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UTRGV Student-Athletes Earn 62 Academic All-WAC Honors

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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Thursday that 58 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 62 Academic All-WAC honors.

Thirty-one UTRGV student-athletes earned Spring Academic All-WAC honors while an additional 25 student-athletes earned 31 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 in most years, have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests, or 20 percent for pitchers.

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A total of 651 student-athletes competing in the aforementioned sports, as well as softball, were named to the list. Additionally, 321 freshman and transfers earned the honor for a total of 972 student-athletes.

During the 2019-20 academic year, a total of 1,614 student-athletes Academic All-WAC honors were doled out, including 106 honors for 93 UTRGV student-athletes.

Spring Academic All-WAC Honorees

BaseballYear
Ricky ArevaloSenior
Andy AtwoodGraduate Student
Max Balderrama Jr.Graduate Student
Jacob FloresSophomore
Coleman GrubbsSenior
Kevin PalmSenior
Men’s GolfYear
Henry FisherSenior
Luca PortelliSenior
Alex SummersSenior
Women’s GolfYear
Vicky GonzalezSenior
Tilda GreenSenior
Julie LucioSophomore
Rachel YuSenior
Men’s TennisYear
Zane KohrsJunior
Michael LoydSenior
Te Kani WilliamsSophomore
Women’s TennisYear
Ana PlatisaSophomore
Sandra PutzSophomore
Alicia ThalJunior
Men’s Outdoor Track & FieldYear
Max CarmonaSophomore
Yashawn HamiltonSophomore
Mariano HernandezSophomore
Yariel MatuteSenior
Sergio TijerinaSophomore
Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldYear
Natalie GarzaSophomore
Sharon KoimaSophomore
Taylar KregnessSophomore
Elizabeth OrtizSophomore
Anahi RomoSophomore
Zarrey SamsSophomore
Jovanni SolisSophomore

Freshmen and Transfers Academic All-WAC Honorees

BaseballYear
Chase BridgesJunior
Cannon DavisJunior
Ricky Gerik Jr.Junior
Landon StaatsSenior
EJ TaylorJunior
Women’s BasketballYear
Tiffany McGarityFreshman
Men’s Cross CountryYear
Alex MunozFreshman
Women’s GolfYear
Sophia TejedaFreshman
Men’s SoccerYear
Jan EngelsSophomore
Elyad ShojaeiSophomore
Women’s SoccerYear
Delaney CarrellFreshman
Marcy GarzaFreshman
Anna TorslovFreshman
Men’s TennisYear
Carlo IzurietaJunior
Alberto MelloJunior
Women’s TennisYear
Kristyna MamicovaFreshman
Valeria MonteroFreshman
Men’s Indoor Track & FieldYear
Alex MunozFreshman
Miguel EscamillaFreshman
Wes FranklinGraduate Student
Sean SkaugenFreshman
Aaron WilliamsFreshman
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Uxia PereiraFreshman
Tamara WoodleyFreshman
Men’s Outdoor Track & FieldYear
Alex MunozFreshman
Miguel EscamillaFreshman
Wes FranklinGraduate Student
Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldYear
Uxia PereiraFreshman
Tamara WoodleyFreshman
VolleyballYear
Samaret CaraballoJunior
Ioanna CharitonidiFreshman
Victoire NamaFreshman
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