Texas Border Business
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.
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
| Baseball | Year |
| Ricky Arevalo | Senior |
| Andy Atwood | Graduate Student |
| Max Balderrama Jr. | Graduate Student |
| Jacob Flores | Sophomore |
| Coleman Grubbs | Senior |
| Kevin Palm | Senior |
| Men’s Golf | Year |
| Henry Fisher | Senior |
| Luca Portelli | Senior |
| Alex Summers | Senior |
| Women’s Golf | Year |
| Vicky Gonzalez | Senior |
| Tilda Green | Senior |
| Julie Lucio | Sophomore |
| Rachel Yu | Senior |
| Men’s Tennis | Year |
| Zane Kohrs | Junior |
| Michael Loyd | Senior |
| Te Kani Williams | Sophomore |
| Women’s Tennis | Year |
| Ana Platisa | Sophomore |
| Sandra Putz | Sophomore |
| Alicia Thal | Junior |
| Men’s Outdoor Track & Field | Year |
| Max Carmona | Sophomore |
| Yashawn Hamilton | Sophomore |
| Mariano Hernandez | Sophomore |
| Yariel Matute | Senior |
| Sergio Tijerina | Sophomore |
| Women’s Outdoor Track & Field | Year |
| Natalie Garza | Sophomore |
| Sharon Koima | Sophomore |
| Taylar Kregness | Sophomore |
| Elizabeth Ortiz | Sophomore |
| Anahi Romo | Sophomore |
| Zarrey Sams | Sophomore |
| Jovanni Solis | Sophomore |
Freshmen and Transfers Academic All-WAC Honorees
| Baseball | Year |
| Chase Bridges | Junior |
| Cannon Davis | Junior |
| Ricky Gerik Jr. | Junior |
| Landon Staats | Senior |
| EJ Taylor | Junior |
| Women’s Basketball | Year |
| Tiffany McGarity | Freshman |
| Men’s Cross Country | Year |
| Alex Munoz | Freshman |
| Women’s Golf | Year |
| Sophia Tejeda | Freshman |
| Men’s Soccer | Year |
| Jan Engels | Sophomore |
| Elyad Shojaei | Sophomore |
| Women’s Soccer | Year |
| Delaney Carrell | Freshman |
| Marcy Garza | Freshman |
| Anna Torslov | Freshman |
| Men’s Tennis | Year |
| Carlo Izurieta | Junior |
| Alberto Mello | Junior |
| Women’s Tennis | Year |
| Kristyna Mamicova | Freshman |
| Valeria Montero | Freshman |
| Men’s Indoor Track & Field | Year |
| Alex Munoz | Freshman |
| Miguel Escamilla | Freshman |
| Wes Franklin | Graduate Student |
| Sean Skaugen | Freshman |
| Aaron Williams | Freshman |
| Women’s Indoor Track & Field | |
| Uxia Pereira | Freshman |
| Tamara Woodley | Freshman |
| Men’s Outdoor Track & Field | Year |
| Alex Munoz | Freshman |
| Miguel Escamilla | Freshman |
| Wes Franklin | Graduate Student |
| Women’s Outdoor Track & Field | Year |
| Uxia Pereira | Freshman |
| Tamara Woodley | Freshman |
| Volleyball | Year |
| Samaret Caraballo | Junior |
| Ioanna Charitonidi | Freshman |
| Victoire Nama | Freshman |
