Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- June 19, 2016 – The 2015-16 Sooner Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll h as been announced and 832 of the conference’s student-athletes earned recognition for their academic achievements over the past school year. Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) had 69 student-athletes make the list in all eight SAC sports.
All 10 SAC member institutions and each of the league’s 14 sponsored sports were represented on the 2015-16 honor roll. To be eligible for the distinction student-athletes must have been a member of a SAC-sponsored sport team and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher throughout the academic year.
Texas Wesleyan led the SAC with 120 student-athletes on the honor roll. Southwestern Christian (106) and Oklahoma City (104) were among the other schools who had over 100 student athletes on the list.
The Commissioner’s Honor Roll along with the SAC All-Academic Teams are presented by Cypress Risk Management .
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SAC 2015-16 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Presented by Cypress Risk Management
SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (69)
Baseball: Brett Carroll, Christopher Chiglo, Collin Gifford, Griffin Glenn, Eric Hagstrom, Spenser Hart, Jacob Keltner, Anthony Montalvo, Salvador Rico, Christopher Wallace, William Welch.
Men’s Basketball: Andrew Erskine, Jason Gentry, Micah Gentry, Tyler Peterson.
Men’s Cross Country: Jose Campos, Eric Jones, Gerardo Nava.
Men’s Soccer: Robert Ambrosie, Juan Cardenas, Danny Castro, Gerardo Nava.
Men’s Track and Field: Luke Flattery, Jose Campos, Eric Jones, Gerardo Nava
Women’s Basketball: Zoe Brown, Dy’Teesha Diggles, Taylor Hill, Bethany Krock, Alexis McAfee, Peyton
Stephens, Shaina Tanks, Laken Ward.
Women’s Cross Country : Kelly Cook, Destiny Garza, Genny McCullough, Moet Monroe.
Women’s Soccer: Witney Burns, Kelly Cook, Kaitlyn Flippin, Alyssa Jaimes, Alaina Jones, Amy Lambdin, Gloria Lozano, Ashley Nop, Leslie Paez, Sarah Porter.
Women’s Softball: Ashley Abair, Bailey Balloun, Rieanha Cano, Kelsey Coburn, Amber Gignac, Kaitlin King, Hannah Lee, Ashley Nop, Ashlyn Stanfill, Kristiin Stringer.
Women’s Track & Field: Destiny Garza, Genny McCullough.
Volleyball: Anna Bruce, Katlyn Burns, Jenna Kirk, Madison McClure, Faith Pittman, Katie Ryan, Sara Scott, Emmalee Smith, Jennifer Strawn, Kaylee Worlow
To see the full list of all 832 student-athletes, visit SoonerAthletic.org .
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.
Contact: Natalie Tristan, SAGU SID, [email protected]
