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Angelo State University track and field athletes Kobi Valchar of Schulenburg and Fedra Florentin of Filadelfia, Paraguay, have been named the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Field Athletes of the Week for Week 5 of the outdoor season ending April 20. Valchar, a sophomore commercial aviation major, won the discus at the ASU Invite in San Angelo and was named the LSC Men's Field Athlete of the Week. His throw of 51.81 meters (170-0) earned him another NCAA Division II provisional mark, and he ranks 16th overall in D-II. He was also runner-up in the shot put (15.30 meters) and placed sixth in the hammer throw (46.97 meters). Florentin, a senior interdisciplinary studies major, won the shot put at the ASU Invite and was named the LSC Women's Field Athlete of the Week. Her throw of 14.83 meters (48-8) earned her a NCAA D-II provisional mark and ranks 13th in D-II this season. The ASU Rams and Rambelles will next compete in the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships May 1-3 in Portales, N.M. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Representatives of Angelo State University's student-run Ram Media outlets brought home several top awards from the recent Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Convention in San Marcos. The TIPA journalism/media competition consists of two parts - the Annual Contest that solicits submission of entries previously published or broadcast in the past academic year, and the Live Contests that take place between students attending the convention. In the Annual Contest against entries from other mid-size, four-year universities, Angelo State's Ram TV took first place in the Video Newscast category. In the Live Contests against students from institutions of all sizes, ASU students on the staff of Ram TV and/or the Ram Page digital newspaper won the following awards: Katie Scholl of Lubbock - 1st Place in Live TV Announcing Millie Switzer of Bentonville, Ariz. - 2nd Place in Live Press Release Writing Anaomy Somoll of Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 3rd Place in Live Print Advertising Scholl and Switzer are mass media majors, and Somoll is a computer science major. Ram Media consists of the Ram TV television station that broadcasts locally on Optimum Cable Channel 6, the Ram Page digital newspaper and the Ram Radio internet radio station, as well as Ram TV Sports that broadcasts live ASU intercollegiate sports on the FloSports Network. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Brianna "Bri" Waters of Salado, a utility player on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Week for Week 12 of the softball season. As the Belles swept road doubleheaders against Eastern New Mexico and Western New Mexico over the weekend, Waters batted .800 with an .857 on-base percentage and 2.000 slugging percentage. After a pinch hitting in Game 2 at ENMU, Waters came off the bench in Game 1 at WNMU to power a three-run home run in the 11-3 win. She started the second game of the WNMU doubleheader, going 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI and a run scored. The exercise science major is hitting .200 for the season with three homers and nine RBI. She has also made 12 appearances as a pitcher and has a 2-0 record with a 2.30 ERA and two saves. Waters and the Belles wrap up their regular season this weekend with home games against Midwestern State and West Texas A&M. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Thirteen Angelo State University student-athletes were selected for the 2025 Holland's Awards at the ASU Athletics Department's annual Holland's Sports Banquet on April 14. Holland's Awards go to one student-athlete in each intercollegiate sport, as voted on by their teammates, who exemplifies what it means to be an ASU student-athlete in competition, in the classroom and in the community. This year's winners are: Baseball - Justin Harris, business major from The Woodlands Men's Basketball - Darion "D.J." Freeman, interdisciplinary studies major from Midwest City, Okla. Women's Basketball - Madeline Stephens, business major from Lubbock Men's Cross Country - Tate Hughes, commercial aviation major from San Angelo Women's Cross Country - Mary Brown, kinesiology major from Georgetown Men's Track & Field - Joshua Body, psychology major from Abilene Women's Track & Field - Maricia Spence, business major from Manchester, Jamaica Football - Brayden Wilcox, natural resource management major from San Angelo Tennis - Eva Schwartz, business major from L'isle Sur la Sorge, France Softball - Erin Plunkett, management major from Humble Golf - Lacey Stevens, agriculture major from Pleasanton Soccer - Katelin Heise, kinesiology major from Lubbock Volleyball - Evelyn Torres, global security studies major from Fort Worth More than 100 ASU student-athletes who were named to the Athletic Academic Honor Roll were also honored at the banquet, as well as several other individual award winners. See more details at angelosports.com.

