Article reposted from Lone Star Conference
Author: Lone Star Conference
A total of 27 student athletic trainers were recognized by the Lone Star Conference on Thursday as the league announced its annual Athletic Training Student Academic Award winners for 2016-17.
Each academic year, the LSC recognizes student athletic trainers who devote several hours to assist with the operation of the athletics department while also finding the time to excel in the classroom. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student athletic trainers must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average with a minimum of 24 semester hours at the nominating institution. The qualifications mirror those required of student-athletes to gain LSC All-Academic recognition.
This year’s honorees represent six of the LSC’s 11 member institutions, with West Texas A&M having a league-high 10 honorees, followed by Midwestern State with eight recipients and Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville with three each. Texas A&M-Commerce had two honorees, while Tarleton State had one receive recognition.
This year’s LSC Athletic Training Student Academic Award recipients are:
| Name | School | Year |
| Ben Adams | Angelo State | Sr. |
| Colten Zuniga | Angelo State | Sr. |
| James Roberts | Angelo State | Jr. |
| Caitlyn Frye | Midwestern State | So. |
| Jenna Hering | Midwestern State | So. |
| Jessica Geis | Midwestern State | Sr. |
| Jiankun Kang | Midwestern State | Sr. |
| Lexi Boswell | Midwestern State | Jr. |
| Lidia Garcia | Midwestern State | Sr. |
| Sara Smith | Midwestern State | So. |
| Tatum Jones | Midwestern State | So. |
| Shiloh Reaves | Tarleton State | Grad |
| Cheyenne Gehring | Texas A&M-Commerce | Sr. |
| Mandolyn Peterson | Texas A&M-Commerce | Sr. |
| Jessica Johnson | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Grad |
| Kayla Patton | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Jr. |
| Kristin Weller | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Grad |
| Allison Nafey | West Texas A&M | Sr. |
| Benjamin Anthony | West Texas A&M | Sr. |
| Haylee Martinez | West Texas A&M | So. |
| Ian Holacka | West Texas A&M | So. |
| Josh Torres | West Texas A&M | Sr. |
| Kaylee Shores | West Texas A&M | Jr. |
| Mitchell Whitehead | West Texas A&M | Sr. |
| Nikki Brown | West Texas A&M | So. |
| Tracey Ecklund | West Texas A&M | Jr. |
| Whitney Whitford | West Texas A&M | Jr. |