A total of 11 Sul Ross State student-athletes were named to the American Southwest Scholar-Athlete team in their respective sports.

Julian Paredes earned ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for men's basketball.

>> BASEBALL:

First baseman Carsen Thor led the Lobos with six home runs and 37 RBI. He sported a .331 clip with 45 hits, 11 doubles and a slugging percentage of .544.

Thor maintained a 3.8 cumulative spring GPA.

Thor had 12 multi-hit games while he finished the season riding a nine-game hitting streak.

During his career with the Lobos, Thor hit 18 home runs while he recorded 109 RBI with a .350 average.

Thor earned ASC third-team honors this past spring.

>> WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:

Melody Martinez had a monster freshman campaign as she sported a 3.7 cumulative spring GPA.

She was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region 10 team by earning the recognition of Rookie of the Year.

Martinez was one of three players from the ASC to be named to the All-Region 10 team.

She was also named ASC Freshman of the Year while also being placed on the All-Freshman team. Martinez was also an All-ASC third-team selection as she helped the Lobos tally the best overall record and conference mark since joining the ASC in 1996.

Martinez scored 271 total points to rank third on the team and fifth in the conference as she averaged 13.6 points a game.

Her 31 made three-pointers are second-best on the squad and sixth-best in the conference.
 
Martinez also ranked fifth in the conference with 40 steals.
 
She scored a season-high 26 points during a 79-77 win over the University of St. Thomas on Nov. 27.
 
Martinez recorded 10 or more points in 15 games.

>> MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY:

Connor Archer was a two-sport standout running for the Lobo cross country squad and also a pitcher on the baseball diamond.

In the classroom, he sported a 3.9 spring cumulative GPA.

Archer made 13 appearances and logged in 19 innings pitched. He recorded one save and tallied 13 strikeouts.

On the cross-country course, Archer competed at the ASC Cross Country Championship as he posted a time of 40:51.7.

>> WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY:

Alpine native Kylie Garcia improved greatly from start to finish during her freshman campaign while maintaining a 3.8 spring cumulative GPA.

She was one five runners to compete at the ASC Cross Country Championship as the Lobos finished eighth overall.

Garcia ran a time of 36:17.3 during the postseason meet.

>> FOOTBALL:

Offensive lineman Jose Calderon sported a spring cumulative 3.5 GPA.

He helped lead the offense to becoming the fourth-best unit in the conference with 4,034 total yards. Sul Ross also had the second-best passing offense in the conference with 3,003 yards and 25 touchdowns.

>> MEN'S SOCCER:

Ryan Seidon maintained a spring cumulative GPA of 3.5.

He made 24 career starts and tallied 2,204 minutes on the pitch.

This past fall, Seidon recorded 954 minutes in 11 starts.

>> WOMEN'S SOCCER:

In 10 starts, Deserie Herrera logged in 984 minutes while scoring three goals and recording two assists.

Herrera took 18 shots on the mark, 30 overall.

She maintained a 3.5 spring cumulative GPA.

>> SOFTBALL:

Alpine native Camryn Hardin played in 24 games as she put together a .388 average with 26 hits, three doubles, 12 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Hardin finished with 10 multi-hit games while she tallied a nine-game hitting streak from April 14-29. During the span, she had 15 hits and eight RBI.

She drove in a season-best three runs during a 13-4 win over Concordia where she went 2 for 4 with a single and a double.

Hardin had a spring cumulative GPA of 4.0.

>> MEN'S TENNIS:

Kyle Villalon sported a spring cumulative GPA of 4.0.

Villalon was named an ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete back in 2021 and he was also recognized as an ASC West Division Quad-Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year in 2021.

>> WOMEN'S TENNIS:

A talented two-sport athlete, Marley Rokas starred on the basketball team and tennis squad.

Earning first-team ASC honors on the basketball court, Rokas led the Lobos with 362 total points. She averaged 13.9 points per game to rank third in the conference in scoring.
 
