 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .109 batting average. For the season, she is 11-5 with a 3.13 ERA, two shutouts and two saves. See the story on the LSC website.

Ashlyn Box of Christoval, a freshman on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for her performances during the week ending April 18. As the Rambelles swept five games from Texas A&M-International and No. 17 Texas A&M-Kingsville, Box batted .538 with a .615 slugging percentage and .556 on-base percentage. She collected seven hits, scored six runs and posted four RBI. Through 36 games this season, Box is hitting .407 with 12 doubles, two home runs and 28 RBI. See the story on the LSC website.

Nine members of the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team have earned Lone Star Conference postseason awards after finishing the spring season undefeated and claiming the LSC title. Head coach Travis McCorkle was also named Coach of the Year. Avery McNeme of Lubbock was named LSC Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year, and she also made the LSC All-Conference Team. Cassidy Hill of Forney was named Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Conference Team. Gabby Villagrand of Spring was named Forward of the Year, and Bianca Troost of San Angelo was named Newcomer of the Year. Also for the Rambelles, Maddi Kyle of Wichita Falls, Cindy Rodriguez of Irving and Madison Stokes of Amarillo were named to the LSC All-Conference Team. Katelin Heise of Lubbock was named to the All-Freshman Team, and Marissa Brezgiel of Frisco was named to the LSC All-Academic Team. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Olivia Hessock of Abilene, a freshman management major at Angelo State University, has been named the 2020-21 Girl Scout of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6873 in Abilene. Hessock's latest ongoing service project could last for quite a while. Assisted by her church, Zion Lutheran, and other helpers, she taught children at All God's Children after-school day care to construct tied fleece blankets for children in Child Protective Services. See the full story on the Abilene Reporter-News website.

Dianela Rodriguez of Mexico City, Mexico, a sophomore on the Angelo State University Belles tennis team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for Week 9 of the spring tennis season. Over the weekend of April 9-11, Rodriguez went 2-0 in singles to help lead the Belles to wins over Dallas Baptist University and 17th-ranked Midwestern State. The Belles are now 6-0 in LSC play this spring. See the story on the LSC website.

Morgan Preston of Vicksburg, Mich., a junior at Angelo State University, has earned an Alfred H. Nolle Scholarship of $2,000 in the Alpha Chi Honor Society 2021 National Scholarship Competition. A philosophy major, Preston's scholarly work submitted for the competition is titled "Aristotelianism in Wordsworth's Preface to 'Lyrical Ballads.'" Her scholarship award was announced during the virtual Alpha Chi National Convention. Also a member of the ASU Belles volleyball team, Preston recently earned All-Lone Star Conference honors after helping lead the Belles to a second straight LSC championship.

The Angelo State University Cheer Team brought home a host of trophies, including one national title, from the College Classic National Invitational cheer competition held April 10-11 in Orlando, Fla. ASU's 25-member co-ed Cheer Team entered two Show Cheer routines and competed in Stunt Group and Mascot contests. Overcoming a last-minute injury, ASU posted the following results: First Place - Partner Stunt Second Place - Partner Stunt Second Place - Mascot Third Place - Co-Ed Show Cheer Fourth Place - Co-Ed Show Cheer Earlier this spring, the ASU Cheer Team also won multiple national titles at the United Spirit Association USA Collegiate Championships for the fourth straight year. See more details, including a full Cheer Team roster, at angelo.edu.

Keilei Garcia of Hemet, Calif., a freshman catcher on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for her performances during Week 9 of the spring softball season. Garcia's offensive onslaught helped the Rambelles sweep weekend series over Midwestern State and Texas Woman's University April 9-11. Over the four games, she batted .700 (7-10) with four home runs, 10 RBI and six runs scored. She was also named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week. See more details at angelosports.com and on the NFCA website.

