Nov 6, 2018
Aggie Athletics has 98 on SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for 2018-19
Oklahoma City, Okla. – Oklahoma Panhandle State University Athletics placed a total of 98 individuals on the 2018-19 Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Commissioner’s Honor Roll, it was announced by the league office. The academic accolades – earned by 35 percent of OPSU’s student-athletes in qualifying sports – are presented to members of SAC institutions who carried a 2018-19 grade point average of 3.00 or above and compete in a sport recognized by the NAIA.
In amassing its highest total of SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll awards of its brief time in the league, the Aggie honorees were selected from the following 11 programs: football, volleyball, men’s & women’s cross country, men’s & women’s basketball, men’s & women’s golf, competitive cheerleading, baseball and softball. Seven of those sports – men’s golf (80%), men’s cross country (67%), women’s cross country (63%), softball (59%), women’s golf (57%), women’s basketball (56%) and volleyball (53%) – all had better than half of their rosters gain Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition.
“I appreciate how hard our student-athletes – as well as coaches – work to make sure that classroom success is always paramount in what we do as a department,” OPSU Director of Athletics Meghan Mulcahy said. “This is a part of the culture we want for Aggie Athletics; academic achievement is our main destination, when all is said-and-done. And while I am proud of our numbers for 2018-19, I hope this challenges us to work even harder and to shoot for more academic recognition like this for our programs in the future.”
In terms of pure numbers, Head Coach Jason LaRocque’s baseball team led the way for Panhandle State teams with 24 awards, followed by 18 from football. Mulcahy – who doubles as the Aggies’ softball head coach – had 13 award winners and volleyball head coach Shelby Bartley’s squad had 10. Head Coach Victor Esparza’s women’s basketball roster yielded nine awards, men’s basketball had six, and Denise Levine’s cross country teams had a combined nine (four men and five women) honored. Golf Head Coach Dewayne Mauldin’s men’s and women’s teams both garnered four academic nods from the SAC, with competitive cheerleading also gaining four awards.
Three Aggies earned the SAC accolades in two different sports. Vanessa Gonzalez and Naomi Rodriguez competed in both women’s cross country and women’s basketball. Kori Bailey played volleyball and was on the competitive cheerleading team.
The Sooner Athletic Conference recognized academic achievements throughout the conference as a record 1,049 student-athletes from its members made the 2018-19 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The 2018-19 SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll included the most recipients in the five-year history of the award.
OPSU: SAC COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL MEMBERS
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FOOTBALL (18) |
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Joel Barbosa |
R-Fr. |
Criminal Justice |
Grapeland, Texas |
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Tony Brown |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Georgetown, Texas |
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George Dominguez |
So. |
Biological Science |
Turpin, Okla. |
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Colton Ellisor |
R-Fr. |
Chemistry |
Kingwood, Texas |
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Ricardo Estimbo Jr. |
Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
La Villa, Texas |
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Justin Hart |
Fr. |
History |
Marshall, Texas |
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Triston Inman |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Panhandle, Texas |
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Charoy Joseph |
Jr. |
Computer Graphics |
New Orleans, La. |
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Jake Martinez |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Ada, Okla. |
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Kyler Musgrave |
Sr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Turpin, Okla. |
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Braden Price |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Levelland, Texas |
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D’Darin Primes |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
Houston, Texas |
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Noah Quintanilla |
Fr. |
Biological Science |
Dumas, Texas |
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Cooper Savage |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Enid, Okla. |
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Jasper Smiley |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Tecumseh, Okla. |
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Derek Smith |
Fr. |
Animal Science |
Brownfield, Texas |
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Jarrod Thomas |
So. |
Industrial Technology |
Frisco, Texas |
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Lisimba Young |
R-Fr. |
Biological Science |
Jackson, Miss. |
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (4) |
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Firas Ghazouani |
Sr. |
Mathematics |
Tunis, Tunisia |
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Korby Jenkins |
Fr. |
Computer Information Systems |
Guymon, Okla. |
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Philip Kirongo |
Sr. |
Animal Science |
Eldoret, Kenya |
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Jose Lopez |
Fr. |
Computer Information Systems |
Guymon, Okla. |
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (5) |
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Shayna Glover |
Fr. |
Business Administration |
Goodwell, Okla. |
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*Vanessa Gonzalez |
Fr. |
Criminal Justice |
Stratford, Texas |
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Lupita Jimenez |
Fr. |
Business Administration |
Guymon, Okla. |
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Sarai Ortega |
So. |
Business Administration |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
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*Naomi Rodriguez |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Guymon, Okla. |
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VOLLEYBALL (10) |
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Ruth Ard |
Jr. |
Accounting |
Houston, Texas |
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*Kori Bailey |
Fr. |
Biological Science |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Kassandra Benge |
Jr. |
Biological Science |
Miami, Texas |
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Kendra Butler |
Jr. |
Biological Science |
Conroe, Texas |
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McKenna Clement |
Jr. |
General Studies |
Borger, Texas |
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Melody Ethley |
Sr. |
Computer Information Systems |
Arlington, Texas |
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Lauren Hastings |
Sr. |
Agricultural Education |
Cheyenne, Wyo. |
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Kacie Johnson |
So. |
Biological Science |
McAlester, Okla. |
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Kali Kenny |
Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Ulysses, Kan. |
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Summer Middleton |
Sr. |
Biological Science |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
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MEN’S BASKETBALL (6) |
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Brandon Green |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Waynoka, Okla. |
