(Photo courtesy of Texas State University Media Relations Department)SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (May 15, 2009) A record number of 44 Texas State student-athletes were honored Friday morning at the school’s Bobcat Club Academic Ring Ceremony that was held at the Sac N’ Pac Room inside the End Zone Complex.
The Texas State Bobcat Club Academic Ring symbolizes excellence on the playing field and in the classroom, and since the inception of the program, nearly 750 student-athletes have received a ring. Along with their rings, the graduating student-athletes received a maroon and gold cord to wear at their graduation ceremonies.
University President Dr. Denise Trauth, athletic director Larry Teis and each of the student-athletes’ coaches presented the rings and cords to 10 members of the men’s track and field team, nine football players, five women’s tennis players, five women’s track and field athletes, three baseball players, three soccer players, two men’s basketball players, two women’s basketball players, two members of the men’s golf team and one women’s golf player.
The men’s track and field athletes included: Dino Buchanan, Jarrod Buddin, Daniel Fahlenkamp, Clay Holland, Robert Melin, Kemuel Morales, Eric Sheppard, Gatis Spunde, Eric Williams and Andrew Ysebaert. The football players were: Ramel Borner, Blake Burton, Adrian Dayse, Matt Jenkins, Nate Langford, Crawford May, Brian Quackenbush, Adrian Thomas and Stan Zwinggi. The women’s tennis players included: Lainy Chafitz, Mackenzie Farmer, Ali Gulida, Rabea Hartman and Natalie McLeod. The women’s track and field athletes were: Brookelyn Dickson, Shanitra Garrett, Affma Martin, Mary O’Connor, Kristina Viniar. The baseball players were: Tyler Brundridge, Gerardo Cervantez and Steven Siers. The soccer players were: Jamie Batchelor, Angela Crissy and Reagan McNutt. Softball’s Taylor Hall and Jetta Weinheimer, along with women’s golfer Christine Brijalba and men’s golfers Tyler Barnes-Wolf and Ben Campbell also received rings.
Throughout 2008-09, a total of 62 student-athletes earned their Bobcat Club Academic Rings. In addition to the 44 honored on Friday, 19 received rings in a December ceremony.
The Texas State Athletics Department initiated the Ring Ceremony in May 1986, and it is held at the end of each fall and spring semesters in conjunction with graduation ceremonies. To earn this symbol of academic and athletic achievements, student-athletes must have received the “T” Letter from the Athletics Department, completed NCAA eligibility at Texas State and earned an undergraduate degree within one year after NCAA eligibility has been completed.
The cords were started by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in December 2008, and serve to recognize student-athletes as a unique group on campus.
The Texas State Bobcat Club Academic Ring symbolizes excellence on the playing field and in the classroom, and since the inception of the program, nearly 750 student-athletes have received a ring. Along with their rings, the graduating student-athletes received a maroon and gold cord to wear at their graduation ceremonies.
University President Dr. Denise Trauth, athletic director Larry Teis and each of the student-athletes’ coaches presented the rings and cords to 10 members of the men’s track and field team, nine football players, five women’s tennis players, five women’s track and field athletes, three baseball players, three soccer players, two men’s basketball players, two women’s basketball players, two members of the men’s golf team and one women’s golf player.
The men’s track and field athletes included: Dino Buchanan, Jarrod Buddin, Daniel Fahlenkamp, Clay Holland, Robert Melin, Kemuel Morales, Eric Sheppard, Gatis Spunde, Eric Williams and Andrew Ysebaert. The football players were: Ramel Borner, Blake Burton, Adrian Dayse, Matt Jenkins, Nate Langford, Crawford May, Brian Quackenbush, Adrian Thomas and Stan Zwinggi. The women’s tennis players included: Lainy Chafitz, Mackenzie Farmer, Ali Gulida, Rabea Hartman and Natalie McLeod. The women’s track and field athletes were: Brookelyn Dickson, Shanitra Garrett, Affma Martin, Mary O’Connor, Kristina Viniar. The baseball players were: Tyler Brundridge, Gerardo Cervantez and Steven Siers. The soccer players were: Jamie Batchelor, Angela Crissy and Reagan McNutt. Softball’s Taylor Hall and Jetta Weinheimer, along with women’s golfer Christine Brijalba and men’s golfers Tyler Barnes-Wolf and Ben Campbell also received rings.
Throughout 2008-09, a total of 62 student-athletes earned their Bobcat Club Academic Rings. In addition to the 44 honored on Friday, 19 received rings in a December ceremony.
The Texas State Athletics Department initiated the Ring Ceremony in May 1986, and it is held at the end of each fall and spring semesters in conjunction with graduation ceremonies. To earn this symbol of academic and athletic achievements, student-athletes must have received the “T” Letter from the Athletics Department, completed NCAA eligibility at Texas State and earned an undergraduate degree within one year after NCAA eligibility has been completed.
The cords were started by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in December 2008, and serve to recognize student-athletes as a unique group on campus.
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