Season Four for STUNT Begins in Bluegrass State

This Week in Rattlers STUNT
Bluegrass Classic, Lexington, Ky.    
Feb. 1    vs. Alma    8 a.m.
        vs. Northern Kentucky    12:40 p.m.
Feb. 2    vs. Purdue Northwest    9:10 a.m.
        vs. Mercyhurst    3 p.m.
 

Quick Hits

•    St. Mary's STUNT kicks off the 2026 season at the Bluegrass Classic in Lexington, Ky, facing three first-time opponents in Alma, Northern Kentucky and Mercyhurst. The Rattlers also take on Purdue Northwest for the second-straight season. A season ago, the Rattlers defeated the Pride 19-3 at the Drury Tournament.

•    The Rattlers begin the season ranked No. 10 in the STUNT Preseason polls. Lone Star rival DBU is ranked fourth, while Texas Woman's is 11th, Texas A&M-Kingsville is 18th, and St. Edward's is 21st.

•    This will be the first time that St. Mary's has competed at the Bluegrass Classic, hosted by the University of Kentucky. The tournament will take place at the Historic Memorial Coliseum and will be broadcast on Vimeo.

•    Flyers Karelen Bastida and Taliiah Wilson, along with base/tumbler Sanaa Johnson were all named to the Lone Star Conference Players to Watch List.

•    A total of 19 Rattlers were named to the Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll after the conclusion of the fall semester and both Sanaa Johnson and Courtney McClellan posted perfect 4.00 GPA's. Karelen Bastida, Alecka Brown, Kailey Carder, Morgan Cassias, Jillian Fontaine, Sydnye Forde-Richins, TIffany Gomez, Audrey Gregory, M'Lynn Griego, Victoria Gutierrez, Jocelyn Mendez, Yanelle Nicholson, Reagan Rigsby, Maddie Salinas, Riley Smith, Isabel Soto and Taliiah Wilson also recorded at least a 3.30 GPA.

•    The Rattlers have eight returning Lone Star All-Conference performers.  Alecka Brown, Talisa Gomez, M'Lynn Griego, Izabella Grinnell, Sanaa Johnson, and Yanelle Nicholson. Courtney McClellan and Jocelyn Mendez were both honored on the All-Conference Second Team.

•    St. Mary's went 2-1 during its home portion of the 2025 schedule, defeating Lone Star newcomers St. Edward's and Texas A&M-Kingsville before falling to #5 DBU. 

•    St. Mary's also has five returners who were named to the 2025 Lone Star All-Academic team in Sanaa Johnson, Courtney McClellan, Yanelle Nicholson, Sydnye Forde-Richins and Riley Smith.

•    STUNT was accepted as an NCAA Sport and will begin with a 2027 Championship.