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Laimis Gruzdys |
So. |
Business Administration |
London, England |
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Dillan Landers |
So. |
Business Administration |
Elgin, Okla. |
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Jake Murdock |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Fuquay Varina, N.C. |
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Arnaud Philippart |
R-So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Namur, Belgium |
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Jaedon Whitfield |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Boise City, Okla. |
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (9) |
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Taylor Acosta |
Sr. |
Biological Science |
El Paso, Texas |
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Samantha Davis |
Fr. |
Animal Science |
Swink, Okla. |
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*Vanessa Gonzalez |
Fr. |
Criminal Justice |
Stratford, Texas |
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Kelsea Illengo |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
Oxnard, Calif. |
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Shambri Kelso |
Sr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Goodwell, Okla. |
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Addison Munsch |
Sr. |
Biological Science |
Boise City, Okla. |
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Jenna Pugh |
Fr. |
Art |
Beaver, Okla. |
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*Naomi Rodriguez |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Guymon, Okla. |
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Monti Regier |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Cheyenne, Wyo. |
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MEN’S GOLF (4) |
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Chandler Evans |
So. |
Agronomy |
Guymon, Okla. |
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Jake Hawkins |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Holcomb, Kan. |
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Lucas Heathington |
Sr. |
Industrial Technology |
Paradise, Texas |
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Sergi Teller |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Barcelona, Spain |
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WOMEN’S GOLF (4) |
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Ashley Branch |
Fr. |
Animal Science |
Burleson, Texas |
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Rylee Higgins |
Jr. |
Elementary Education |
Texhoma, Okla. |
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Emilee Smith |
Fr. |
Biological Science |
Sunray, Texas |
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Jacey Steel |
Fr. |
Elementary Education |
McLean, Texas |
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BASEBALL (24) |
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Connor Bachert |
So. |
Computer Information Systems |
Burkburnett, Texas |
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Parker Boles |
So. |
Criminal Justice |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Markus Bracey |
Jr. |
Technology |
Little Rock, Ark. |
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Payton Brown |
Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Boyd, Texas |
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Tyler Bryant |
R-Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Jacob Dean |
Sr. |
Biological Science |
Moore, Okla. |
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Luis Dermas |
Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Maypearl, Texas |
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Riley Girton |
Fr. |
Business Administration |
Shattuck, Okla. |
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Bryson Hackley |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
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Lukas Holub |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Brno, Czech Republic |
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Nick Hoyt |
So. |
Mathematics |
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
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Mongeon Kim |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Osaka, Japan |
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Corey Ley |
Jr. |
Computer Information Systems |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Orin McGee |
Fr. |
History |
Duke, Okla. |
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Jeremy Norris |
Sr. |
Computer Information Systems |
Queen Creek, Ariz. |
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Logan Patterson |
Fr. |
Business Administration |
Claremore, Okla. |
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Skyler Perry |
Fr. |
Agribusiness |
Beaver, Okla. |
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Jojo Rejino |
Fr. |
Computer Information Systems |
Muleshoe, Texas |
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Payton Rhodes |
Sr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Granbury, Texas |
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Gilbert Rivera |
Jr. |
Biological Science |
New Jersey |
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Nicolas Rodriguez |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Bradley Ruiz |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Keller, Texas |
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Christopher Schraer |
Jr. |
Social Studies |
Frisco, Texas |
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Nicholas Virdo |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
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SOFTBALL (13) |
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Kaylor Battiest |
Jr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Tulsa, Okla. |
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Chrislyn Dovers |
Jr. |
Psychology |
Haslet, Texas |
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Abby Gregory |
Jr. |
Biological Science |
Mooreland, Okla. |
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Kayli Grove |
So. |
Art |
Norman, Okla. |
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Lindsay Jacobs |
Sr. |
Health & Physical Education |
The Colony, Texas |
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Jena Konieczka |
Jr. |
Political Science |
Plano, Texas |
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Jewell Lee |
So. |
Biological Science |
Yukon, Okla. |
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Haley Neal |
Jr. |
Agribusiness |
Choctaw, Okla. |
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Jordan McEntee |
R-Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
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Ashley McKellips |
Fr. |
Health & Physical Education |
Hydro, Okla. |
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Karah Ortiz |
Jr. |
Biological Science |
Ponder, Texas |
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Jaylinn Reyes |
So. |
Health & Physical Education |
Wylie, Texas |
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Brissa Rivera |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
Brownsville, Texas |
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CHEER (4) |
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*Kori Bailey |
Fr. |
Biological Science |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Kaley Conner |
So. |
Business Administration |
Keyes, Okla. |
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Kati Keimig |
Fr. |
Psychology |
Guymon, Okla. |
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Jordan Whitfield |
Sr. |
Biological Science |
Texhoma, Okla. |
*denotes two-sport honoree
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