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State Farm Scholar Athletes
This year, State Farm is proud to showcase an exemplary scholar-athlete at
every State Farm Lone Star Showdown Event. State Farm awards the largest
athletic scholarship in Texas given on a statewide basis, having awarded
over $87,000 in the past five years. The following scholar-athletes were
honored at this year's State Farm Lone Star Showdown events.
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Jon Wiegand
University of Texas
Senior- San Antonio
Major: Pre-Med
Tennis
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Jon, a senior member of the Longhorns' Big 12 Champion men's tennis team, will pursue a career in medicine upon graduation.
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Loryn Johnson
University of Texas
Senior- Alvin
Major: Health Promotion
Softball
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Loryn, a senior infielder for the Longhorns, is a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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Elze Potgieter
Texas A&M University
Senior- Bloemfontein, South Africa
Major: Accounting
Tennis
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Elze, who plays #1 singles for the Aggies, will graduate with both a bachelor's degree and a Masters in May.
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Michael Wacha
Texas A&M University
Freshman- Texarkana
Major: Undeclared
Baseball
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Wacha, who has yet to declare a major, was a member of the National Honor Society as well as an Academic All-State selection while at Pleasant Grove HS.
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Kendal Carrillo
University of Texas
Junior- Sweetwater
Major: Accounting
Baseball
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Carrillo, a junior from Sweetwater, has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and will earn his degree in Accounting this May.
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Kelsea Orsak
Texas A&M University
Sophomore- Pearland
Major: Business Marketing
Softball
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Orsak, a sophomore utility player who led the Aggies in stolen bases last year as a freshman, was an Academic All-State selection in high school at Pearland.
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Nathan Walkup
Texas A&M University
Junior- Deer Park
Major: Business
Basketball
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Walkup, who has been a solid contributor to the Aggies in his first three seasons, is a Business major who plans on working for his family's business upon graduation.
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Damitria Buchanan
Texas A&M University
Senior- Houston
Major: Psychology
Basketball
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Buchanan, a senior from Houston's Jones High School, earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology in just three years, and is currently working toward's a master's degree in the same field.
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Casey Strange
Texas A&M University
Senior- Houston
Major: Urban & Regional Sciences
Swimming & Diving
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Strange, a senior from Houston's Westside High, is a two-time team captain who has scored almost 150 total points in his first three years at the Big 12 Championships.
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Dexter Pittman
University of Texas
Senior- Rosenberg
Major: Education
Basketball
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Pittman has been a major force in the post for the Longhorns since arriving on campus, and has also done well in the classroom, earning Academic All-Big 12 Honors twice.
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Justin Mason
University of Texas
Senior- Amarillo
Major: Applied Learning & Development
Basketball
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Mason, a senior guard, was named to both the Defensive All-Big 12 and 2nd Team Academic All Big-12 teams as a sophomore and a junior.
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Damion James
University of Texas
Senior- Nacogdoches
Major: Applied Learning & Development
Basketball
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James, a four-year starter for Rick Barnes' squad, is a regular member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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Kristen Nash
University of Texas
Senior- Plano
Major: Corporate Communications
Basketball
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Nash, one of the Longhorns' senior leaders, is a Corporate Communications major with a 3.1 GPA.
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Ryan Tannehill
Texas A&M University
Sophomore- Big Spring
Major: Biology
Football
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Tannehill, one of the Aggies top pass-catching threats and also back-up quarterback, was named Academic All-Big 12 as a freshman in 2008. He plans on attending Medical School upon graduation.
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Adrienne Woods
University of Texas
Junior- Dexter, MI
Major: English
Swimming & Diving
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Woods has contributed from the moment she stepped on campus, specializing in freestyle and the backstroke. She has also twice been named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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Rachel Shipley
Texas A&M University
Junior- Plano
Major: Business
Soccer
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Shipley, a midfielder who was selected as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week as a sophomore in 2008, was also selected to the Academic All-Big team.
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Jennifer Banse
Texas A&M University
Senior- San Antonio
Major: Allied Health
Volleyball
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Banse was named the Big 12's Most Improved Player as a sophomore in 2007. She has also been named 2nd Team Academic All-Big 12 and is on track to graduate in May before going into Nursing.
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Heather Kisner
University of Texas
Senior- Sugar Land
Major: Finance
Volleyball
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Kisner, who set a Texas single-season record for digs with 488 in 2008, has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll six times and Academic All-Big 12 twice.
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