RICHARDSON, Texas – Twenty-Six graduating student-athletes, from the 13 American Southwest Conference member institutions, are honored by the conference and their institutions as 2017-18 ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor recipients.
The ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor goes to one male and one female member of the graduating class who has compiled the most outstanding record in academics, athletics, and leadership over their collegiate career. The award is presented annually by the Faculty Athletics Representative at each conference member institution.
Recipients of the 2017-18 ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor represent 13 different conference sports and include individuals who graduated with academic honors, hold admission to graduate-level programs, are members of academic honor societies and campus organizations; competed on national, conference or division title teams; earned ASC All-Academic, Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and All-Conference honors; and who served as volunteers, tutors and mentors within the campus and the community.
ASC 2017-18 Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor Award Recipients
Member | Scholar-Athlete | Major(s) | Sport(s) | Hometown |
Belhaven | Somto Ngwudike | Chemistry | Soccer | Onitshia, Nigeria |
Brooklyn Schumaker | Biology | Cross Country / Track | Moscow, Idaho | |
Concordia Texas | Michael Evan | Secondary School Curriculum | Baseball | Cameron, Texas |
Carly Custer | Business Management | Volleyball | League City, Texas | |
East Texas Baptist | Dylan Sumpter | Business Administration | Baseball | Tyler, Texas |
Abby Weaver | International Studies | Basketball | Dallas, Texas | |
Hardin-Simmons | Danny Benyamin | Environmental Science | Soccer | Cedar Park, Texas |
Kirsten Parrish | Biology | Soccer | Granbury, Texas | |
Howard Payne | Jaze Randolph | Accounting | Basketball / Tennis | Gustine, Texas |
Kayla Boucher | Marketing | Softball | Tomball, Texas | |
LeTourneau | Gonzalo Sosa | Business Management | Baseball | Houston, Texas |
Korissa White | Early Child-6th Gr. Education | Volleyball | Topeka, Kan. | |
Louisiana College | Ryan Morris | Biology | Football | Baton Rouge, La. |
Mattie Stine | Social Studies Education | Softball | Hackberry, La. | |
Mary Hardin-Baylor | Zane Boles | Pre-Physical Therapy | Football | Henderson, Texas |
Sarah Rempe | Cellular Biology | Soccer | Lewisville, Texas | |
McMurry | Chris Baker | History – Grades 8-12 | Baseball | San Angelo, Texas |
Symphony Munoz | Sociology | Tennis | Monahans, Texas | |
Ozarks | Spencer Turner | Accounting | Tennis | Pearcy, Ark. |
Roseanna Ezell | Accounting | Basketball | Quitman, Ark. | |
Sul Ross State | Caleb Thomasson | Interdisciplinary Studies | Basketball | Ackerly, Texas |
Lauren Ebbs | Kinesiology / Science | Soccer | Dublin, Ireland | |
UT Dallas | Danny Meyer | Global Bus. / Intl. Political Econ. | Soccer | Phoenix, Ariz. |
Stefanie Polderman | Biochemistry | Softball | West Vancouver, B.C. | |
UT Tyler | Alex Bishop | Mechanical Engineering | Baseball | Calgary, Alberta |
Stephanie Tutt | Civil Engineering | Golf | McKinney, Texas |
Biographical information provided by each student-athletes’ Faculty Athletic Representative and Sports Information Director.