Angelo State University

Ena Ovcina of Tidaholm, Sweden, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team, has been named Lone Star Conference Women's Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 21. A senior majoring in management, Ovcina went a combined 5-0 in singles and doubles matches, 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles, without dropping a single set against opponents from Ouachita Baptist University, Harding University and Southern Arkansas University. Her wins helped lead the No. 13 Rambelles to a 2-1 record for the week. More details are available on the LSC website.

Casey Crawford of Wimberley, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team, has been named Lone Star Conference Goaltender of the Week for the opening week of the 2021 season. A freshman kinesiology major, Crawford posted a shutout in her first college game as ASU beat St. Edward's University, 1-0, on Feb. 24 in Austin. She followed that up with another strong performance in the Rambelles' home opener on Feb. 27, giving up just one goal in a 3-1 victory over Lubbock Christian University. More details are available on the LSC website.

Twenty-one members of the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles indoor track and field teams have earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for their performances at the 2021 LSC Indoor Track and Field Championships held Feb. 20-21 in Lubbock. The Belles placed second overall while the Rams finished fourth. Four ASU student-athletes also claimed individual conference titles in their respective events. A complete list of ASU's All-LSC honorees is available at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Two members of the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team have earned Academic All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2021 indoor track and field season. Antonija Radic of Knin, Croatia, and Mia Van Oudsthoorn of Roodskool, Kroonstad, South Africa, were both named to the LSC Women's All-Academic Team. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Athlete of Year award and All-Academic Teams 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. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Josh Elvir of Kemah, an All-American outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named to USA Baseball's 2021 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List. The Golden Spikes Award is presented each year to the top amateur baseball player in the nation who best exhibits exceptional on-field ability and exemplary sportsmanship. This year's winner will be announced in July. Elvir is on the Preseason Watch List for the second straight year. Through five games this season, he is batting .471 with two doubles, two home runs, four RBIs and eight runs scored. He has also picked up six walks and two stolen bases to help lead the Rams to a 4-1 start. More details are available at angelosports.com and usabaseball.com.

Jenna Calder of Belton, an accounting student at Angelo State University, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Calder is one of only 51 Texas college students awarded a 2020-21 TXCPA Scholarship. To be eligible, students must be accounting majors at a Texas college or university and have the intent of becoming a Texas Certified Public Accountant and entering the accounting profession upon graduation. They must have a high cumulative college GPA and perform well in accounting classes. More details are available here.

Nick Seginowich, a catcher for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for his performance during the week ending Feb. 7. A native of Victoria, British Columbia, Seginowich helped lead the No. 1 ranked Rams to a season-opening series win over No. 10 UT-Tyler on the road. Over the three-game series, Seginowich hit .556 (5 for 9) with two home runs, six RBI, five runs scored, three walks and a stolen base. He was also hit by a pitch twice, upping his on-base percentage to .714. More details are available on the LSC website.

Caylee Gibson of San Angelo, a student at Angelo State University, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA). An integrated professional accountancy major, Gibson is one of just 51 Texas college students awarded a 2020-21 TXCPA Scholarship. To be eligible, students must be accounting majors at a Texas college or university and have the intent of becoming a Texas Certified Public Accountant and entering the accounting profession upon graduation. They must have a high cumulative college GPA and perform well in accounting classes. More details are available here.

Trpimir Siroki, a sophomore on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 31. A native of Zagreb, Croatia, Siroki was the only Division II competitor in the heptathlon at the Texas Tech Invitational meet in Lubbock. Competing against members of the Big 12 Conference, he took second place overall with a score of 5,602 points, a new personal best. His score was also an automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA D-II Indoor National Championships. More details are available at angelo.edu and the LSC website.

Courtney Barnhill, an All-American outfielder for the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year for the upcoming 2021 season. A graduate student from Lubbock, Barnhill helped lead the Belles to a No. 7 national ranking before the 2020 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 25 games, she batted .375 with 27 hits, six home runs, 21 RBI and 20 stolen bases. She also became ASU's all-time leader in home runs (48), and she enters this season ranked in the top five of NCAA Division II active career leaders for runs scored, home runs, walks and total bases. More details are available at angelosports.com and the LSC website.

Trent Baker, a starting pitcher for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year for the upcoming 2021 season. A junior from Georgetown, Baker helped lead the Rams to a No. 1 national ranking in 2020 before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. He made six starts, posting a 4-1 record with a 3.13 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 37.1 innings. He also allowed only 25 hits and eight walks while holding opposing hitters to a .188 batting average. He previously picked up All-LSC and all-region honors after the 2019 season. The Rams have also been picked to win the LSC title this season and are ranked No. 3 in the Collegiate Baseball preseason national poll. More details are available at angelosports.com and the LSC website.

Josh Elvir, an outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year for the upcoming 2021 season. A graduate student from Kemah, Elvir led the Rams to a No. 1 national ranking in 2020 before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. He led the LSC in batting average (.438), slugging percentage (1.027), on-base percentage (.607), runs scored (44), RBI (30), home runs (11) and doubles (10). He also led all of NCAA Division II in slugging percentage, home runs and runs scored. Despite the shortened season, he was named the LSC Male Athletic Performance Athlete of the Year. The Rams have also been picked to win the LSC title this year and are ranked No. 3 in the Collegiate Baseball preseason national poll. More details are available at angelosports.com and the LSC website.

