Lone Star Honors Scholar-Athletes
RICHARDSON, Texas -- The Lone Star Conference announced Tuesday the annual Scholar-Athlete award winners and St. Mary's University standouts
Alain Peralt and
Alex McLennan were amongst the 35 honored.
Peralt, a senior men's soccer player from Mountain Home, Texas, who has been honored on the dean's list as well as earning the Presidential Award, which is presented to students who exemplify leadership, service and academic excellence. The award honors those who have demonstrated a service to society, participated in co-curricular activities, promoted a positive influence in promotion of the St. Mary's mission, and possess the knowledge and skills to be an effective leader.
He is a First-Team All-Lone Star Conference selection, was the team captain as a senior and graduated cum laude. Peralt also volunteers at the food bank, Morgan's Wonderland and for No-Graffiti SA. On the pitch, he played in a team-best 859 minutes as a senior starting in all 10 games and was one of the top defender's in the Lone Star Conference.
McLennan, a senior softball pitcher from Austin, Texas was recently named to the Lone Star All-Academic Team and is also a St. Mary's Presidential Award winner. She concluded her playing career ranked number two in school history with eight saves, just one off the record.Â
McLennan allowed only one earned run over her final eight regular season appearances (27 innings) and led the team with 110.1 innings pitched in her final campaign.Â
Of the 35 recipients, 23 hail from the state of Texas, with two coming from New Mexico. One student-athlete from Alabama, Alberta, Argentina, Arizona, England, Florida, France, Illinois, Mexico and Utah received recognition.
This year's LSC Scholar-Athlete honorees are:
| Scholar-Athlete |
Member Institution |
Year |
Sport(s) |
Hometown |
| Jordan Williams |
Angelo State |
R-So. |
Baseball |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Marissa Brezgiel |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Women's Soccer |
Frisco, Texas |
| Eduardo Gutierrez |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Men's XC/Track and Field |
Hondo, Texas |
| Melany Opolz |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Women's Tennis |
Ituzaingo, Argentina |
| Chandler Jacobs |
DBU |
Sr. |
Men's Basketball |
Missouri City, Texas |
| Hanna Harrison |
DBU |
Sr. |
Women's Golf |
Plano, Texas |
| Liam Sabiston |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
Baseball |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Caroline Bachman |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
Women's XC/Track and Field |
Grants, N.M. |
| Jonathan Woods |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Men's Soccer |
Chesterfield, England |
| Ashton Duncan |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Women's Basketball |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Julian Barajas |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Men's Soccer |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Kityana Diaz |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Women's Basketball |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Andres Brictson |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
Men's Golf |
Merida, Mexico |
| Brianna Robinson |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
Softball |
Henderson, Texas |
| Ryan Garza |
St. Edward's |
Sr. |
Men's Basketball |
Edinburg, Texas |
| Kaitlyn Stark |
St. Edward's |
Sr. |
Women's XC/Track and Field |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Alain Peralt |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Men's Soccer |
Mountain Home, Texas |
| Alex McLennan |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Softball |
Austin, Texas |
| Philip Sanchez |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
Baseball |
Houston, Texas |
| Nicole Heyn |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
Women's Basketball |
Spanish Fork, Utah |
| Steven Sanchez |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Gr. |
Men's Track and Field |
New Braunfels, Texas |
| Kara Blasingame |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
Women's Soccer |
Oswego, Ill. |
| Caleb Nash |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
R-So. |
Baseball |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Madison Lake |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
Women's Golf |
Victoria, Texas |
| Lexi D'Abrosca |
Texas Woman's |
Sr. |
Women's Soccer |
Carrollton, Texas |
| Chris Rollins |
UAFS |
Sr. |
Men's Basketball |
Akron, Ala. |
| Alejandra Rodriguez |
UAFS |
Sr. |
Women's Golf |
Brownsville, Texas |
| Pemron Burrows |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Baseball |
Coconut Creek, Fla. |
| Megan Ashton |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Volleyball |
Midland, Texas |
| Zachary Tucker |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Men's XC/Track and Field |
Perrin, Texas |
| Tristin Anders |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Softball |
Mont Belvieu, Texas |
| Alexander Vencel |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Men's Soccer |
Mittlehausbergen, France |
| Lexy Hightower |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Women's Basketball |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Michael Anzures |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Men's Cross Country |
Seboyeta, N.M. |
| Grisdey Parades-Alvarez |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Softball |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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