She also grabbed 195 rebounds and tallied 50 steals, which ranked second on the team.
 
Rokas was the second-best free throw shooter in the conference, making 96 of 113 shots (85 percent).
 
She averaged 30 minutes a game as she started all 26 games she appeared in.
 
Rokas finished with six double-doubles. She scored a season-high 24 points during a 96-60 win over the University of the Ozarks on Dec. 1.
 
In 23 games, Rokas scored 10 or more points. On five occasions she tallied 20 or more points. Rokas also led the Lobos by making 127 field goals.

On the tennis court, Rokas won the first two matches for the Lobos in back-to-back meetings against Texas Lutheran.

She had a spring cumulative GPA of 3.9.

>> VOLLEYBALL:

Arguably one of the most talented two-sport female athletes in the history of Sul Ross State athletics, Annika Canaba made a big splash in softball and volleyball.

While maintaining a spring cumulative GPA of 3.9, Canaba earned ASC second-team recognition on the softball diamond.

She led the team with 40 hits, nine stolen bases and a .396 average. She ranked as the seventh-best hitter in the conference.

Canaba also tallied two home runs, 19 RBI and a .535 slugging percentage.

Her 30 runs scored ranked 10th in the conference. Defensively, Canaba threw out 14 runners to lead the conference.

Canaba recorded 12 multi-hit games while also recording a nine-game hitting streak from April 7-28. She also tied for the team-lead in doubles (8).

On April 28, Canaba made history by playing all nine defensive positions during Game 1 of a doubleheader against Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Canaba has been earned ASC All-Conference nods four straight times in volleyball and softball.

On the volleyball court, she tallied seven triple-doubles as she also tallied a team-high 289 kills along with 261 assists, 28 service aces, 166 digs and 35 total blocks.

Canaba was also named honorable mention All-Region 10 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

ASC 2022-23 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Teams

Baseball

Jake Miller*	East Texas Baptist	Gr.	Business Administration	N. Richland Hills, Texas
Chris Morrow	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Business/Human Resources	Robinson, Texas
Grant Mitzelfelt	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Christian Studies	Round Rock, Texas
JT Howard	Howard Payne	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Hempstead, Texas
Cameron Pfafman	LeTourneau	Sr.	Kinesiology	Santa Clarita, Calif.
Andrew Acierni	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Physical Therapy	Waco, Texas
Koy Carpenter	McMurry	So.	Entrepreneurship	La Vernia, Texas
Isaac Price	Ozarks	Jr.	Environmental Studies	Siloam Springs, Ark.
Carsen Thor	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Business Administration	Tomball, Texas
Ryan Vera	UT Dallas	Gr.	Mechanical Engineering	Friendswood, Texas

 
Men's Basketball

Julian Paredes*	Sul Ross State	Gr.	MBA	El Paso, Texas
Dylen Scales	Concordia Texas	So.	Business/Kinesiology	Houston, Texas
Ryan Elzy	East Texas Baptist	So.	Finance & Accounting	Hammond, La.
Austin Brewer	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Math Education	Stamford, Texas
Miles Koehler	Howard Payne	Gr.	MBA	Athens, Texas
Warren Richardson	LeTourneau	Sr.	Kinesiology	League City, Texas
Gibson Hearne	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Exercise & Sport Management	Cisco, Texas
Elias Garcia	McMurry	Jr.	Multimedia & Graphic Design	Houston, Texas
Adam Lopez	Ozarks	Fr.	Health Science	Dallas, Texas
Hunter Stevens	UT Dallas	Sr.	Mechanical Engineering	Leander, Texas

