96 Named to Fall 2023 SLC Commissioner’s List
FRISCO – Ninety-six student-athletes from Texas A&M University-Commerce that compete in the sports of cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball, were named to the Fall 2024 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
The football program led the way with 45 honorees, while the soccer team had 18, the volleyball program had 16, the men’s cross country program had 12, and the women’s cross country program had five.
In the fall semester, the athletic department posted a department cumulative grade point average of 3.08, while 13 of the 14 teams posted semester GPAs of 3.00 or higher.
The Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the semester of their respective sport.
In addition, eight student-athletes also earned Southland Conference All-Academic honors this fall.
Here is the full list of student-athletes that earned commissioner’s honor roll recognition this spring from A&M-Commerce.
Name | Class | Sport | Major | Hometown |
Yosef Abdulrazeq | Sophomore | Men’s Cross Country | Accounting | Mansfield, Texas |
Joe Cruz | Senior | Men’s Cross Country | Computer Science | Hillsboro, Texas |
Chris Flores | Junior | Men’s Cross Country | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Rocksprings, Texas |
Jeremiah Garcia | Freshman | Men’s Cross Country | Construction Engineering | Haslet, Texas |
Kai Johnson | Freshman | Men’s Cross Country | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Murrells Inlet, S.C. |
Jan Lenfert | Senior | Men’s Cross Country | Business Administration | Buckenhof, Germany |
Chris Navarrete | Junior | Men’s Cross Country | Computer Information Systems | Laredo, Texas |
Casey Novelo | Junior | Men’s Cross Country | Electrical Engineering | Bedford, Texas |
Connor Rohman | Sophomore | Men’s Cross Country | Accounting | Forney, Texas |
Josh Schutter | Junior | Men’s Cross Country | Marketing | Garland, Texas |
Alex Speer | Junior | Men’s Cross Country | Sport & Recreation Management | Robinson, Texas |
Colten van Voorhis | Junior | Men’s Cross Country | Computer Science | Prosper, Texas |
Alondra Campa | Junior | Women’s Cross Country | Public Health | Kaufman, Texas |
Elizabeth Ibarra | Sophomore | Women’s Cross Country | Finance | Haltom City, Texas |
Emma Phillips | Freshman | Women’s Cross Country | Agribusiness | Tomball, Texas |
Anete Randma | Freshman | Women’s Cross Country | Technology Management | Tallinn, Estonia |
Haleigh Risner | Freshman | Women’s Cross Country | Biological Sciences | Winnsboro, Texas |
AJ Abbott | Freshman | Football | General Studies | Houston, Texas |
Brody Bobst | Freshman | Football | General Studies | Rockwall, Texas |
Reggie Branch | Sophomore | Football | Criminal Justice | Crosby, Texas |
Kyle Bruce | Junior | Football | General Studies | Florence, Miss. |
Nick Cantillo | Freshman | Football | Management | Sulphur Springs, Texas |
Cole Cates | Sophomore | Football | Construction Engineering | Lone Oak, Texas |
Zayden Davis | Junior | Football | General Studies | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Jewelz-Unique Demps | Sophomore | Football | Supply Chain Management | Forney, Texas |
Chandler Donaway | Sophomore | Football | Business Administration | Klein, Texas |
Micaleous Elder | Senior | Football | General Studies | Cleveland, Tenn. |
Max Epps | Sophomore | Football | Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Spring, Texas |
Clifford Funderburk | Junior | Football | Business Administration | Forney, Texas |
Andy Gallegos | Freshman | Football | Public Health | Kaufman, Texas |
Braxton Garmon | Freshman | Football | Construction Engineering | Kaufman, Texas |
Matthew Goldman | Freshman | Football | Construction Engineering | Frisco, Texas |
Sloan Hubert | Freshman | Football | Agribusiness | El Campo, Texas |
Kion Hurd | Sophomore | Football | General Studies | Columbus, Texas |
Jadin Jones | Junior | Football | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Killeen, Texas |
Josiah Kennard | Sophomore | Football | General Business | Manvel, Texas |
Preston Kilgore | Freshman | Football | Criminal Justice | Terrell, Texas |
Sean-Krystoff King | Junior | Football | Computer Science | Humble, Texas |
Daimon LaFrance | Senior | Football | General Studies | Wallis, Texas |
Thomas Landry | Sophomore | Football | Criminal Justice | Richardson, Texas |
Spencer Long | Senior | Football | Graduate Certificate – Sport Coaching | Mont Belvieu, Texas |
