Rams place record number on SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
OKLAHOMA CITY - 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. Texas Wesleyan earned 149 distinctions, the most in the four years TXWES has competed in the SAC, beating last year's 147.
Oklahoma City University led the league with 196 athletes who drew the accolade. Texas Wesleyan boasted 149 on the list, while Wayland Baptist had 143 among the honorees. Southwestern Christian placed 103 on the honor roll.
The 2018-19 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll included the most recipients in the five-year history of the award. OCU's 196 honorees set a record for the most by one school. The list topped 1,000 student-athletes for the second consecutive year.
The SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll includes student-athletes at its member institutions competing in an NAIA-recognized sport who maintained a 3.0 grade-point average over the past academic year.
SAC 2018-19 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Texas Wesleyan Rams & Lady Rams
- Baseball: Tanner Amaral, Ellis Boyer, Joshua Brown, Joshua Davis, Tristan Flanagan, Steven Frederick, Houston Glad, Craig Mattes, Will Osteen, Jesse Ramirez, Parker Robinson, Mark Schreiner, Leonard Underwood, Brooks Wallace, Justin Ward
- Men's basketball: Jacob Lopez, Peyton Sallee, Samuel Smith, Shalimar Whitfield
- Women's baseketball: Lorian Benjamin, Jordan Brightwell, Lexi Burns, Adrianna Davis, Nicole Gleason, Kyla Grant, Chrystal Ngawuchu, Tomi Sanchez, Evie Whorley
- Men's cross country/track and field: Alan Arellano, Joshua Fletcher, Fernando Orellana, Alonso Reynoso, Fabian Vargas, Nikolas Westfall
- Women's cross country/track and field: Elizabeth Cervantes, Melissa Gonzalez, Crystal Oliver, Jaclyn Ramos, Melissa Rodriguez, Yajaira Rosales, Shanice Veasley, Klandra Yazzie
- Football: Justin Arth, Dji Black, Tristen Blake, Gregory Blaser, Jonathan Brooks, Brines Childs, Tyquandrik Conner, Christopher Deal, James Dixon, Nicholas Goldsby, Jamus Hernandez, Marquavius Hollins, Martreveus Jackson, Lemar Johnson, Geary Jones, Maquette Kennedy, Jaylen King, Anthony Lalone, Gavin Meyer, Davonte Mitchell-Dixon, Kevin Netters, Demarcus Nixon, Mathew Pena, Cody Pettit, Joshua Phillips, Jordan Purnell, Erik Richards, Vincent Stephenson, Cameron Washington, Dalton Williams
- Men's golf: Jason Ashby, Taylor Beckstead, Tyron Davidowitz, Victor Gadina, Rowan Lester, Gerardo Herrera Macias, Conner Parish, Futa Yamagishi
- Women's golf: Quinn Barber, Madalyn Fee, Emily Hunt, Elena Sinde Romero, Brooke Sullivan, Jaci Trotter, Aubrey Zastoupil
- Men's soccer: Jonathan Avila, George Battersby, Diego Casas, Eder Falcon, Kian Hosseinpour, Daire Jones, William Morris, Jahvain Russell
- Women's soccer: Hannah Allen, Kaitlyn Baugh, Kristen Carter, Lukundo Chikuye, Jordan Cooksey, Savannah Hart, Amber Leachman, Lauren Marquez, Andrea Molina, Cheyanne Moore, Lynzie Moore, Jessica Pierce, Maddisen Pierce, Reyna Ramirez, Anyela Rocha, Taylor Ross, Catherine Smith, Reilly Stone, Katelynn Teufel, Christina Zwart
- Softball: Savannah Brixey, Kaylee Davenport, Ashton Davis, Emilia Egel, Rebecca Finley-Resendez, Chyann Jarrett, Kaitlyn Johnson, Katherine Knotts, Lacy Mann, Jenna Rhoades, Paige Spieker, Bailey Terry
- Men's tennis: Mace Brasher, Aidan Gennuso, Robert Graham, Stefan Gurtner, Linus Richter, Jarod Sweetland, Adam White
- Women's tennis: Maggie Brasher, Karlee Nguyen, Hannah Rey, Caitlin Souvannavong, Mae Vidalle, Ashton Willis
- Volleyball: Hannah Altman, Sarah Benitez, Jasmine Creek, Dana Lohrke, Madison Lopez, Sasha Robinson, Brianna Sitton, Paige Wallace