Lindsey Ledyard, a member of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Setter of the Year for the spring 2021 season. A senior from Cedar Park, Ledyard made the All-LSC second team last season as she helped lead the Belles to the LSC championship. She posted 571 assists and 279 digs. The Belles have also been picked to repeat as LSC champs. More details are available at angelosports.com and the LSC website.

Kailyn Gilbreath, a member of the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the spring 2021 season. A redshirt junior from Fort Worth, Gilbreath is the reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Year. She also made the All-LSC first team following the 2019 fall season and earned All-America honors from the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Belles have also been picked to repeat as LSC champs. More details are available at angelosports.com and the LSC website.

More than 160 Angelo State University student-athletes and athletic training students have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2020 semester. The Commissioner's Honor Roll is announced at the conclusion of each fall and spring semester and includes student-athletes and athletic training students with a grade point average of 3.30 or better during the semester. Fifty-five ASU student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2020 fall semester. See the full list of ASU honorees at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University conferred 150 undergraduate degrees and 147 graduate degrees to its summer 2020 graduates that were recognized in a virtual commencement Dec. 6. A full list of the graduates is available on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University conferred 381 undergraduate and 191 graduate degrees to its fall 2020 graduates that were recognized in a virtual commencement on Dec. 6. A full list of the graduates is available on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

The Angelo State University Chorale has produced a choir concert video that is now available to the public on YouTube. Recorded at various venues around the ASU campus, the 20-minute concert video is titled "HumanKIND." It features performances of a wide variety of music, including contemporary choral music, as well as arrangements from Pentatonix and a new arrangement of the ASU Alma Mater. More details and a list of students in the ASU Chorale are available at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the Dean's List designation for the 2020 fall semester. To be eligible for the ASU Dean's List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The complete fall 2020 Dean's List is available at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University's student String Orchestra has produced a concert video that is now available to the public on YouTube. Recorded at Southland Baptist Church, the 22-minute concert video is titled "Autumn Divertimento" and includes performances of: "Divertimento" in B Flat Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Three Pieces in Baroque Style by Krzysztof Penderecki "Concerto Grosso No. 1" for String Orchestra with Piano Obligato by Ernest Bloch The String Orchestra is directed by Dr. Fagner Rocha, ASU director of orchestral activities, who also accompanied the students on violin for the concert. More details and a list of participating students are available at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its fall 2020 class of 58 students during a special virtual initiation ceremony on Facebook. ASU's chapter has also awarded 22 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 one of the nation's most prestigious academic honor societies for students in all academic disciplines. The list of certificate recipients is available in a news release at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its fall 2020 class of 58 students during a special virtual initiation ceremony on Facebook. PKP is one of the nation's most prestigious academic honor societies for students in 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 complete list of inductees listed by their hometowns at angelo.edu.

Anna Wiklund of Hoviksnas, Sweden, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles golf team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for her performance during the week ending Oct. 11. A junior international business major, Wiklund won the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Tournament in Lawton, Okla. She shot a 147 for the 36-hole tournament, finishing with six birdies and 20 pars. She led after both days of the tournament, shooting a 73 in the opening round and a 74 in the second round. She also helped lead the Belles to a third-place team finish. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Alpha Chi national honor society recently inducted 46 new members for the fall 2020 semester during a virtual ceremony. Alpha Chi is one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies and is open to students majoring in any academic discipline. To be eligible, students must rank in the top 10 percent of graduate students or seniors at their college or university, or in the top 7.5 percent of juniors. See the complete list of inductees at angelo.edu.

Anna Wiklund of Hoviksnas, Sweden, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles golf team, took first place at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Tournament held Oct. 11-12 in Lawton, Okla. Wiklund carded a two-day total score of 147 to win the tournament by five strokes. She led at the end of Day 1 after shooting a two-over-par 73, including four birdies and eight pars. She added two birdies and 12 pars on Day 2 on the way to a three-over 74. She also led the Belles to a third-place overall finish in the seven-team field. The team's two-day score of 632 was just four strokes off the pace. See more details at angelosports.com.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Order of the Sword and Shield honor society has inducted its 2019-20 class of 19 students via a virtual induction ceremony. The Order of the Sword and Shield is the only academic and professional honor society dedicated exclusively to homeland security, intelligence, emergency management and other protective security disciplines. To be eligible, undergraduate students must have at least a 3.25 GPA, and graduate students must have at least a 3.5 GPA. Students are inducted by invitation and only after recommendation by at least two faculty members. See the complete list of inductees at angelo.edu.

Seven members of the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team have been named 2020 Scholar-Athletes by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). To be eligible for the designation, student-athletes must have at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Additionally, the ITA has also named the Rambelles a 2020 All-Academic Team. Teams earning this designation must post at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA for all team members. More details are available at angelosports.com and on the ITA website.

Meghan Parker of San Antonio, a setter on the Angelo State University Belles volleyball team, has been nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Parker graduated summa cum laude in December 2019 with her bachelor's degree in exercise science. During the 2019 season, she helped lead the Belles to a 29-3 overall record and the Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship on the way to advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Following the 2019 season, Parker was named to the All-LSC first team and the LSC All-Academic Team, and was named the LSC Academic Player of the Year for volleyball. The complete list of nominees is available on the NCAA website.

More than 175 Angelo State University student-athletes have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2020 spring semester. The Commissioner's Honor Roll is announced at the conclusion of each fall and spring semester with student-athletes qualifying based on grade point average for the current semester. To be eligible, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 GPA and be on their team's active roster. Sixty-four ASU student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2020 spring semester. See the full list of ASU honorees at angelosports.com.