Ethan Flodstrom of Port Angeles, Wash., a senior outfielder/DH for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for Week 11 of the season ending on April 13. As the Rams swept a four-game road series against arch-rival West Texas A&M, Flodstrom hit leadoff as the designated hitter. He batted .588 (10-for-17) over the four games with four home runs, three doubles and 10 RBI, along with nine runs scored and three walks. He had at least two hits in each game with two home runs, including a grand slam, in the series-clinching Game 3. It was ASU's first road sweep over WTAM since 2006. In his first season with the Rams, the management major is batting .403 through 42 games with five home runs, 39 RBI and a conference-high .569 on-base percentage. He is also third in the LSC in walks (39) and eighth in OPS (1.182). Flodstrom and the Rams continue their season with a key four-game home series against Eastern New Mexico starting on Thursday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Eighteen Angelo State University students have been elected to represent the ASU student body in the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2025-26 academic year. Kianna Ortiz of Amarillo has been elected SGA president for 2025-26, and Kaleb Lankford of San Angelo has been elected vice president. The other 16 electees will serve as representatives of the specific academic departments that include their major. Those electees by hometown and department are: Wyatt Popham of Leakey - Agriculture Andrew Cherucheril of Rowlett - Commercial Aviation Bray Bowers of San Angelo - Communication and Mass Media Emerson Carter of Boerne - Teacher Education Calvin Blackert of Abilene - Engineering Justine Koester of Scott AFB, ILL. - English and Modern Languages Priscilla De Los Santos of Eagle Pass - History Phelo Rodgers of Boyd - Kinesiology Hunter Fontenot of Midland - Management and Marketing Arianna Cantu of San Angelo - Management and Marketing Kaitlyn Guevara of Copperas Cove - Political Science and Philosophy David Owl of Houston - Psychology Joshua Partin of San Angelo - Psychology William Pierce of Holland - Security Studies and Criminal Justice Lorenzo Robles of Chilton - Security Studies and Criminal Justice Guenevere Davenport of Saint Hedwig - Visual and Performing Arts The 18 SGA officers were chosen via campus-wide electronic voting and were verified on April 11.

Angelo State University track and field athletes Mark Burdin and Federica Dozio have been named the Lone Star Conference Field Athletes of the Week for Week 3 of the outdoor season ending April 6. At the David Noble Relays hosted on the ASU campus, Burdin, a sophomore from Kazan, Russia, won the decathlon with 7,338 points, the highest point total in NCAA Division II this season. The management major finished first in seven of the 10 decathlon events over the two-day competition. Meanwhile, Dozio, a freshman from Beverate, Italy, won the javelin with a throw of 50.03 meters (164-2). The engineering major also earned a NCAA D-II provisional mark with her throw that ranks third in the nation. The ASU No. 8 Rams and No. 7 Rambelles swept their home meet and are now preparing for the Cactus Cup in Kingsville on April 12. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Averie Gunther of Wylie, third baseman for the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for Week 10 of the season ending April 6. As the Rambelles went 3-1 in home-and-home doubleheaders against Lubbock Christian, Gunther hit .600 with two home runs, four runs scored and three RBI. The home runs were her first of the season, and she is now hitting .321 with a .461 on-base percentage. The senior management major has also been hit by a pitch a conference-leading 14 times. This is the first LSC weekly award of her ASU career. Gunther and the Belles are back in action this weekend with home doubleheaders against Sul Ross State on Friday and UT Permian Basin on Sunday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Hailey Lowden of San Angelo, a senior computer science major at Angelo State University, has been selected to participate in the National Security Agency's (NSA) 2025 Future Computing Summer Internship Program at the NSA Laboratory for Physical Sciences in Catonsville, Maryland. The 10-week internship program was established in 2022 with the goal to expose participating students to High Performance Computing (HPC), a field critical to national security, discovery and technological innovation. Lowden is the first ASU student to earn a place in the prestigious program. Under the mentorship of NSA professionals, she will gain valuable hands-on experience and enhance her technical skills while working on a research project aimed at advancing HPC capabilities. As a NSA intern, Lowden will also receive an $850 weekly stipend, as well as funded transportation, lodging and meals. At the conclusion of her internship in August, she will present the results of her research to NSA senior leaders, technical personnel, and research and academic partners. A student worker in ASU's award-winning Regional Security Operations Center, Lowden is also an active member of the Guardians of the Grid cybersecurity student organization and a regular on the ASU Dean's List. She has previously competed in the Hivestorm collegiate cyber defense competition through the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS), and placed in the top 100 in the nation. She was also captain of the ASU team that competed in the CIAS Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

