On Wednesday, April 17, the Texas College Athletic Department hosted the annual Athletic Banquet in the Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium to honor the intercollegiate student-athletes across eight different sports. The event served as a platform to recognize the student-athletes of Texas College for their unwavering hard work, dedication, perseverance, and tenacity throughout the year, as well as to present sport-specific awards.
Most of the teams respectively presented five awards: Most Improved; Offensive Player of the Year; Defensive Player of the Year; Most Valuable Player; and Champions of Character. Track and Field, as well as Cheer, tailored their awards toward more applicable recognitions. In addition to the aforementioned awards, senior student-athletes were also recognized with immense gratitude for their continued enthusiastic commitment to Texas College, their respective sport, and their academics.
ATHLETIC BANQUET AWARDS
Volleyball
- Most Improved: Kristen Stewart
- Offensive Player of the Year: Briana Johnson
- Defensive Player of the Year: Maniya Simpson
- Most Valuable Player: Karaline Creech
- Champions of Character: Felecianna Long
Women’s Soccer
- Most Improved: Jaquiline Guerrero
- Offensive Player of the Year: Yaneily Gonzales
- Defensive Player of the Year: Dallanna Rodriguez
- Most Valuable Player: Dallana Rodriguez
- Champions of Character: Elizabeth Clemente
Men’s Soccer
- Most Improved: Rodridge Ntibanyih
- Offensive Player of the Year: Andre Nascimento
- Defensive Player of the Year: Njabulo Nkosi
- Most Valuable Player: Youssef Darroui
- Champions of Character: Mateo Rangel
Women’s Basketball
- Most Improved: Cree McClemore
- Offensive Player of the Year: Keaundra Kelly
- Defensive Player of the Year: Serenity Jackson
- Most Valuable Player: Te’Aire Hambrick
- Champions of Character: Kaiya Richardson
Softball
- Most Improved: Asia Brown
- Offensive Player of the Year: Andrea Vasquez
- Defensive Player of the Year: Madalyne Martinez
- Most Valuable Player: Jennifer Gress
- Champions of Character: Zoe Backstrom
Football
- Most Improved: Tyrie Lindsey
- Offensive Player of the Year: Derrick Cooper
- Defensive Player of the Year: Kendrick Lee
- Most Valuable Player: Kendrick Lee
- Champions of Character: Chris Hodges
Baseball
- Most Improved: Jesse Jones
- Offensive Player of the Year: Jude Flores
- Defensive Player of the Year: Jermaine Brown
- Most Valuable Player: Zane Corey
- Champions of Character: Blake Yeager
Track and Field
- Most Valuable Player (co): Victor Johnathan
- Most Valuable Player (co): Jacoby Lewis
- Champions of Character: Malachi Burrell
Cheer
- Most Coachable Award: Edminie Bashful
- Selfless Cheerleader Award: Kylee Hardeman
- Most Spirited Award: Ashlyn Jacobs
- Most Improved Award: Lataviah Miller
- Team Spirit Award: Alonna Sterrette
- Most Versatile Award: Alyia Stokes
- Outstanding Leadership Award: Jakhia Dunn
Men’s Basketball
- Most Improved: Kaleb Parks
- Offensive Player of the Year: Jarvin Graham
- Defensive Player of the Year: Timothy Denton II
- Most Valuable Player: Najee Jones
- Champions of Character: Dominique Perry
