This Week in Rattlers STUNT
Lone Star Conference Championship, Dallas
3/27 vs. #13 Texas Woman's 12:30 p.m.
Second Round 3:30 p.m./5 p.m.
3/28 Third Round 11 a.m./12:30 p.m.
Finals 2 p.m.
Quick Hits
• St. Mary's will head to Dallas for the third-straight season to compete in the Lone Star Conference Championship. It is also the third-straight year that the Rattlers enter as the second-seed, and they are hoping the third time is the charm for a conference title.
• Senior Courtney McClellan was named the final Lone Star Conference Stunter of the Week after helping the Rattlers score a school-record 30 points in the regular season finale win at Texas A&M-Kingsville.
• The Rattlers are 3-3 all-time at the Lone Star Conference Tournament, with a 3-0 record against Texas Woman's and an 0-3 mark against DBU. The Rattlers have never faced St. Edward's or Texas A&M-Kingsville in the tournament.
• All-time, StMU is 0-10 against DBU, 4-0 against St. Edward's, 4-0 against Texas A&M-Kingsville and 10-1 over Texas Woman's.
• Twelve of the 30 points the Rattlers have won in the second quarter (pyramids & tosses) this season have come on routine four. St. Mary's is 12-2-1 on routine four, while they are 18-32-2 in the other seven routines. It is the only routine in the first three quarters that the Rattlers have double digit wins.
• St. Mary's swept the Lone Star Conference Athletes of the Week on March 3, as senior Sydnye Forde-Richardson was named Tumbler of the Week and senior Sanaa Johnson earned Stunter of the Week honors.
• The Rattlers worked hard all week to pull out No. 7 in the first quarter for Senior Day. St. Mary's was able to successfully score a point against both St. Edward's and Texas Woman's in front of their home fans.
• Head Coach Jordan VanTimmeren put together one of the toughest schedules in the country this season. The Rattlers have faced seven teams ranked in the top-5 of their respective divisions, and 12 of the 17 opponents have been ranked inside the top-15.
• St. Mary's remained No. 12 in the Division II STUNT rankings on March 18. The Rattlers were #10 in the Preseason polls, #18 on Feb. 18, #14 on Feb. 25 and have been #12 each of the last three weeks.
• The Rattlers continue to rewrite the record book with the change in scoring format. This season, the Rattlers have posted the top-three point totals in school history, with 30 in the win at Texas A&M-Kingsville in the regular season finale, and 27 scored in both wins on March 1 against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas Woman's. All three move ahead of the 24 scored in last year's sweep over the Javelinas. At the Royal Rumble, the Rattlers and Concordia Irvine established a new record for combined points in a game with 55, shattering the old record of 33 from 2024 against Missouri Baptist (17-16).
• 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 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.
