Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets

BROWNWOOD, Texas – This year hundreds of student-athletes will be honored on Monday, April 6, 2009, in the 22nd annual National Student-Athlete Day. The athletic department of Howard Payne University recognizes 106 student-athletes for their success in the classroom, on the field of play, and in their everyday life.

To qualify for this honor a student-athlete must have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater, made a significant contribution to their team, and maintained a high level of integrity in their everyday life.

Howard Payne last season honored 80 student-athletes and increases that number to 106 this year. The number of student-athletes honored on this day has gone up at Howard Payne every year for the past five years.

Mike Jones, Director of Athletics at Howard Payne University, said "What a wonderful opportunity it is to recognize almost one third of our student athletes that have not only achieved success in athletics but also in academics. Howard Payne University Athletics places strong emphasis on degree completion and the overall quality of the educational experience. Congratulations to these that have achieved such a high standard in both athletics and academics." 

National STUDENT-Athlete Day honors student-athletes and the network of parents, coaches, teachers and school systems that make it possible for young people to strike a balance between academic and athletic achievement. The day, established by the National Consortium for Academics & Sports and Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society, is co-sponsored by the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

2008-2009 Howard Payne University National Student-Athletes Honorees
Hooper Ben Athletic Training
Melissa K Dennis Athletic Training
Kevin Clyde Hale Athletic Training
Jessica Hays Athletic Training
Matthew Klaus Athletic Training
Christina Aghavni Malian Athletic Training
Kari Renee McCullough Athletic Training
Sarah Mireles Athletic Training
Sam Sorrell Athletic Training
Amy Lyn Stevens Athletic Training
James Benjamin Butler Baseball
Brian Michael Cunningham Baseball
Jordan Bradley Hammontree Baseball
Kyle Patrick Lloyd Baseball
Chance Kolter Massey Baseball
Henry Wells Metzger Baseball
Andrew Mikel Ramirez Baseball
Royce Andrew Rodriguez Baseball
William Blake Shaffer Baseball
William Scott Smith Baseball
Tray Joseph Wegenhoft Baseball
Taylor C Williams Baseball
Brian David Asp Football
Trevor Nathaniel Brown Football
Demetrius L Cody Football
Edward Eugene Cody Football
Jacob Will Dezell Football
Lance Michael Dickey Football
James David Freeman Football
Nathan Joshua Gilbert Football
Cody Wayne Hambrick Football
Jarred Houston Football
Brandon James Jackson Football
Tayler Shae Jones Football
Christopher P Mason Football
Michael Dustin McClure Football
Walter W Pam Football
Nathaniel Gitano Joseph Pepe Football
Danny Duane Pike Football
Lane T Wakefield Football
Christopher Ryan Walker Football
Corbin Heath Young Football
Zachary L Carlton Football
Lauren Leigh Ann LaBlue Sports Information
Brit Ryan Campbell Men's Basketball
Thomas Ray Hermann Men's Basketball
Brandon N Irwin Men's Basketball
Henry R Valladares Men's Basketball
Paul Peyton Deets Men's Soccer
Michael T Hatcher Men's Soccer
Kyle Ray Huesing Men's Soccer
Matthew Kyle Jones Men's Soccer
Thomas Earl Mayfield Men's Soccer
Francisco Javier Medina Men's Soccer
Nicholas Alexander Rayburn Men's Soccer
Brice Sutton Reusink Men's Soccer
Hugo Uribe Men's Soccer
Robert Charles Woodhouse Men's Soccer
Nathan David Alger Men's Tennis
Raymond A Borjas Men's Tennis
Tam Huynh Le Men's Tennis
James Ross Sidman Men's Tennis
Christopher Chance Sutton Men's Tennis
Jeff D Toyne Men's Tennis
Lauren Ann Bollich Softball
Mindi Gayle Godby Softball
Melissa Louise Hall Softball
Kimble Leaann Luna Softball
Rebecca Ann McDaniel Softball
Kate Michelle McLaughlin Softball
Jennifer Ann Middleton Softball
Kristi Nanette Pinkerton Softball
Brandie Marie Rucker Softball
Ashley Michelle Silva Softball
Lauren Anne Vesely Softball
Mallory AnnWood Softball
Angela Nicole Haney Women's Basketball
Kelsey J Miller Women's Basketball
Abby Laurel Parmelly Women's Basketball
Eva Kathleen Sarem Women's Basketball
Tiffany Marie Warner Women's Basketball
Brittany N Zamora Women's Basketball
Susana Chavarria Women's Soccer
Ta'kenda S Cotton Women's Soccer
Melinda Y Dickens Women's Soccer
Evie Joy Felts Women's Soccer
Allison K Gudmundson Women's Soccer
Lauren B Hankins Women's Soccer
Allison Jean Harp Women's Soccer
Amanda Leigh Jenkins Women's Soccer
Ashli Teresa McCutchen Women's Soccer
Emily Mayanne Nutt Women's Soccer
Lisa Rae Whitfield Women's Soccer
Cassie Rene Emerson Women's Tennis
Laci Dawn Fitzgearld Women's Tennis
Kathryn Leann Head Women's Tennis
Kandace Joann Schuelke Women's Tennis
Kayla Michelle Smith Women's Tennis
Patricia Gail Brown Volleyball
Sydney Paige Bryant Volleyball
Amy Elizabeth Crouch Volleyball
Kristin Rachel Hammond Volleyball
Tamika M Heline Volleyball
Cathie Lynn Kilmartin Volleyball
Sarah-anne Marie Kocurek Volleyball
Megan M Pick Volleyball