The Angelo State University Handball Club defended its title to win the 2025 Doug Randolph Cup competition held this year at Lubbock Christian University. The Doug Randolph Cup competition debuted at the 2024 Aggieland Classic tournament in College Station, and the ASU Handball Club has won it both years. It featured a round-robin format with the ASU team facing off in head-to-head matchups against teams from the University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Missouri State University. Each head-to-head contest consisted of one women's singles match, one men's singles match, one women's doubles match and two men's doubles matches - with each match consisting of two games to 15 points. As such, 30 points were available in each match, with a total of 150 points available in each head-to-head contest. The team with the highest points total after its three head-to-head contests was declared the Doug Randolph Cup champion. The final standings were: 1st Place: Angelo State - 364 points 2nd Place: Missouri State - 349 points 3rd Place: Texas A&M - 344 points 4th Place: Texas - 190 points Individually for ASU: Taigan Rivers went 3-0 in women's singles (90 points) Jacob Mitchell & Dylan Whitley went 3-0 in men's doubles (90 points) Kinzi Jo Leon & Joanna Pauline Gato went 3-0 in women's doubles (90 points) Israel Lopez Jr. & Cade Whitley/Will Jost went 1-2 in men's doubles (54 points) Austin Colwell went 0-3 in men's singles (40 points) The ASU Handball Club is coached by Aoife Holden and Diarmuid Mulkerrins, graduate students in the coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration program. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Benjamin Martin of Fort Worth, a senior music major at Angelo State University, has earned a 2024-25 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award from the Presser Foundation in Philadelphia that includes a $3,000 scholarship and the title of Presser Scholar. The Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award annually celebrates students, selected by their music faculty during their final year of study, "who have achieved a high level of music and academic excellence, demonstrated leadership and contributed to an inclusive community." It is the most prestigious undergraduate honor in music at Angelo State. A graduate of Aledo High School, Martin will graduate from ASU in May with his Bachelor of Music degree with all-level teacher certification. His primary instrument is trumpet, and he was the winner of ASU's 2022 Concerto Competition. He has performed as a member of the ASU Ram Horns, ASU Trumpet Ensemble, ASU Symphony Orchestra, ASU Brass Ensemble, ASU V/V (Five for Five) Brass Quintet and ASU Symphonic Band. He has also conducted performances by the Symphonic Band and accompanied the ASU Chorale in concert. Additionally, Martin has made the ASU Dean's List every semester. Besides the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award, he has received the ASU Friends of Art and Music Education (FAME) Scholarship, ASU Music Scholarship and Sean W. Vick Memorial Scholarship. Following his graduation from ASU in May, Martin plans to work as a public school band director in Texas. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Cheyenne Floyd of Liberty Hill, a senior pitcher on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week for Week 9 of the season ending on March 30. As the Rambelles swept road double-headers over UT Permian Basin and Sul Ross State, Floyd went 2-0 and gave up just one unearned run over 12.2 innings pitched while notching 15 strikeouts and allowing only seven hits. She is now 16-5 for the season with a 1.52 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 101.1 innings pitched. Opponents are only batting .173 against her, the best mark in the LSC. The coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration student has now been named the LSC Pitcher of the Week twice this season and four times in her ASU career. Floyd and the Belles continue their season this week with home-and-home double-headers against Lubbock Christian on Thursday and Sunday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Angelo State University Rambelles softball players Laylonna Applin of Stamford and Cheyenne Floyd of Liberty Hill have been named to the 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Player and Pitcher of the Year Watch List heading into the second half of the season. Applin, a sophomore infielder, is batting .476 this season and leads the Lone Star Conference in slugging percentage (.981), OPS (1.536) and doubles (13). She is also second in the LSC in hits (50), home runs (10), RBI (43) and stolen bases (15). The health science professions major has only struck out six times in 118 plate appearances. Floyd, a senior pitcher, is 14-5 this season with a 1.74 ERA and one save. She has thrown four shutouts and two no-hitters, and she has notched 96 strikeouts in 88.2 innings, holding opponents to a .175 batting average. The coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration student was a NFCA All-American last season. The NFCA Player and Pitcher of the Year winners will be announced May 30. See more details at angelosports.com and on the NFCA website.

