CC names 94 to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

The Clarendon College athletic department announced last week that 94 student-athletes earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recognition for the fall 2013 semester.
To make the Honor Roll, athletes must achieve a 3.0 grade-point average for the semester. The 94 athletes represent more than 40 percent of the school’s student-athlete population of over 200. This is the first year for the College to recognize students with this honor.
“We are proud of the individuals on the AD honor roll,” Clarendon College Athletic Director Brad Vanden Boogaard said. “It takes a lot of self-discipline and motivation to accomplish success in the classroom and compete for one of our programs.”
Eleven student-athletes achieved perfect 4.0 GPAs for the fall semester: women’s basketball players Sydney Parker (Snyder) and Clarissa Elizondo (Brownfield); volleyball players Paige Chambers (Gatesville) and Megan Chambers (Gatesville) ; softball player Korynna Lara (Allen); baseball players Thomas O’Brien (Austin) and Pablo Puerta (Barcelona, VE); rodeo team member Reese Clark (Morse); judging team members Connor McKowen (Clarendon) and Sara Peraza (Vai, AZ); and ranch horse team member Braiden Obermier (Henrietta).
“I am extremely proud of the success of our student-athletes in the classroom,” CC President Dr. Robert Riza said. “These notable accomplishments are an indication that our student-athletes are committed to academic excellence at Clarendon College.”
The individual sport breakdown for student-athletes that were named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll for the fall is:
Women’s Basketball: Delany Burney (Amarillo), Amber Dubois (San Angelo), Jose Espinal (Knox City), Nicole Guthrie (Canadian), Allison Hancock (O’Donell), Jaylee Mays (Hardesty, OK), Danni Pisano (Australia), Esther Van Dijk (Hartley), Jae Carrasco (Amarillo), and Anissa Reyna (Lockney).
Men’s Basketball: Christian O’Neal (Lubbock) and Wyatt Sippy (Canyon).
Volleyball: Heather Brandenburg (Garland) , Rachel Heide (Apple Valley, CA), Penny Holdren (Snyder), and Stephanie Shears (Los Fresnos).
Cross Country: Tyler Biddle (Tuscola), Jared Hawthorne (Canyon), Walker Loyd (Stephenville), Ricardo Plancarte-Coria (Houston), Alberto Sandoval (Ft. Worth), Riley Wilson (Anahuac), and Isela Sandoval (Ft. Worth).
Golf: Austin Quiet (Cedar Park) and Houston Moore (Alvarado).
Softball: Whitney Lane (Amarillo), Hailey Forbes (Canyon), Paige Lafferty (Leander), Musu Ifopo (El Paso), Marissa Dominguez (Moreno Valley, CA), Cassidy Brumaghin (Denver, CO), Cearra Dulaney (Keller), Karina Juarez (Andrews), Abby Galarza (Lubbock), Cassie Kraft (Greenwood), and Briana Weigel (Lubbock).
Baseball: Jose Agosto (Gurabo, PR), Hayden Bach (Cleburne), Brian Epstein (Houston), Brandon Hillier (Toronto, ON), Devin Perez (Tulsa, OK), Nathan Menchaca (Burleson), Tyler Sanders (Houston), Victor Torres (San Antonio), Christian Zuniga (McAllen), Ryan Backus (Amarillo), Miguel Cintron (Guyama, PR), Sammy David (Guyama, PR), Paul Garcia (Plano), Alex Steadman (Arlington), and Brandon Turner (Arlington).
Rodeo: William Carpenter (Calhoun, GA), Cooper Kirkpatrick (Artesia, NM), and Tyler Taber (Collinsville, OK).
Judging: Austin Adams (Hedley), John Atteberry (Blue Ridge), Jonathan Carruth (League City), Christine Haddix (Ft. Worth), Lane Harrington (Frost), Jessica Humphrey (Okeechobee, FL), Kolbie Jordan (Amado, AZ), Haley Kinney (Santa Fe, TX), John Pigg (Clarendon), Joseph Purkins (Lavon), MaKayla Red (Sunray), Shannon Reeves (Munday), Kiersten Scott (Scott City, KS), Jared Timms (Lazbuddie), Courtney Wingate (Myakka City, FL), Haylee Bidegain (San Simon, AZ), Ben Raulston (Blum), Sabra Barnett (Clovis, NM), Morgan Boyer (Wallisville), Hailey Dimitroff (Ft. Sumner, NM), Kacy Drummond (Reserve, NM), Scotta Faulkenberry (Stephenville), Clayton Goodwin (Sunray), Travis Metzger (Estancia, NM), Cody Shannon (Royse City, TX), and Derick Shurr (Central Point, OR).
Ranch Horse: Kory Bateman (Spur), Flint Brownlee (Wayside), and Daly Welch (Electra).