RICHARDSON, Texas – Texas A&M International University graduate student Ariben Gutierrez of the baseball team and junior Leianna Jimenez of the women's soccer team earned Athletic Performance Student Academic Awards from the Lone Star Conference. 

The LSC recognizes athletic performance students who devote numerous 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, athletic performance students 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. 

Gutierrez is pursuing his MBA and Jimenez is pursuing a degree in Kinesiology.