LSC's spring honor roll released

RICHARDSON, Texas — The Lone Star Conference announced its Commissioner’s Honor Roll list for the 2017-18 spring semester on Tuesday, and Eastern New Mexico was among the LSC’s better-performing schools.

The Greyhounds, who have had a number of student-athletes honored with various academic awards already this spring, recorded the fifth-highest number of honorees within the league. ENMU had 107 athletes honored by the Commissioner’s office, trailing only West Texas A&M (124), Angelo State and UT-Permian Basin (121 apiece) and Texas A&M-Commerce (115).

Notable Greyhound honorees include track and field’s Ezra Bagwell and Danee Bustos, softball’s Erikka Burke, baseball’s Keenan Dodd, football’s Brad Hardin and basketball’s Mikaehla Connor and Andre Hughes.

Greyhound baseball had the most players with 26, followed by 21 track and field members and 17 football players. Other sports represented include soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, and cross country.

The overall list across the entire league accounts for 1,039 student-athletes, with 335 of those scoring a perfect 4.0 GPA.

The Commissioner’s Honor Roll is announced at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters with student-athletes qualifying based on grade point average for the current semester. To be eligible for the honor roll, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.3 GPA for the current semester and be on the roster.