Angelo State University

Michael Urquidi, an outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team for the 2019 season. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. Urquidi is a graduate student in ASU's Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator program. More details are available on the LSC website.

Jordan Williams, an infielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the 2019 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-LSC first team and the LSC All-Defensive Team for his stellar play at third base. A management major from Georgetown, Williams hit for a .376 average with 65 hits, 9 doubles and 37 RBIs while starting all 50 games for the Rams this season. His batting average ranked third on the Rams, and he was also second in walks (37) and tied for second in stolen bases (19). Defensively, he had only five errors in 104 chances. More details are available on the LSC website.

Josh Elvir of Kemah, an outfielder on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the 2019 Lone Star Conference Player of the Year. He was also named to the All-LSC first team. Elvir led the Rams in batting average (.477), hits (71), triples (8), home runs (17), RBIs (68), runs scored (67), walks (45), on-base percentage (.603) and slugging percentage (1.020). He also led the LSC in all those categories except hits, where he was second. More details are available on the LSC website.

Thirty-four members of the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles outdoor track and field teams have earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2019 season. ASU honors are highlighted by Z'Antyler Foster-Hooks being named LSC Outstanding Male Track Athlete and Trpimir Siroki being named LSC Outstanding Male Field Athlete. ASU head coach Tom Dibbern was also named LSC Coach of the Year for both the men's and women's teams. More details are available on the LSC website.

Courtney Barnhill and Taegan Kirk, players for the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, have been named to the 2019 All-South Central Region Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Barnhill, a junior outfielder, was named to the all-region first team. Kirk, a senior catcher, was named to the second team. More details are available on the NFCA website.

A team of six Angelo State University civil engineering students is one of only eight teams nationwide that have been invited to compete in the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Blue Sky Competition at the 2019 ASCE Student Conference June 6-8 in Melbourne, Fla. ASU RAMgineers team members include Sungjae "Andrew" An, Abner Arteaga, Nicholas Gillett, John Jefferies, Jiahao "L.J." Liang and Emma Reyes. Read the full story on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

Three members of the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team have been named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team for the 2019 season. Belles honorees are junior outfielders Megan Gordon and Courtney Barnhill and sophomore pitcher Meagan Hill. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Lubbock natives Courtney Barnhill and Taegan Kirk of the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team have both earned Lone Star Conference Gold Glove Awards for their defensive performances during the 2019 season. This is the first Gold Glove Award for Barnhill in the outfield, while Kirk is a three-time winner at catcher. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Six members of the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team have received All-Lone Star Conference postseason awards for the 2019 season. Belles honorees are outfielder Courtney Barnhill, catcher Taegan Kirk, infielder Taylor Fogle, pitcher Meagan Hill, utility player Karina Rocha, and shortstop Hatty Shope. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Angelo State University's Rams and Rambelles outdoor track and field teams swept the team titles at the 2019 Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships held May 2-4 in Portales, N.M. In addition to the team titles, ASU student-athletes also notched 11 individual titles. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University's Norris-Vincent College of Business and Small Business Development Center have announced the winners of the new BizPitch student entrepreneurship competition following the live finals event on April 30 in the LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center. Read the full story on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University's Department of Agriculture presented its 2019 top student awards and inducted 19 new members into the Delta Tau Alpha national honor society for agriculture at its 42nd Annual Spring Banquet on April 27. Read the full story on the ASU website.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Order of the Sword and Shield national honor society inducted 26 new members during a recent ceremony in ASU's Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Security Studies. The Order of the Sword and Shield is the only academic and professional honor society dedicated exclusively to homeland security, intelligence, emergency management and all protective security disciplines. Read the full story on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

Zoe Gubbels of Vilserbroek, Netherlands, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team, has earned Academic All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2019 season. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Four members of the Angelo State University outdoor track and field teams have earned Academic All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2019 season. ASU honorees include Isaiah Martin of San Antonio, Harry Maslen of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, Jordan Nash of Grandview, and Taylor Hall of Abilene. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Daisy Osakue of Turin, Italy, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team, has been named the Outdoor Track and Field National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the week ending April 28. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University honored its 2019 Outstanding Graduate Students during the annual Graduate Research Symposium and Awards Ceremony on April 26. Eighteen ASU students were recognized for being the Outstanding Graduate Students in their respective academic colleges. Read the full story on the ASU website at angelo.edu.

Evelyn Burch of Clinton, Md., has been selected to receive Angelo State University's 2019 Presidential Award as the top graduate in her class, while five other ASU graduating seniors have been selected for 2018-19 Distinguished Student Awards from their respective academic colleges. Burch will be recognized at ASU's May 11 commencement ceremonies, along with the five Distinguished Student Award honorees. The Distinguished Student Award recipients are: Brianna Gabaldon, Archer College of Health and Human Services; Talon Shoemake, College of Arts and Humanities; Claire Benschoter, College of Education; Angela Chen, College of Science and Engineering; and Lacey Maurice, Norris-Vincent College of Business. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Evelyn Burch, a senior at Angelo State University, has received the 2017-18 Robert A. Kilmarx Award for the Best Military, Intelligence or National Security Strategic Analysis Paper from the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) in Washington, D.C. A political science major from Clinton, Md., Burch won the Kilmarx Award for her paper titled "Projecting Power: China and the United States' Struggle for Dominance in the Era of Xi and Trump." The award also includes a $1,000 prize and publication of her paper in the CSPC online anthology, "The Fellows Review," this summer. Read the full story on the ASU website.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society has inducted its spring 2019 class of 53 students during a special initiation ceremony in the ASU Houston Harte University Center. A complete list of the inductees, listed by hometown and academic major, is available on the ASU website.

Seven Angelo State University graphic art students garnered a host of ADDY Awards at the San Angelo chapter of the American Advertising Federation 2019 Awards Competition this spring. Read the full story on the ASU website.

Two teams representing Angelo State University's Bass Anglers Club have qualified to compete at the 2020 Yeti FLW College Fishing National Championship next summer at a location to be announced. The two ASU teams made it into the national tournament field by placing in the top 10 at the Yeti FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Tournament on Lake Texoma just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex earlier this month. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Angelo State University intramural women's basketball team, Vixen, fell just short of a national championship and finished as national runner-up at the 2019 NIRSA National Basketball Tournament held April 11-15 in Wichita, Kan. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Fourteen Angelo State University art majors who are graduating in May will put their artworks on display for ASU's annual Graduating Seniors Art Exhibits that will run April 22 - May 10 in Gallery 193 of the Carr Eduation-Fine Arts Building. Get all the details on the Angelo State website.

Avery Zeigler of Southlake, a freshman on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for her performance during the week ending April 14. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Josh Elvir of Kemah, an outfielder on 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 April 14. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Valentina Gonzalez of Medellion, Colombia, a member of the Angelo State University Rambelles tennis team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week ending April 7. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Five members of the Angelo State University outdoor track and field teams have been named Lone Star Conference Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week ending April 7. Hammer thrower Decio Andrade of Camacha, Portugal, was named Co-Men's Field Athlete of the Week. ASU's 4x100-meter relay team, Kaitlyn Mathews of Big Spring, Hannah Porter of Austin, Sarah Porter of Austin and Tare Ward of San Antonio, were collectively named Women's Track Athlete of the Week. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University's student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has received an Outstanding Award from the national ACS Committee on Education for the chapter's activities during the 2017-18 academic year. Additionally, for the eighth straight year, the ASU chapter has received a Green Chemistry Award for outreach activities from the national ACS Green Chemistry Institute. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Nick Seginowich of Victoria, British Columbia, a 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 April 7. Read the full story on the LSC website.