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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Wednesday that 68 student-athletes at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley competing in either the spring sports of baseball and men’s and women’s golf, tennis, and outdoor track & field, or in any sports as freshmen or transfers, have earned 70 Academic All-WAC honors.
Forty-five UTRGV student-athletes earned Spring Academic All-WAC honors while an additional 25 student-athletes earned Freshmen and Transfers Academic All-WAC awards.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year at the institution, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and have participated in at least 50% of the team’s contests (20% for pitchers).
Including fall and winter honors, UTRGV had 107 student-athletes earn 134 Academic-All WAC awards in 2021-22.
Across the WAC, a total of 2,605 Academic All-WAC honors were awarded to student-athletes in 20 sports, including football, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and softball.
Spring Academic All-WAC
Baseball
Jesus Aldaz, Gr.
Max Balderrama Jr., Gr.
Chase Bridges, Gr.
Brett Cain, Gr.
Spencer Serven, Sr.
DeAndre’ Shelton, Gr.
Kevin Stevens, Sr.
Men’s Golf
Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi, Jr.
Sebastian Lundberg, Jr.
Leonardo Novella, So.
Tennoshin Ogawa, Sr.
Taj Sutherland, So.
Women’s Golf
Samantha Garza, Jr.
Julie Lucio, Sr.
Sophia Tejeda, Jr.
Mercedes Vega, Jr.
Rachel Yu, Gr.
Men’s Tennis
Carlo Izurieta, Sr.
Alberto Mello, Sr.
Misha Kvantaliani, Jr.
Women’s Tennis
Isabelle Bahr, So.
Lea Karren, So.
Kristyna Mamicova, Jr.
Sandra Putz, Sr.
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Miguel Escamilla, Jr.
Alex Galvan, So.
Ricardo Garcia, So.
Marco Guajardo, So.
Christian Hall-Gardner, Sr.
Ricardo Mendoza, Gr.
Alex Munoz, Jr.
Tristan Pena, Sr.
Edward Ramos, Sr.
Jorge Salazar, So.
Jaleel Scott, So.
Julian Trevino, Sr.
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Janie Delgado, So.
Andrea Gallardo, So.
Samantha Gonzalez, So.
Ana Hernandez, So.
Kayleen May, So.
Daniella Muniz, So.
Elizabeth Ortiz, Sr.
Mikayla Roell, Gr.
Anahi Romo, Sr.
Freshmen/Transfers Academic All-WAC
Baseball
Angelo Cabral, Jr.
Diego Escobedo, Jr.
Chris Mondesi, Jr.
Brandon Pimentel, Jr.
Women’s Basketball
Brooke Jessen, Fr.
Maria Llorente, Jr.
Taylor Muff, Gr.
Men’s Golf
Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque, Fr.
Men’s Soccer
Yusuf Cueceoglu, Gr.
Women’s Soccer
Victoria Mayo, Gr.
Ana Recarte-Pacheco, Jr.
Men’s Tennis
Chris Lawrance, Jr.
Sam Whitehead, Fr.
Women’s Tennis
Marjorie Souza, Fr.
Stefanie Wilske, So.
Men’s Cross Country
Antoine Godin, Fr.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Antoine Godin, Fr.
Julian Trevino, So.
Sergio Tijerina, Fr.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Laura Duma, Fr.
Volleyball
Luanna Emiliano, Fr.
Ingridy Foltran, Fr.
Perris Key, Fr.
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues, Jr.
Luisa Silva Dos Santos, Jr.