Women's Basketball

Trynadee Greenwell*	Howard Payne	Sr.	Kinesiology	Burnet, Texas
Samantha Tatum*	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Marketing	Grapevine, Texas
Bailey Andrews	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Business	Houston, Texas
Mollie Dittmar	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Sec. Mathematics & Education	Buffalo, Texas
Kyndall Hardeman	LeTourneau	Sr.	Biology	Houston, Texas
Ashley Faux	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Pre-Physical Therapy	Frisco, Texas
Emily Holland	McMurry	Jr.	Mathematics Grades 7-12	Mansfield, Texas
Amanda Turpin	Ozarks	Jr.	Health Science	Cypress, Texas
Melody Martinez	Sul Ross State	Fr.	Mathematics	Seminole, Texas
Cierra Trigg	UT Dallas	So.	Physics	Allen, Texas

 
Men's Cross Country

Graeme Maclean*	UT Dallas	Jr.	Computer Science	Fairview, Texas
Jacob Ismir	Concordia Texas	Sr.	Mathematics	Fort Worth, Texas
Noah Mink	East Texas Baptist	Fr.	Digital Communications	Angleton, Texas
Brock Scoggin	Hardin-Simmons	Fr.	Computer Science	Abilene, Texas
Spencer Gambrell	LeTourneau	Sr.	Biomedical Engineering	League City, Texas
Latrell Bowen	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Graphic Design	Washington D.C.
Ethan Turner	McMurry	Jr.	Computer Science	Fort Worth, Texas
Nathan Rankin	Ozarks	Sr.	Business Administration	Plano, Texas
Connor Archer	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Health and Science	Manchaca, Texas

 
Women's Cross Country

Holly Dasher*	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Education	Katy, Texas
Scarlett Perez	East Texas Baptist	So.	Rehabilitative Science	Heartland, Texas
Shelby Schmidt	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Accounting	Midland, Texas
Sierra Benner	LeTourneau	Sr.	Business Marketing	Tyler, Texas
Trinity Martinez	McMurry	So.	Criminology	El Paso, Texas
Alma Ramirez	Ozarks	Jr.	Psychology/Communication	Nicaragua
Kylie Garcia	Sul Ross State	Fr.	Biology	Alpine, Texas
Rebeca Betanzo	UT Dallas	So.	Finance	Prosper, Texas

 
Football

Sante Parker, Jr.*	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Computer Science	Katy, Texas
Tyler James	Austin	Gr.	History	Wills Point, Texas
Erik Burgess	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Political Science	Denham Spring, La.
Cody Harral	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Biology (Pre-Med)	Ballinger, Texas
Casey Dufner	Howard Payne	Sr.	Kinesiology	Austin, Texas
Malachi LeCadre-Grey	McMurry	Sr.	Kinesiology	Fort Worth, Texas
Ethan Powell	Southwestern	Sr.	Business	Mason, Texas
Jose Calderon	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Criminal Justice	San Antonio, Texas
Mason Hardy	Texas Lutheran	So.	Business Management	Flynn, Texas

 
Men's Soccer

Brody Conley*	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Psychology & Criminal Justice	Cypress, Texas
Chrisitan Barillas	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Business	Klein, Texas
Bruno Palmieri	East Texas Baptist	So.	Biology (Pre-Med)	Santos, Brazil
Jaden Barnwell	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Computer Science	Orlando, Fla.
Eduardo Floreds	Howard Payne	Sr.	Software Engineering	Houston, Texas
Bridger Roberdeau	LeTourneau	So.	Mechanical Engineering	Spearfish, S.D.
Griffin Cardwell	McMurry	Fr.	Business Management	Plano, Texas
Caleb Anderson	Ozarks	Jr.	Accounting	Broken Arrow, Okla.
Ryan Seidon	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Biology	El Paso, Texas
Kayson Marriott	UT Dallas	Jr.	Finance	Frisco, Texas

