STUNT Loves that Season Opener is Here

This Week in Rattlers STUNT
at Oklahoma Baptist Tournament
February 14-15 // Games 1-4 // Shawnee, Okla. // Noble Center
Broadcast: team1sports.com/obubison

 

Quick Hits

•    St. Mary's kicks off the third season of STUNT at the Oklahoma Baptist Tournament beginning on Friday. The Rattlers will face #4 DBU and #11 Texas Woman's on Friday in a pair of Lone Star Conference battles, while on Saturday they take on #17 Southern Nazarene and #3 Maryville.

•    The Rattlers are ranked 10th in the STUNT Preseason Division II poll. There are 23 teams in Division II this season, the most of any division within STUNT.

•    The Rattlers have eight first-time opponents on the schedule in 2025. There are two new teams in the Lone Star Conference in rival, St. Edward's and Texas A&M-Kingsville, along with Arizona Christian, Centenary, Central Methodist, Hope International, Purdue Northwest and Vanguard.

•    With the addition of two teams to the league, the Lone Star Conference Championship has expanded to a double elimination tournament. It will happen at the site of the regular season champion on March 28-29.

•    The Rattlers are coming off their second-straight appearance in the STUNT National Championship. St. Mary's has qualified in each year of the team's existence.

•    A total of 20 STUNT student-athletes were named to the Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll after the conclusion of the fall semester.  Kailey Carder recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA during the fall to lead the team.

•    The Rattlers have three seniors, 14 juniors, 10 sophomores and two freshmen on the 2025 roster. The seniors will be honored on March 5 before the St. Edward's match.

•    St. Mary's had 10 student-athletes named to the inaugural Lone Star All-Conference teams, five on the First Team and five on the Second Team. Flyer Alecka Brown, backspot Courtney McClellan, backspot Jocelyn Mendez, backspot/tumbler Allysin Quintanilla and backspot Isabel Soto were all named to the First Team. Tumbler Sydnye Forde-Richins, tumbler M'Lynn Griego, backspot Ivy Denay Hernandez, flyer Yanelle (Alex) Nicholson and base Riley Smith all earned spots on the Second Team.

•    The Rattlers also had a quartet voted to the All-Academic team in Sanaa Johnson, Alex Nicholson, Sydnye Forde-Richins and Riley Smith. To be nominated, one must have competed in half of the events, be a sophomore and have a minimum 3.30 GPA.

•    The Rattlers finished second at the inaugural Lone Star Conference Championship in 2024. St. Mary's defeated Texas Woman's 20-5 in the semifinals before dropping a 20-5 decision to top-seeded DBU in the finals.