Angelo State University

The Angelo State University Agriculture Department's student Wool Judging Team claimed the 2019 Collegiate National Championship by placing first at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Collegiate Wool Judging Contest earlier this month. This marks the second national championship for ASU in the last three years. Read the full story on the ASU website.

Angelo State University athletes Daisy Osakue, Decio Andrade, Karlea Duhon and Demontravous Jones swept all four of the Lone Star Conference's weekly track and field honors for their performances during the week ending March 17. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Courtney Barnhill of Lubbock, a junior outfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player of the Week and the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for her performances during the week of March 11-17. This marks the second time this season she has won both awards in the same week. Read the full story on the NFCA website.

Daisy Osakue of Turin, Italy, a thrower on the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team, has been named the NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the week ending March 17. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Marquita Daniels of Atlanta, Ga., a senior guard on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team, has been named first-team All-South Central Region by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA). Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Decio Andrade of Camacha, Portugal, a freshman on the Angelo State University men's track and field team, set new ASU and Lone Star Conference records in the hammer throw at the Wes Kittley Invitational Meet on March 16 in Abilene. Andrade's hammer throw of 226 feet, 5 inches broke the previous ASU record of 213-9 set by Lennart Bodell in 1984 - and the previous LSC record of 218-0 set by Baptiste Kerjean of Abilene Christian University in 2013.

Fifteen members of the Angelo State University indoor track and field teams have earned All-America status from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Eight Rams and seven Rambelles were honored for their performances in seven different events. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Marquita Daniels of Atlanta, Ga., a senior guard on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team, was named to the All-Lone Star Conference Tournament Team after she helped lead the Belles to a runner-up finish on March 10 in Frisco, Texas. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Twenty-seven Angelo State University art majors entered their artworks for ASU's inaugural Art Student Juried Scholarship Exhibit, which is now on display in the Carr Education-Fine Arts Building through March 22. Six of the students also won scholarships for their winning entries. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Four members of the Angelo State University Rams basketball team earned All-Lone Star Conference honors at the LSC Postseason Awards Banquet March 6 in Frisco, Texas. Senior guard James Kirksey was named to the LSC All-Defensive Team and earned All-LSC honorable mention. Ronald Bell was named to the All-LSC second team, while Daron Mims and Kiair Crouch earned All-LSC honorable mention. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

Three members of the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2018-19 season at the LSC Postseason Awards Banquet March 6 in Frisco, Texas. Senior guard Marquita Daniels of Atlanta, Ga., was named first-team All-LSC, while De'Anira Moore of Allen made the All-LSC second team and Dezirae Hampton of Arlington was named to the All-LSC third team. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Angelo State University's Registered Angus Program brought home a host of awards, including two championships, after showing its cattle on Feb. 28 at the 2019 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Maria Delgadillo of Mexico City, Mexico, has been named the Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 24. Delgadillo is a sophomore on the ASU Rambelles tennis team. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Nineteen members of Angelo State University indoor track and field team have earned All-South Central Region honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Additionally, 16 ASU athletes have qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Track and Field Championships March 8-9 in Pittsburg, Kan. Read the full story at angelosports.com.

For the second straight year, the Angelo State University Cheer Team has brought home a national title from the United Spirit Association USA Collegiate Championships in Anaheim, Calif. ASU's 22-member co-ed Cheer Team won the national championship in the 4-Year College Large Co-Ed Show Cheer Division, beating out teams from Idaho State University, New Mexico State University, Ottawa University-Arizona and Wyoming University. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Twenty-one student-athletes on the Angelo State University track and field teams have earned All-Lone Star Conference honors for the 2018-19 indoor track and field season. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Courtney Barnhill of Lubbock, a junior outfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 17. The national award was announced Feb. 20, just one day after Barnhill was also named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

The winners have been announced for the 2018 University Symposium Student Contest that is conducted each year in conjunction with ASU's E. James Holland University Symposium on American Values. Winners include Zachary Vigil-Minyard of Odessa, Adriela Zavala and Rebekah Raschke of San Angelo, and Hyoseung Allyson Woo of Incheon, South Korea. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Courtney Barnhill of Lubbock, a junior outfielder 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 Feb. 17. Read the full story on the LSC Website.

Nolan Osmanski, a former Angelo State University football player and current ASU nursing student, will make his professional acting debut in the award-winning independent feature film, "The Iron Orchard," on Friday, Feb. 22, when the movie premieres in select theatres around Texas. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Six members of the Angelo State University men's and women's indoor track and field teams have been named to the 2019 Lone Star Conference Track and Field All-Academic Team, the LSC announced on Feb. 15. For the Rams, Maxime Lapeyrie, Dragan Pesic and Cameron Cross were honored - along with Mia Van Oudsthoorn, Taylor Hall and Ophelie DeOliveira for the Rambelles. Read the full story on angelosports.com.

Lachlan Mayo of Sydney, Australia, 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. 10. Read the full story on the LSC website.

Mykayla Stroud of Aledo, a sophomore on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 10. Read the full story on the LSC website.

De'Anira Moore of Allen, a junior forward on the Angelo State University Rambelles basketball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending Feb. 10. Read the full story on the LSC website.

The Angelo State University Agriculture Department's student Wool Judging Team took first place and had two individuals place in the top five at the 2019 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Collegiate Wool Judging Contest on Feb. 9 in San Antonio. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Taegan Kirk of Lubbock, a senior catcher on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, is one of 50 student-athletes nationwide selected to the "Watch List" for the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Award. Read the full story on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association website.

Angelo State University's student Trumpet Ensemble has been invited to perform at the annual Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Conference to be held Feb. 13-16 in San Antonio. The ASU Trumpet Ensemble members performing at the conference include: William DeForest, senior, San Angelo; (Joseph) Riley Jarabek, junior, San Angelo; Joseph Torres, sophomore, San Angelo; Christopher Barrera, freshman, Schertz; Nickolas Martinez, freshman, San Angelo; and Gabriel Munoz, freshman, Pflugerville. Read the full story at angelo.edu.

Virginia Jaquish of Granville, Ohio, a graduate student in the Angelo State University Biology Department, won the top prize for her research presentation at the annual meeting of the Texas Society of Mammalogists (TSM) Feb. 8-10 at the Texas Tech University Llano River Field Station in Junction. Jaquish won the Robert L. Packard Award for Best Overall Oral Presentation and a $500 honorarium for her research project titled "Pollen Identification Provides Evidence that Pallid Bats Visit Agave Species in the Chihuahuan Desert." Read the full story on angelo.edu.

For the 22nd straight year, Angelo State University students have maintained a 100 percent passing rate on the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) teacher certification test for secondary mathematics. ASU students passing the exam this year to keep the streak alive were Lance Burns of Justin, Ari Lezovich of Killeen, Savino Rivero of Big Lake, Paxton Smith of Belton, and Daniela Suarez of Granite Shoals. Read the full story on angelo.edu.

Trivett Jones of Rowlett, a sophomore on the Angelo State University Rams track and field team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 3. This is the second straight week Jones has earned the LSC honor. Read the full story on angelosports.com.