Hey, sports fans,
Even without any games on tap, we still had a pretty big week with Angelina College Athletics. We had numerous athletes earn academic honors on the President’s and Dean’s Lists, we had a National Player of the Year and we announced some upcoming evaluation sessions for prospective Roadrunners coming this summer.
Here’s what’s happened and what’s coming your way:
FINAL SPRINT: Lady Roadrunners, Roadrunners Graduate
In their final dashes at Angelina College, numerous student-athletes earned their degrees and/or certifications at graduation following the 2023-2024 academic year.
Here’s a link to read the full list:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/acathletesgraduates2024
AC Athletes Earn Academic Honors
When Angelina College released its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Spring 2024 semester, there were numerous Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners named on those lists.
Here’s the link to read the full list:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/acathletesacademichonorsspring2024
Lady Roadrunner Basketball’s Walker Named National Player of the Year
Each year, the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches releases its list of the best women’s basketball players by division – including NCAA Division I, “Small College” and junior college (JUCO).
This year, a Lady Roadrunner nabbed the JUCO award.
Angelina College’s Amyria Walker, a sophomore from Burleson, Texas, earned the TABC JUCO Player of the Year award.
Walker led all of Region XIV women’s basketball in scoring by dropping 19.8 points per game. She was also first in the league with total points (635 total, with 314 occurring during conference play) and free throws, converting 134-of-189 attempts.
Her efforts earned plenty of notice. Walker was named Region XIV’s Most Valuable Player, along with other national honors.
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) named Walker to its First-Team All-American list. Days later, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) followed suit, placing Walker on its list as well.
Baseball Holding Evaluation Camps in May, June
In an effort to find more future Roadrunners, the AC baseball team will hold a pair of evaluation camps for prospective players ages 16 and older on Friday, May 25, and Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
The fee for each camp is $40.00.
Here’s the link to registration and other information:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/acbsbevluationcampsmayjune2024
Men’s Soccer Holding Evaluation Camp in June
The Roadrunner men’s soccer program – coming off back-to-back appearances in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament – also is holding an evaluation session for prospective players on Saturday, June 8. Here’s the link to registration and other information:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/acmensocceridcampsummer2024
Changes, Upgrades Coming to AC Athletics Web Site, Social Media
Angelina College Athletics’ official website (www.angelinaathletics.com) and all related social media will be getting a massive, much-needed overhaul over the summer. Joining our staff are some true website and graphics wizards, and they’re going to help with the redesign and upkeep of all our forms of internet and social media presence going forward.
We’ll send out word once we have everything ready to launch.
Guy Davis Golf Tournament Date, Location Set
The 17th Annual Guy Davis Golf Tournament has a date now, along with a temporary change in location.
The tournament, hosted by the Roadrunner Foundation, serves as the biggest fundraiser for all our AC Athletics programs.
This year’s tournament will take place on Saturday, August 17, with the pre-tournament kickoff dinner taking place on Friday, August 16.
Because of the ongoing course renovations at Crown Colony Country Club – the usual site for the tournament – this year’s golf will take place at the Neches Pines Golf Course in Diboll, Texas.
Crown Colony still will serve as the site for the kickoff dinner.
We’ll send out more details as the event draws nearer.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Camp Roadrunner – Angelina College’s Camp Roadrunner is a series of recreational and athletics camps offered throughout the summer for youngsters of various age groups (Kindergarten through 5th grade). On the Athletics side, there will be camps offered in every sport. Here are the current schedules by sport:
Baseball: June 3-5.
Softball: June 10-13.
Basketball: June 10-13; June 24-27; and July 15-18.
Soccer: June 10-13; and July 15-18.
Here’s the link providing pertinent information regarding registration and requirements: https://www.angelina.edu/camproadrunner/
In addition, there likely will be various evaluation camps offered for prospective athletes. We’ll send out notifications as the information is provided to us.
For any other information, contact Gary Stallard at gstallard@angelina.edu.
We’ll see you at the games.
Gary Stallard
Email: gstallard@angelina.edu.
Phone: (936) 465-4614
