FORT WORTH, TX – On Wednesday, Texas Wesleyan University Athletics inducted 50 student-athletes into the Inaugural class of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society.
The student-athletes were recognized at a dinner, where they were presented with a certificate of membership and honor cords. The class is the first to be inducted into the Texas Sigma chapter. It was established in the summer of 2023 in response to the student-athletes desire to be recognized for their academic achievements.
The criteria for induction to Chi Alpha Sigma requires the student-athlete to attend a four-year accredited college or university and be a member of the NCAA or NAIA. The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter, as determined by the certifying institution, must have been at the university for a minimum of one year, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of a 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale).
Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college student-athletes who excel on and off the field of competition. The organization was founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes an opportunity to connect within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.
The following students were awarded this honor:
- Soccer Sebastian Almaraz
- Golf Tom Ammann
- Wrestling Braeden Baller
- Football Caleb Bartlett
- Cross Country Track Hudson Bradley
- Baseball Jean-Luc Bussieres
- Football Francisco Castillo
- Football Eli Chambers
- Women's Dance Hilary Colina
- Tennis Austin Davis
- Women's Table Tennis Zhen Deng
- Softball Devin Dunn
- Women's CC Track Sarays M Flores
- Football Cole Francis
- Women's Dance Laisha Gaytan
- Baseball Andrew Graham
- Soccer Mathis Guffroy
- Golf Shahryar Hasan Hamza
- Soccer Alex G Heinle
- Football Victor Hernandez
- Women's Wrestling Jasmine Howard
- Wrestling Ethan Kappler
- Baseball Aidan Kenney
- Women's Golf Megan Kim
- Football Kieran Koltun\
- Volleyball Emily Lewis
- Table Tennis Heng Li
- Table Tennis Zhiqi Li
- Women's Table Tennis Yi (Jiaqi) Lin
- Tennis Luca C Link
- Women's Cheer Kennedi Michelle Luster
- Volleyball Katelyn Mallett
- Women's Golf Salomé Arango Marín
- Golf Agustin Marquez
- Women's Wrestling Mea Mohler
- Women's Basketball Mary Nyakundi
- Volleyball Ruby O'Brien
- Women's Golf Bailey Grace O'Donnell
- Volleyball Grace Pavelka
- Women's Golf Addie Love Poulin
- Football Josué Preza II
- Volleyball Lauran Richards
- Golf Jose Manuel Sanchez
- Women's CC Track Ana Cristina Segura
- Women's Basketball Savanna Smith
- Football Petr Svoboda
- Tennis Gabriel Torres
- Wrestling Nehemiah Ventura
- Softball Krysta White
- Golf Rory White