Josh Body of Abilene, a senior on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the 2025 Lone Star Conference Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year. Body claimed the national title in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships in Indianapolis to help lead the Rams to a top 10 finish. His leap of 15.38 meters (50-5.5) took him to the top of the podium and earned him first-team All-America honors. The psychology major also earned All-LSC honors and was named to the USTFCCCA All-South Central Region Team. In the early part of the current outdoor season, Body already ranks in the top 10 in NCAA D-II. He leapt 15-16 meters to win the triple jump at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Abilene, also earning a NCAA D-II provisional mark. Body and the Rams continue their outdoor season later this week at the Texas Relays in Austin. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Angelo State University student-athletes Solomon Odonkor of Accra, Ghana, and Oleg Ananev of Irkutsk, Russia, have been named Lone Star Conference Track & Field Athletes of the Week for Week 1 of the outdoor season ending March 23. Odonkor was named LSC Men's Track Athlete of the Week after he broke the ASU records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters to win both events at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Abilene. The senior kinesiology major posted times of 10.05 in the 100 meters and 20.39 in the 200 meters, which both lead the LSC this season. He broke ASU records that had been in place since the early 1980s. Ananev was named LSC Men's Field Athlete of the Week after he set a new ASU record in the pole vault to win the event at the Wes Kittley Invitational. His vault of 5.60 meters (18-4.5) is the top mark in NCAA Division II this season and ranks 45th in the world. The freshman management major broke the ASU record for the event that had stood since 1997. The ASU track and field teams continue their outdoor season this week at the Texas Relays in Austin starting Thursday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Madeline Stephens of Lubbock, a guard on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team, has been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization for her performance on the court and in the classroom. To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore and have a minimum 3.50 grade point average (GPA). For basketball, they must have competed in at least 90% of their team's games or started in at least 66%. A senior athletically, Stephens has already earned her ASU bachelor's degree in health science professions with a 3.95 GPA and is now working on her MBA. She has been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll every semester and is also a regular on the ASU Dean's List. On the court, Stephens wrapped up her basketball tenure at ASU by setting a new career record with 1,114 rebounds and finishing third on the all-time scoring list with 1,720 points. She was named to the All-LSC first team this season and to the D2CCA All-South Central Region second team. As an Academic All-District selectee, Stephens is now eligible for the CSC Academic All-America teams that will be announced on April 16. See more details at angelosports.com.

Fourteen student-athletes on the Angelo State University track and field teams have earned 16 All-South Central Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their performances during the 2025 indoor season. The top five individuals in each event earn all-region honors, along with each member of the region's top three relay teams in each relay event. On the women's side, five ASU Rambelles were named all-region, including: Fedra Florentin of Filadelfia, Paraguay - Shot Put Kylie Frush of Glen Rose - Pentathlon Jacent Nyamahunge of Hoima, Uganda - 60 Meters, 200 Meters Kylyie Paden of Portales, N.M. - Pole Vault Marie Schuler of Langenfeld, Germany - Weight Throw On the men's side, nine ASU Rams were named all-region, including: Oleg Ananev of Irkutsk, Russia - Pole Vault Rami Balti of Tunisia - 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay Antonio Blair of Manchester, Jamaica - 4x400 Relay Joshua Body of Abilene - Triple Jump Taylor Briggs of McKinney - 4x400 Relay Mark Burdin of Kazan, Russia - Heptathlon Adrian Nethersole of Santa Cruz, Jamaica - 4x400 Relay Solomon Odonkor of Accra, Ghana - 200 Meters Adrian Washington of Plano - High Jump The ASU teams continue their outdoor season at the Texas Relays in Austin starting on Thursday, March 27. More details are available at angelosports.com.

