UTD Honors Top Student-Athletes

Thirty-Five Comets Recognized For Outstanding Academic Success

RICHARDSON, TX - Thirty-five UTD student-athletes were honored March 25 for their success in the classroom at the first annual UTD Athletic Department Student-Athlete Academic Recognition Luncheon, held in the Galaxy Room.

The athletes, who represented 12 different UTD intercollegiate athletic programs, were selected for the honor based on a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. In addition, honorees had to have completed at least two semesters of study at UTD. Student-athletes were joined at the luncheon by UTD administrators, their coaches, parents and faculty members the honorees selected themselves for a special invitation. The UTD Athletic Department plans on making the luncheon an annual affair.

Below is the list of UTD student-athletes honored along with their majors and hometowns.

Lyndsi Ayers W. SOCCER/SOFTBALL Senior • Biology Farmington, NM	Amber Griffin SOFTBALL Senior • Business Administration Richmond, TX	Natalie Price CROSS COUNTRY / GOLF Junior • Arts & Technology Euless, TX
Ericka Baker W.BASKETBALL Senior • Psychology Copperas Cove, TX	Heather Harydzak SOFTBALL Junior • Historical Studies Pasadena, TX	Nicole Randall W. SOCCER Senior • Accounting/Info. Mgmt. Austin, TX
Darryl Blalock BASEBALL Senior • Biology Tyler, TX	Susan Heston TENNIS Grad. • Communications Disorders Dallas, TX	Scott Rodgers M. BASKETBALL Junior • Finance/Business Adm. The Woodlands, TX
Karah Brazell SOFTBALL Senior • Literary Studies Waller, TX	Amanda Kallus W. SOCCER Junior • Accounting/Info. Mgmt. Richardson, TX	Stephanie Ross W. SOCCER Senior • Electrical Engineering The Colony, TX
Sylvia Brownfield TENNIS / CROSS COUNTRY Junior • Business Administration Tomball, TX	Donald Kasitinon TENNIS Junior • Electrical Engineering Lewisville, TX	Krissy Seaman VOLLEYBALL Senior • Mathematical Studies Mansfield, TX
Michael Cargile BASEBALL Senior • Finance Midland, TX	Kristina Kinner W. SOCCER Junior Speech Lang. Pathology/Audiology San Antonio, TX	Andy Stark TENNIS Senior • Electrical Engineering Corvallis, OR
Kayla Day W. SOCCER Junior • Finance LaPorte, TX	Mallorie Lamping W. SOCCER Senior • Accounting/Info. Mgmt. Plano, TX	Emily Tang CROSS COUNTRY Senior • Electrical Engineering The Colony, TX
Derek DeCoste TENNIS Senior • Finance Tomball, TX	Ernest Lowery M. BASKETBALL Senior • Accounting/Info. Mgmt. Spring, TX	Brian Vaughn GOLF Sophomore • Undecided Plano, TX
Jordan Eppink M. BASKETBALL Junior • Electrical Engineering Spring, TX	Andy Maish M. BASKETBALL Junior • Finance/Business Adm. The Woodlands, TX	Ashley Walker W. SOCCER Senior Speech Lang. Pathology/Audiology Spring, TX
Chelsea Edwards W. BASKETBALL Junior • Business Administration Friendswood, TX	Tanner McIntyre CROSS COUNTRY Senior • Business Administration The Colony, TX	Alicia Yoder GOLF Junior • Psychology Longview, TX
Kyle Faber TENNIS Junior • Telecommunications Engineering Arlington, TX	Joseph Nguyen-Lee CROSS COUNTRY Junior • Nanoscience Dallas, TX	Ahmed Zidan CROSS COUNTRY Senior • Business Adm./Finance Dallas, TX
Emily George W. SOCCER Junior • Accounting/Info. Mgmt. Lubbock, TX	Bradley Price BASEBALL Junior • Biology Pearland, TX