AC Athletics Celebrates 'Next Level' Athletes

By GARY STALLARD

AC Athletics

            Angelina College Athletics takes great pride in preparing student-athletes to advance to the "next level" of their chosen sports. For decades, AC's sports teams have served as a pipeline to numerous Roadrunners and Lady Roadrunners signing on to play at universities of various levels.

            Following is the list (so far) of AC players who have committed to and/or signed with university programs to continue their academic and athletic careers. (Some players currently are still conducting visits and fielding offers, so they won't appear on this list for now.)

Roadrunner Baseball:

            Seth Sloan, Louisiana State University-Alexandria (Alexandria, LA), NAIA

            Cole Standley, University of Texas-Tyler (Tyler, TX), NCAA Division II

            Connor Ficarra, Houston Christian University (Houston, TX), NCAA Division I

            David Wilson, Rice University (Houston, TX), NCAA Division I

            Austin Gaskins, East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX), NCAA Division III

            Aaron Martinez, Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK), NCAA Division III

            Jacob Nations, University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX), NAIA

            Stefano Ramos, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (Texarkana, TX), NAIA

            Avery Baber, East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX), NCAA Division III

            Damon Anthony, Centenary College (Shreveport, LA), NCAA Division III

            Jon "Diesel" Gonzalez, Centenary College (Shreveport, LA), NCAA Division III

Roadrunner Basketball:

            Kai'Ree Murray, Peru State College (Peru, NE), NAIA

            Clarence Payia, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Green Bay, WI), NCAA Division I

            Daemon Ely, North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND), NCAA Division I

            Ronald Durham, Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA), NCAA Division II

            Milton Rice III, Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX), NCAA Division II

            Jordan Mathews, Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, LA), NCAA Division I

Roadrunner Soccer:

            Josmy Ngandola, Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA), NCAA Division I

            Adrien Ebersbach, Monroe University (New Rochelle, NY), NCAA Division II

            Shuto Ishikawa, Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL), NCAA Division I

            Patricio Villalobos, University of Texas-Tyler (Tyler, TX), NCAA Division II

            Christian Castaneda, Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX), NCAA Division II

            Kaisei Nagayoshi, Newman University (Wichita, KS), NCAA Division II

            Eric Ortiz, LeTourneau University (Longview, TX), NCAA Division III

            Lennart Poth, Florida Southern University (Lakeland, FL), NCAA Division II

            Iori Tanaka, Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Missouri), NCAA Division II

Lady Roadrunner Basketball:

            Katherine Martinez, University of the Virgin Islands (Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands), NAIA

Lady Roadrunner Softball:

            Jessi Sumpter, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (Texarkana, TX), NAIA

            Izzy Allen, Texas A&M University-Texarkana (Texarkana, TX), NAIA

            Elizabeth Craig, Siena University (Siena, NY), NCAA Division I

            Mallory Dunn, Texas A&M University-San Antonio (San Antonio, TX), NAIA

Lady Roadrunner Soccer:

            Nerea Garcia, Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, TX), NAIA

            Juana Bulla, Louisiana State University-Alexandria (Alexandria, LA), NAIA

            Paula Suarez, Louisiana State University-Alexandria (Alexandria, LA), NAIA

            Olivia Sanchez, University of Alabama-Mobile (Mobile, AL), NAIA

            Michelle Naderman, Texas A&M University-Victoria (Victoria, TX), NAIA

            Sarah Riboe, Professional contract in Denmark