Four student-athletes on the Angelo State University track and field teams have been named Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes to Watch heading into the 2025 outdoor season. On the men's side, Oleg Ananev of Irkutsk, Russia, was named a Preseason Field Athlete to Watch. A freshman management major, he recently won the pole vault at the LSC Indoor Championships and was named a first-team All-American after finishing second in the event at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Championships. Also for the Rams, Adrian Nethersole of Santa Cruz, Jamaica, was named a Preseason Track Athlete to Watch. A junior kinesiology major, he recently earned first-team All-America status as a member of the Rams' 4x400-meter relay team that took sixth place at the NCAA D-II National Indoor Championships. On the women's side, Maria Schuler of Langenfeld, Germany, was named a Preseason Field Athlete to Watch. A junior business major, she recently earned All-LSC honors after finishing second in the weight throw at the LSC Indoor Championships. Also for the Rambelles, Maricia Spence of Manchester, Jamaica, was named a Preseason Track Athlete to Watch. A junior kinesiology major, she was an All-American last season in the indoor pentathlon, 60-meter hurdles and long jump. The Rams and Rambelles officially start the outdoor season this weekend at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Abilene. See more details on the LSC website.

Blythe Meacham of Frisco, a junior in the Angelo State University Honors Program, won the top prize for her research presentation at the recent 2025 Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC) Conference in Denton. An English major, Meacham earned a Dennis Boe Award for exceptional research and writing by an undergraduate honors student. She was presented a plaque and a $200 cash prize, and her work will be published in The Windmill, a scholarly journal featuring undergraduate research. Only three Dennis Boe Awards are presented annually to undergraduate students who are juniors or seniors. Meacham's oral presentation and paper detailed her research project titled "Beyond the Female Gothic: Wild Women in Charlotte Dacre's Zofloya and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights." See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Nine student-athletes on the Angelo State University track and field teams have been named All-Americans for their stellar performances at the 2025 NCAA Division II National Indoor Track & Field Championships March 13-15 in Indianapolis. On the men's side, the Rams' performances were highlighted by senior psychology major Joshua Body of Abilene winning the national title in the triple jump with a leap of 15.38 meters (50-5.5) to claim first-team All-America honors. Freshman management major Oleg Onanev of Irkutsk, Russia, was the national runner-up in the pole vault, also making the All-America first team with a personal-best height of 5.49 meters (18-0). Junior business major Mark Burdin of Kazan, Russia, took fourth in the heptathlon with a personal-best score of 5,509 points and was named a first-team All-American. On the track, senior kinesiology major Solomon Odonkor of Accra, Ghana, finished eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 21.73 to make the All-America first team - while the Rams' 4x400-meter relay team finished sixth in 3:10.35. The first-team All-America relay team members were freshman finance major Taylor Briggs of McKinney, freshman exercise science major Adrian Nethersole of San Angelo, senior management information systems major Antonio Blair of Manchester, Jamaica, and freshman kinesiology major Rami Balti of Tunisia. Balti also claimed second-team All-America honors in the 400 meters. On the women's side, graduate kinesiology student Jacent Nyamahunge of Hoima, Uganda, was the ASU Rambelles' only representative, and she claimed second-team All-America honors in the 200 meters. The Rams and Rambelles track and field teams officially kick off their outdoor season March 22 at the West Kittley Invitational in Abilene. See more details at angelosports.com.

Raegan Sucher of Highland Village, a pitcher on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Week for her performances during Week 7 of the season ending March 16. As the Belles swept home double-headers over Western New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico over the weekend, Sucher threw 3.1 innings of perfect relief across three of the games. In the first game against WNMU, she tossed the final two innings without allowing a baserunner to finish out a combined shutout. She took the circle again in the second game, recording the final out and stranding two runners in scoring position in the top of the 7th inning. The Belles completed a walk-off comeback in the bottom of the 7th to give Sucher her first collegiate win. In the first game against ENMU, the freshman civil engineering major threw a perfect 5th inning in the Belles' 10-1, run-rule victory. Sucher is now 1-0 with a 1.31 ERA in 10 appearances this season. She has been part of three combined shutouts, and opponents are only hitting .220 against her. The No. 4 Rambelles are 26-4 this season and about to kick off a 10-game road swing this coming weekend. See more details at angelosports.com and on th LSC website.

Madeline Stephens of Lubbock, a forward on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team, has bee named to the 2024-25 All-South Central Region second team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). A graduate MBA student, Stephens helped lead the Rambelles to an 18-12 record and into the semifinals of the Lone Star Conference Tournament this season. She was named to the All-LSC first team after leading ASU in scoring (13.4 ppg) and ranking third in the conference in rebounds per game (9.1), fourth in blocked shots per game (1.7) and fifth in steals (52). She was also named to the LSC All-Academic Team. Stephens holds the Belles' career record for rebounds (1,114), is fourth all-time in points (1,72), fifth in steals (194) and fifth in blocks (103). She was named to the LSC All-Freshman Team in 2021, earned All-LSC honorable mention in 2022, made the All-LSC second team in 2023, and was named to the All-LSC first team in 2024 and 2025. She has also received a D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. See more details at angelosports.com.