 
Women's Soccer

Maren Fields*	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Exercise Physiology	Keller, Texas
Elisa LeBoeuf	Concordia Texas	Sr.	Business Fine Arts	Plano, Texas
Amy Pineda	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Elementary Education	Katy, Texas
Mercy Mummert	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Biology	Albuquerque, N.M.
Emily McClendon	Howard Payne	Jr.	Nursing	Corpus Christi, Texas
Kiersten Reeser	LeTourneau	Sr.	Biomedical Engineering	Dover, Pa.
Honna Turner	McMurry	Sr.	Chemistry	Abilene, Texas
Kailey Barnes	Ozarks	Sr.	Physical Education	Roanoke, Texas
Deserie Herrera	Sul Ross State	Fr.	Kinesiology	El Paso, Texas
Peyton Guidry	UT Dallas	Jr.	Information Tech. & Systems	Katy, Texas

Softball

Ashley Croft*	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Rehabilitative Science	Cypress, Texas
Emily Schmuck	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Mathematics	Cypress, Texas
Kaylen Washington	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Psychology	Abilene, Texas
Bree Cason	Howard Payne	Jr.	Nursing	Honey Grove, Texas
Callie Poore	LeTourneau	Sr.	Kinesiology	Whitney, Texas
Grason Long	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Nursing	Corrigan, Texas
Angelica Abila	McMurry	Jr.	Human Health Science	Lubbock, Texas
Mackenzie Lucio	Ozarks	So.	Health Science/Psychology	Bedford, Texas
Camryn Hardin	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Health Human Performance	Alpine, Texas
Emilie Hoelscher	UT Dallas	Sr.	Finance	Waco, Texas

Men's Tennis

James Moore* 2	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Finance	Flower Mound, Texas
Esteban Arredondo*	Concordia Texas	Gr.	Master of Education	The Woodlands, Texas
Slade Austin	East Texas Baptist	So.	Finance	Arlington, Texas
Micah Hunter	Howard Payne	Jr.	Kinesiology	Waco, Texas
Julian Lee	LeTourneau	Sr.	Mechanical Engineering	Albuquerque, N.M.
Ethan Kittredge	Mary Hardin-Baylor	So.	Accounting	McKinney, Texas
Reid Smith	McMurry	Sr.	Biomedical Science	Pampa, Texas
Kao Lenkopane	Ozarks	So.	Business Administration	Botswana
Kyle Villalon	Sul Ross State	Gr.	Business Administration	Robstown, Texas
Jed De Luna	UT Dallas	Gr.	Software Engineering	Allen, Texas

 
Women's Tennis

Rebecca Jackson*	UT Dallas	Jr.	Neuroscience	Austin, Texas
Kayla Pena	Concordia Texas	So.	Kinesiology	Rio Grande City, Texas
Isabelle Duarte	East Texas Baptist	So.	Education	Tyler, Texas
Lauren Schaeffer	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Biology	Abilene, Texas
Zoe Sprayberry	Howard Payne	Jr.	Mathematics	Bells, Texas
Emma Boulanger	LeTourneau	So.	Biomedical Engineering	Spring, Texas
Lori Bryan	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Fr.	Business	Allen, Texas
Bridgette Fly	McMurry	So.	Computer Science & Criminology	Wautuga, Texas
Kelsey Smith	Ozarks	Fr.	Health Science	Norman, Okla.
Marley Rokas	Sul Ross State	So.	Political Science	San Antonio, Texas

  
Volleyball

Sarah Ghormley*	Concordia Texas	Sr.	Environmental Science & Conservation	Bastrop, Texas
Graycee Mosley	East Texas Baptist	Fr.	Nursing	Fulshear, Texas
Lauren Sullivan	Hardin-Simmons	So.	Biology	Plano, Texas
Kaitlyn Elsten	Howard Payne	Jr.	Allied Health Science	Rockwall, Texas
Natalie Davenport	LeTourneau	Sr.	General Business	Troup, Texas
Hannah Frasca	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Nursing	Spring, Texas
Addyson Tiffin	McMurry	Jr.	Music Performance	Bushland, Texas
Annika Canaba	Sul Ross State	Gr	Human Health Performance	Alpine, Texas
Emma Sevening	UT Dallas	Jr.	Psychology	San Antonio, Texas