Mirko Martos | Freshman | Football | Business Administration | Garland, Texas |
Mitchell McGarry | Junior | Football | Business Administration | Tannum Sands, Australia |
Cameron Nellor | Senior | Football | Management | Mount Vernon, Texas |
EJ Oakman | Sophomore | Football | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Pflugerville, Texas |
Jason Otah | Freshman | Football | Biological Sciences | Bellaire, Texas |
Kendall Paul | Junior | Football | General Studies | Dallas, Texas |
Jordan Polk | Junior | Football | Graduate Certificate – Organization Development | Arlington, Texas |
Jaden Proctor | Junior | Football | General Studies | Mexia, Texas |
Hunter Rioux | Freshman | Football | Accounting | Austin, Texas |
Austin Samaha | Sophomore | Football | Agriculture Leadership & Communication | Sour Lake, Texas |
Caleb Sims | Freshman | Football | Animal Science | Mansfield, Texas |
Major Spencer | Freshman | Football | Business Analytics | Mansfield, Texas |
Jonathan Spurlock | Sophomore | Football | Sport & Recreation Management | Bastrop, Texas |
Cole Thrift | Freshman | Football | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Richardson, Texas |
Brandon Tucker Jr. | Sophomore | Football | Agricultural Sciences | DeSoto, Texas |
Santoz Valdez | Junior | Football | General Studies | Sioux City, Iowa |
Nate Washington III | Freshman | Football | General Business | Freshman |
Matthew Welch | Freshman | Football | Animal Science | Lake Worth, Texas |
Luke Williams | Sophomore | Football | Sport & Recreation Management | Bullard, Texas |
Wesley York, Jr. | Freshman | Football | Computer Science | Austin, Texas |
Leon Young | Junior | Football | Liberal Studies | Dallas, Texas |
Ashley Campuzano | Sophomore | Soccer | Public Health | Dallas, Texas |
Nia Chacon | Sophomore | Soccer | Business Administration | Rowlett, Texas |
Sophia Dean | Freshman | Soccer | Psychology | Spring, Texas |
Sloane Denning | Freshman | Soccer | Psychology | Flower Mound, Texas |
Valerie Flores | Sophomore | Soccer | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Irving, Texas |
Hailey Griffin | Junior | Soccer | General Business | Trophy Club, Texas |
Christina Hernandez | Senior | Soccer | Education | Denison, Texas |
Addy Higgins | Junior | Soccer | Animal Science | Dallas, Texas |
Gillian McKenzie | Sophomore | Soccer | Education | Mesquite, Texas |
Savannah Powell | Junior | Soccer | General Studies | Arlington, Texas |
Jaynie Rust | Sophomore | Soccer | Engineering | Prosper, Texas |
Mindy Shoffit | Senior | Soccer | Public Health | Wichita Falls, Texas |
Melissa Storey | Senior | Soccer | Business Administration | Tyne and Wear, England |
Kristen Sueltz | Freshman | Soccer | Public Health | The Colony, Texas |
Riezi Uzezi-Itesa | Freshman | Soccer | Engineering | Trophy Club, Texas |
Kaitlyn Valaitis | Junior | Soccer | Psychology | Rowlett, Texas |
Marina Vera | Junior | Soccer | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Elko, Nev. |
Becca Windrum | Freshman | Soccer | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Wylie, Texas |
Essence Allen | Senior | Volleyball | Business Administration | Longview, Texas |
Millie Allgood | Sophomore | Volleyball | Biological Sciences | Sherwood, Ark. |
Fiona Arnold | Junior | Volleyball | General Studies | Herzberg, Germany |
Deja Benjamin | Sophomore | Volleyball | Sport & Recreation Management | Pearland, Texas |
Taylor Borden | Sophomore | Volleyball | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Portland, Texas |
Kaitlyn Breland | Junior | Volleyball | Public Health | Magnolia, Texas |
Brandi Connally | Junior | Volleyball | Animal Science | Coolidge, Texas |
Breann Connally | Junior | Volleyball | Animal Science | Coolidge, Texas |
Reese Fetty | Junior | Volleyball | Communication Studies | Farmersville, Texas |
Yasmin Figueiredo | Senior | Volleyball | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
Martyna Lewinska | Freshman | Volleyball | Biological Sciences | Wieliczka, Poland |
Peyton Plant | Senior | Volleyball | General Studies | Littleton, Colo. |
Jade Smith | Junior | Volleyball | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Houston, Texas |
Carley Spachman | Junior | Volleyball | Marketing | Leawood, Kan. |
Kitana Tuufuli | Freshman | Volleyball | Sport & Recreation Management | San Antonio, Texas |
Avery Wilks | Freshman | Volleyball | Kinesiology & Sport Studies | Mont Belvieu, Texas |
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