Tatiana Trotter of Lubbock, an outfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for Week 6 of the season ending March 9. As the Belles split a double-header at St. Mary's and then swept a double-header against St. Edwards, Trotter batted .615 over the four games with five extra-base hits while also posting nine RBI and six runs scored. She hit three home runs, including a grand slam, and also recorded a .706 on-base percentage and 1.538 slugging percentage. Currently riding an eight-game hitting streak, the junior intelligence and analysis major is batting .368 for the season and is second on the team in home runs (4), RBI (23), walks (19) and runs scored (24). She has also started all of the Belles' 26 games. Trotter and the No. 4 Belles will host home games against Western New Mexico on Saturday and Eastern New Mexico on Sunday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Two student-athletes on the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team set new school records in their respective events during the inaugural Blue & Gold Battle against Texas A&M-Kingsville on March 7 at ASU's LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. Belles junior thrower Marie Schuler, a business major from Langenfeld, Germany, set a new record as she won the the hammer throw with a toss of 60.01 meters (196-10). That broke the previous school record of 195-8 set by Sarah Ramos in 2021. Meanwhile, junior multi-event athlete Kylyie Paden, a nursing major from Portales, N.M., set a new school record as she won the pole vault with a leap of 3.96 meters (12-11.75). That broke the previous record of 12-11.5 set by Danielle Dorsey in 2009 and tied by Paden in 2024. The Rambelles and Rams swept both the women's and men's titles over Texas A&M-Kingsville. It was the first meet of the outdoor season for the ASU teams that will continue on March 22 at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Abilene, Texas. See more details at angelosports.com.

Three players on the Angelo State University Rams basketball team have earned four All-Lone Star Conference awards for their performances during the 2024-25 regular season. Senior guard Sterling Gaston-Chapman, and interdisciplinary studies major from Wichita, Kansas, was named to the All-LSC second team. He leads the Rams in scoring (12.5 points per game) and rebounding (5.4 per game) and has scored in double figures in 21 of the team's 28 games. Senior forward Shemar Smith, a criminal justice major from Norman, Okla., was named to the All-LSC third team. He is averaging 10.4 points per game and has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 15 games to help lead the Rams into the postseason. Graduate student guard Kaden Evans, an MBA student from Kansas City, Missouri, earned All-LSC honorable mention and was named to the LSC All-Defensive Team. He averages 2.1 steals per game, which ranks second in the LSC, and his 245 career steals are the second-most among active NCAA Division II players. He also averages 9.3 points per game. The Rams are 17-11 overall and 13-9 in the LSC as they begin play in the Lone Star Conference Tournament in Frisco on Friday against top seed Dallas Baptist University. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Four players on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team have earned seven All-Lone Star Conference awards for their performances during the 2024-25 season. Senior forward Madeline Stephens, a MBA student from Lubbock, was named to the All-LSC first team. She leads the team in scoring (13.8 points per game) and rebounding (9.3 per game). She was also one of five student-athletes named to the LSC All-Academic Team. Junior center Keniah Williams, an interdisciplinary studies major from Georgetown, was named to the All-LSC second team and the LSC All-Defensive Team. She averages 12 points, 8.8 rebounds and a conference-high 2.6 blocks per game. She also set a new LSC record for blocks in a game with 20 on Feb. 15 against Midwestern State. Freshman guard Majik Esquivel, a commercial aviation major from Lubbock, was named to the All-LSC third team and LSC All-Freshman Team. She is averaging 11.8 points per game this season, highlighted by a career-high 31 points against Midwestern State on Jan. 16. Freshman guard Addy Burns, a history major from Lubbock, was named to the LSC All-Freshman Team. She is averaging 8.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game and posted a career-high 22 points against Oklahoma Christian on Dec. 14. The Rambelles begin play in the Lone Star Conference Tournament in Frisco tonight against Eastern New Mexico. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Sixteen student-athletes on the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles track and field teams have earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for their performances at the 2025 LSC Indoor Championships. All-LSC honorees for the Rams: Oleg Ananyev of Irkutsk, Russia - First Team, Pole Vault Mark Burdin of Kazan, Russia - First Team, Heptathlon Solomon Odonkor of Accra, Ghana - First Team, 200 Meters Josh Body of Abilene - Second Team, Triple Jump Cam Morrison of Leander - Second Team, Throws Adrian Washington of Plano - Second Team, High Jump Rami Balti of Tunisia - Third Team, 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay Antonio Blair of Manchester, Jamaica - Third Team, 800 Meters, 4x400 Relay Taylor Briggs of McKinney - Third Team, 4x400 Relay Adrian Nethersole of San Angelo - Third Team, 800 Meters, 4x400 Relay All-LSC honorees for the Rambelles: Kylie Frush of Glen Rose - First Team, Heptathlon, 800 Meters Jacent Nyamahunge of Hoima, Uganda - First Team, 200 Meters, 60 Meters Kylyie Paden of Portales, N.M., - First Team, Heptathlon, High Jump Fedra Florentin of Filadelfia, Paraguay - Second Team, Shot Put Maria Schuler of Langenfeld, Germany - Second Team, Weight Throw Lainey Jernigan of Goldthwaite - Third Team, 60-Meter Hurdles Kamryn Williams of San Angelo - Third Team, Throws Both the Rams and Rambelles finished third overall at the LSC Indoor Championships. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Six members of the Angelo State University Handball Club brought home gold and silver medals from the 72nd U.S. Handball Association (USHA) National Collegiate Championships held recently in Portland, Oregon. For the ASU women's team, Kelly Salisbury, an interdisciplinary studies major from San Angelo, won the Gold Medal in the Women's C Singles Division. She then teamed with her twin sister, Kimberly Hostetter, an agricultural science and leadership major, to win the Gold Medal in the Women's C Doubles Division. Taigan Rivers, an exercise science major from San Angelo, and Kinzi Jo Leon, an animal science major from Austin, won the Gold Medal in the Women's B Doubles Division. For the ASU men's team, Cade Whitley, a border and homeland security major from Tioga, won the Silver Medal in the Men's B3 Singles Division. Logan Leto, a biology major from San Angelo, won the Silver Medal in the Men's C1 Singles Division. Additionally, Leon won the Women's Most Improved Player Award, and Salisbury earned the Women's Spirit of Handball Award for her competitiveness, sportsmanship and team spirit. Competing against teams from 30 universities in the U.S., Canada and Ireland, the ASU Handball Club finished third in the Combined Open Division, with the ASU women's team taking third place in the Women's Open Division and the ASU men's team placing fourth in the Men's Open Division. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Weston Valasek of Katy, centerfielder for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for Week 4 of the season ending Feb. 23. As the No. 2 Rams swept a four-game road series over Oklahoma Christian, Valasek hit .500 for the series with four doubles, a home run, seven runs scored and four RBI. In the Rams' series-opening 10-8 win, he went 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and a homer - and he drove in both runs in the 2-0 victory in Game 3. The mechanical engineering major also extended his hitting streak to 15 games while posting a .714 on-base percentage and playing errorless defense. Valasek and the Rams, currently riding a 10-game winning streak, will be back at home this weekend as they host a four-game series against St. Mary's starting on Friday. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Five student-athletes on the Angelo State University indoor track and field teams claimed individual Lone Star Conference titles at the 2025 LSC Indoor Championships Feb. 21-22 in Albuquerque, N.M. The Rams won three individual titles. Freshman Oleg Ananyev, a management major from Irkutsk, Russia, won the pole vault, clearing 5.44 meters. Junior Mark Burdin, a management major from Kazan, Russia, won the heptathlon with 5,247 points. Senior Solomon Odonkor, a kinesiology major from Accra, Ghana, won the 200-meter dash in a time of 20.82 seconds. The Rambelles won two individual titles. Junior Kylyie Paden, a nursing major from Portales, N.M., won the pole vault, clearing 3.80 meters. Jacent Nyamahunge of Hoima, Uganda, a graduate student in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration, won the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.72 seconds. Overall, the Rams and Rambelles both finished third at the LSC Indoor Championships. The ASU teams will begin the outdoor season by hosting Texas A&M-Kingsville for the Blue & Gold Battle on March 7 before concluding the indoor season at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Championships in Indianapolis starting March 13. See more details at angelosports.com.