The annual Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winners were announced on Monday, with 21 student-athletes honored by league officials.
Each academic year, the LSC presents a Scholar-Athlete Award to one male and one female student-athlete at each member institution. These student-athletes are selected as representatives of the outstanding accomplishments in athletics, scholarship and leadership that are displayed on each LSC campus during the year.
To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must have participated at least two years in their sport and be a member of the graduating class.
Besides representing each of the league’s 11 member institutions, this year’s recipients represent 14 of the 17 sports that are sponsored by the conference. Tennis had the most Scholar-Athletes with five, while football and track and field had three each. Basketball, golf and soccer had two selections apiece and baseball, cross country, gymnastics, softball and volleyball one.
The 2018-19 Scholar-Athletes led their respective teams to three conference championships and five tournament titles.
Texas is home for eight of the honorees, with two each from New Mexico, Utah and France. California, New Jersey, Italy, Kenya, Switzerland, South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago each added one.
This year’s LSC Scholar-Athlete Award honorees are:
| Scholar-Athlete |
Member Institution |
Year |
Sport(s) |
Hometown |
| Grant Aschenbeck |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Football |
East Benard, Texas |
| Jordan Nash |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Track and Field |
Grandview, Texas |
| Darion Gabriel |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Golf |
Felsberg, Switzerland |
| Sarah Frendo |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Tennis |
Fos-sur-Mer, France |
| Ezra Bagwell |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
Track and Field |
Clayton, New Mexico |
| Mercy Rotich |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
Cross Country/Track and Field |
Eldorat, Kenya |
| Dillon Pineda |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Tennis |
Allen, Texas |
| Greta Lazzarotto |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Tennis |
Bassano del Grappa, Italy |
| Jesse Hill |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Basketball |
Waretown, New Jersey |
| Katie Webster |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Basketball |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Kristov Martinez |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
Football |
Edinburg, Texas |
| Jaslyn Wacker |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
Volleyball |
Austin, Texas |
| Sean Landez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
Football |
Mission, Texas |
| Roxy Chapa |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
Softball |
McAllen, Texas |
| Erin Alderman |
Texas Woman's |
Sr. |
Gymnastics |
Fair Oaks, California |
| Raul Stevens |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Tennis |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Caitlin Gomez |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Soccer |
Herriman, Utah |
| Tag Baxter |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Baseball |
Heber City, Utah |
| Khadidra Debesette |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Soccer |
Rousillac, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Liam Fraboulet |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Tennis |
Plouha, France |
| Shelby Turner |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Golf |
Deming, New Mexico |