FORT WORTH, TX: The Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) announced today that 739 student-athletes have been named to the 2016-17 Commissioner's Honor Roll presented by Cypress Risk Management. For the second consecutive year, Texas Wesleyan University led the conference, this time with 104 student-athletes making the grade.
In order to be nominated for the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have been a member of an SAC sponsored sport team and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the academic year. All 10 member institutions and each of the league's 14 sponsored sports were represented on the 2016-17 Honor Roll.
This is the third year in which the honor has been awarded and the second consecutive year in which the Rams paced the conference. Oklahoma City was second with 94, while Wayland Baptist (88), John Brown (77), and Mid-America Christian (75) rounded out the top-five.
Head Coach
Mike Jeffcoat's Baseball squad led the way for the Rams with 20 student-athletes on the list. Softball (14), Women's Soccer (13), Volleyball (11), and Men's Soccer (11) all reached double-figures as well.
The SAC consists of 10 colleges and universities in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The Commissioner's Honor Roll along with the SAC Academic All-Conference teams are presented by Cypress Risk Management, an insurance agency, based in Omaha, NE, that specializes in providing solutions for collegiate student health and athletic accident insurance. The organization currently insures over 500,000 students nationwide and is already engaged with several other NAIA conferences in similar partnerships.
2017 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Baseball (20): Pablo Alvarez,
CJ Ateek,
Kaden Brown,
Garrett Crook,
Julio Ibarra,
Alex Lopez,
Dylan Measells,
Tanner McMahon,
Casey Moses,
Hayden Muns,
Parker Robinson,
Mason Rodriguez,
Chandler Schoelkopf,
Mark Schreiner,
Blake Seaton,
Braden Stemley,
Brad Sugg,
Tres Underwood,
Brooks Wallace,
Stephen Yancey
Men's Basketball (5): Chris Alexander,
Trevon Jeffery,
Jacob Lopez,
Peyton Prudhomme,
Praneeth Udumalagala
Women's Basketball (7): Bailey Broadnax,
Swairie Fernando,
Nicole Gleason,
Alycia Louallen,
Armoni Pittman,
Lasheena Trice,
Ashley Washington
Men's Cross Country/Track (6): Nolen Bilbo,
Joseph Eisen,
Anthony Harper,
Mohamad Hasona Fernando Orellana,
David Swiatocha
Women's Cross Country/Track (4):
Oyinda Akinsola,
Christina Alvizo,
Abby Chaidez,
Carrie Finson
Men's Golf (8): Steven Anderson,
Matt Killam,
Nick Krsnak,
Rowan Lester,
Conner Parish,
David Ravetto,
Dylan Rottner,
Futa Yamagishi
Women's Golf (5): Trudy Allen,
Jacey Patton,
Alex Schies,
Jaci Trotter,
Maisy Turner
Men's Soccer (11): Preston Baker,
Michael Brown,
Will Graham,
Kian Hosseinpour,
Marko Jovanovic,
Ross McArthur,
Luis Pumarejo,
Alejandro Rey,
Juan Rey,
Yohan Shirazi,
Hans Soland.
Women's Soccer (13): Hannah Allen,
Katie Baugh,
Senica Cruz,
Theresa Garsztecki,
Amber Leachman,
Nikki Lockwood,
Lauren Marquez,
Samantha Moore,
Mattie Morris,
Cat Smith,
Reilly Stone,
Katelynn Teufel,
Christy Zwart
Softball (14): Kaley Batchlear,
Tawnye Bramlett,
Savannah Brixey,
Demi Dotson,
Emilia Egel,
Dani Jackson,
Mackenzie Kirkpatrick,
Corrina Palomino,
Kayla Prachyl,
Paulina Quintana,
Shelby Reddington,
Sidney Stewart,
Bailey Terry,
Lauren Wernet
Volleyball (11): Chalon Anderson,
Sarah Benitez,
McKenzie Black,
Bre Blackburn,
Shaylee Griffin,
Kayla Hayes,
Alanna Hayhurst,
Kiersten Mebane,
Brittni Mohle,
Sasha Robinson,
Shelby Stinnett
