Angelo State University

Zoe Gubbels of Velserbroek, Netherlands, 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 March 8. Playing in Wichita Falls March 5-7, Gubbels went undefeated in singles and doubles to lead the Belles to a sweep of regional opponents Colorado Mesa University, Colorado State - Pueblo and Metropolitan State. She won all three of her singles matches - and with her partner Virginie Becht of Vero Beach, Fla., won all three doubles matches. See the story on angelosports.com.

A team of Angelo State University civil engineering students brought home several awards and qualified for a national contest after taking part in competitions at the American Society of Civil Engineers' Texas-Mexico Student Symposium March 4-7 in Arlington. The 10-member ASU "RAMgineers" competed in three contests at the symposium: the Surveying Competition, Blue Sky Competition and Concrete Bowling Competition. They took first place in the Surveying Competition, which qualified them for the national competition at the 2020 UESI Conference this summer in Indiana. They also won first- and third-place prizes for their innovative engineering proposal and poster presentation in the Blue Sky Competition. See all the details at angelo.edu.

Cody Vasquez of Midland, a graduate student in business at Angelo State University, was named the 2020 National Collegian of the Year by the Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) national professional business fraternity at the DSP South Central LEAD Provincial Conference held March 6-8 in Dallas. The National Collegian of the Year Award is the top DSP honor for its collegiate members. Vasquez will begin a two-year term representing collegiate members on the DSP Board of Directors in August. He also received a $5,000 scholarship funded by Mr. and Mrs. Sydney A. Sparks through the DSP Leadership Foundation, as well as a pearl-and-ruby fraternity badge. See the full story at angelo.edu.

Courtney Barnhill of Lubbock, an All-American outfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, set a new ASU career home runs record on March 7 in the Belles' victory over St. Mary's University. In the bottom of the first inning, Barnhill hit a two-run homer over the right-centerfield fence to give the Belles a 2-0 lead. It was her 47th career home run and put her ahead of the former ASU record holder, Kenedy Urbany, who belted 46 home runs from 2014-17. Through 25 games this season, Barnhill currently leads the Belles in batting average (.375), home runs (6), RBIs (21), runs scored (21), slugging percentage (.722), on-base percentage (.465) and stolen bases (20).

Nick Seginowich of Victoria, British Columbia, a senior catcher on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the NCAA Division II South Central Region Hitter of the Week for his performances during the week ending March 1. In helping lead the Rams to a 3-1 series win over arch-rival No. 14 West Texas A&M, Seginowich hit .400 with two home runs, 10 RBIs and four runs scored. He ended Game 1 of the series with a walk-off sacrifice fly, and he ended Game 2 with a walk-off 3-run homer. He also posted an .867 slugging percentage and .600 on-base percentage over the four games. More details are available on angelosports.com.

Two members of the Angelo State University Rams basketball team have earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for their performances during the 2019-20 regular season. Andres Ibarguen of Santa Marta, Colombia, (by way of Athens, Texas) and Collin Turner of Poolesville, Md., were both named to the All-LSC second team. Ibarguen led the Rams in rebounding and led NCAA Division II in offensive rebounds per game. Turner led the Rams in scoring and tied the school record for single-game scoring with 44 points against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Feb. 20. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Six members of Angelo State University's Ram Powerlifting Club brought home a host of awards, including three first-place medals, from the U.S.A. Powerlifting (USAPL) Texas Strength Classic competition held March 1 at Texas Strength Systems in San Antonio. Jaylen Montgomery of Hewitt, Yakariel "Kory" Young of Killeen, and Nicholas Propst of Atascosa took first place in their respective divisions. Eli Perez of Brownwood, Joshua Ontiveros of Kerrville, and Roberto Riojas of Eagle Pass also posted top performances for the Rams. More details are available at angelo.edu.

Nick Seginowich of Victoria, British Columbia, a senior catcher 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 March 1. As the Rams took three of four games from No. 14 West Texas A&M, Seginowich batted .400 with one double, two home runs, 10 RBIs and four runs scored. He finished two of the Rams' wins in walk-off fashion with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 1, and a 3-run homer to end Game 2. More details are available on angelosports.com.

Four members of the Angelo State University Belles basketball team earned All-Lone Star Conference recognition for their performances during the 2019-20 regular season. De'Anira Moore of Allen was named to the All-LSC first team. Catara Samuel of Amarillo was named to the All-LSC third team. Asia Davis of Midwest City, Okla., earned All-LSC honorable mention - and Sawyer Lloyd of Wall also earned All-LSC honorable mention and was named to the LSC All-Freshman Team. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Allie Denham of San Antonio, a senior biology major at Angelo State University, won the top prize for her undergraduate research poster at the annual meeting of the Texas Society of Mammalogists (TSM) held Feb. 21-23 at the Texas Tech University Llano River Field Station in Junction. Denham won the Clyde Jones Award for Best Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation in mammalian molecular biology, evolution and systematics. Her research project is titled "Genetic variation within a species of parasitic nematode, Skrjabingylus chitwoodorum, in skunks." Dr. Loren Ammerman, ASU professor of biology, is her faculty research mentor. More details are available at angelo.edu.

Twenty-one members of the Angelo State University track and field teams have earned a total of 31 NCAA Division II All-South Central Region honors that were announced March 2 by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Twelve ASU Rams and nine Rambelles athletes were honored. Four Rams and three Rambelles were named all-region in multiple events. Seven Rams and one Rambelle were also named the Top Regional Performers in their respective events. More details and the list of honorees are available at angelosports.com.

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.

More than 200 Angelo State University student-athletes and student-athletic trainers have been named to the ASU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for their academic performance during the 2019 fall semester. To be eligible, students must post at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) for a semester, or have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during their time at ASU. Overall, the ASU Athletics Department posted a 2.99 GPA for the fall 2019 semester, with 10 of ASU's 13 teams posting a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Also, 51 student-athletes and student-athletic trainers earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. See the full AD Honor Roll list 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.

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.

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.

For the third straight year, the Angelo State University Cheer Team has brought home national titles from the United Spirit Association USA Collegiate Championships in Anaheim, Calif. ASU's 25-member co-ed Cheer Team won two national championships and recorded one national runner-up finish in the Game Day events, including: First Place - Band Chant Contest First Place - Situational Sideline Contest Second Place - Fight Song Contest Alejandro Chavez of Colorado City also competed as ASU's costumed mascot, Bella, and placed third in the Mascot Contest. Read the full story on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

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.

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.

The Angelo State University Agriculture Department's student Wool Judging Team took first place and ASU's Jaelynn Page of Sweetwater won the individual championship at the 2020 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Collegiate Wool Judging Contest on Feb. 8. ASU sent two four-person teams to the contest to compete against 24 other teams from Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Kansas State University, University of Wyoming and Colorado State University. The ASU team made up of Page, Zane Allen of Gail, Brittyn Walker of League City and Clayton Eckhardt of New Braunfels scored 2,094 points to take first place. The ASU team made up of Alyssa Cowan of Hermleigh, Hunter Redman of San Angelo, Alina Rangel of Liberty Hill and Sydney Routon of Katy finished in fourth place with 2,071 points. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

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.