Avery McNeme of Lubbock, a senior midfielder/forward on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Tournament. McNeme scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the championship game on April 13 as the No. 12 Rambelles defeated No. 1 Dallas Baptist, 1-0, to claim the LSC Tournament title at DBU's home field. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Kylie Hampton of Frisco, a junior defender on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named to the 2021 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team. Hampton helped lead the ASU defense that did not give up a goal during the championship tournament, including a 1-0 overtime victory in the title game on April 13, as the No. 12 Rambelles defeated No. 1 Dallas Baptist to claim the LSC Tournament title at DBU's home field. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Valerie Solis of Arlington, a sophomore midfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named to the 2021 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team. Solis helped lead the No. 12 Rambelles to the LSC Championship as they held their opponents scoreless and won multiple overtime games during the tournament. That included an overtime victory in the title game on April 13 as they defeated No. 1 Dallas Baptist, 1-0, to win the championship at DBU's home field. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Madison Stokes of Amarillo, a sophomore midfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named to the 2021 Lone Star Conference Women's Championship All-Tournament Team. Stokes helped lead the No. 12 Rambelles to the LSC Championship as they held their opponents scoreless and won multiple overtime games during the tournament. That included an overtime victory in the title game on April 13 as they defeated No. 1 Dallas Baptist, 1-0, to win the championship at DBU's home field. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Cassidy Hill of Forney, a sophomore defender on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named to the 2021 Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team. Hill helped lead the ASU defense that did not give up a goal during the championship tournament, including a 1-0 overtime victory in the title game on April 13, as the No. 12 Rambelles defeated No. 1 Dallas Baptist to claim the LSC Tournament title at DBU's home field. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Keilei Garcia of Hemet, Calif., a catcher on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for her performances during Week 9 of the spring softball season. As the Rambelles swept four games against Midwestern State and Texas Woman's University, Garcia posted a .700 batting average (7-10) with four home runs, 10 RBI and six runs scored. Her hits included a walk-off, two-run single that ended the final game against TWU. Through the Belles' 31 games this season, Garcia is batting .371 with six home runs and 29 RBI. See the story on the LSC website.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society has awarded 28 pre-membership Certificates of Merit to freshmen in the top 2.5% of their class and sophomores in the top 5% of their class in recognition of their academic success and as encouragement to join PKP when they are eligible as juniors. PKP is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society encompassing all academic disciplines. Invitations to join PKP are extended to juniors in the top 7.5% of their class and to seniors and graduate students in the top 10% of their class. See the full list of certificate recipients at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its spring 2021 class of 41 students during a special virtual initiation ceremony on Facebook. PKP is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society encompassing all academic disciplines. Invitations to join PKP are extended to juniors in the top 7.5% of their class and to seniors and graduate students in the top 10% of their class. See the full list of inductees listed by hometowns at angelo.edu.

Zoey Stormes of Keller, a junior in the Angelo State University Honors Program, has been selected for a 2021 Fulbright Canada - MITACS Globalink Research Internship. Fewer than 100 of the fully-funded summer internships are awarded each year. Selectees will spend 10-12 weeks this summer working with research teams from across the U.S. and Canada on projects supervised by Canadian university faculty members. Stormes, a biology major, will participate in a project titled "Examining the Role of Technology to Support Aging in Place in Rural and Northern Communities" led by Prof. Shannon Freeman of the University of Northern British Columbia-Prince George. See the full story on the ASU website.

Jazlynn Lewis of Bandera, a sophomore in the Angelo State University Honors Program, has been selected for a 2021 Fulbright Canada - MITACS Globalink Research Internship. Fewer than 100 of the fully-funded summer internships are awarded each year. Selectees will spend 10-12 weeks this summer working with research teams from across the U.S. and Canada on projects supervised by Canadian university faculty members. Lewis, an animal science major, will participate in a project titled "Understanding the role of blood flow alterations in the development of equine laminitis" led by Prof. Julia Montgomery of the University of Saskatchewan-Saskatoon. See the story on the ASU website.

Maria Delgadillo of Mexico City, Mexico, a senior on the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for Week 8 of the spring tennis season. Delgadillo went 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles as the Rambelles defeated St. Mary's University and Texas A&M-Kingsville over the April 2-4 weekend. She has now won four straight singles matches and holds a 9-3 doubles record as the No. 12 Rambelles remain undefeated in LSC play this spring. See the story on the LSC website.

Katie Holland of Aledo, a second-year biology student in the Angelo State University Honors Program, has been awarded a 2021 Goldwater Scholarship, which is considered the nation's most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Holland is one of just 410 college students from across the U.S., and one of only 22 in Texas, to earn a 2021 Goldwater Scholarship. More than 1,250 students were nominated for the scholarship this year, representing 438 colleges and universities. The scholarship provides each recipient up to $7,500 a year to cover the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, books, and room and board for up to four semesters or until graduation. See the full story at angelo.edu/news.

Trpimir Siroki of Zagrab, Croatia, a junior on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Co-Men's Field Athlete of the Week for his performance during Week 4 of the outdoor track and field season. At ASU's annual David Noble Relays, Siroki took first place and hit an automatic qualifying mark in the decathlon with a score of 7,515 points. He currently leads the LSC and NCAA Division II in the decathlon. He also hit two provisional qualifying marks in the long jump (24-9, 7.56 meters) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.50). See the story on the LSC website.