Oklahoma Panhandle State University

The Oklahoma Panhandle State University Aggies have picked up numerous honors and surpassed historic milestones in the 2025-26 year. Aggies' teams, too, have experienced incredible success in the fall season. Men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball each made it to the SAC Tournament, the first time in OPSU history that all three teams made it in the same year. The men's soccer team broke program records for most consecutive home shutouts and fewest goals allowed per game in a season. Panhandle State women's soccer set the program's single-season wins record and became the first team to earn a point against a ranked opponent, among a host of other single-season records it set. Volleyball tied its longest winning streak since 2021 with a five-match heater early in the SAC season on its way to becoming the first OPSU volleyball team to reach the SAC Semifinals, and it saw the program's first ever NAIA National Athlete of the Week winner. The 2025 Aggie football team became the first since 1990 to win its season-opener on the road, as it upset Peru State College. OPSU men's and women's rodeo teams have already combined for a trio of top-three finishes and two individual all-around champions, while shooting sports improved in major ways throughout the fall of 2025.

Individual honors collected include one NAIA All-American, one NAIA National Athlete of the Week, two SAC Players of the Year, 17 All-SAC performers, 15 SAC Athlete of the Week honors, 10 CSC Academic All-District selections and 19 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, while program records have fallen at rapid pace in both cross country and track & field. Several milestones and program-firsts have also been achieved across the board.
 

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NAIA PROGRAMS

Baseball (Season not started)

Men's Basketball 

• Christian Campbell
  • Aggie of the Week (Nov. 17-23)
• Mike Carter
  • Aggie of the Week (Dec. 8-14)
• Aaron Williams Jr.
  • SAC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3-9)

Women's Basketball 

• Emily Bray
  • Aggie of the Week (Nov. 3-9)
• Tryssa Dowd
  • Aggie of the Week (Nov. 10-16)
  • Aggie of the Week (Dec. 8-14)
• Mar'kia Pratt
  • Aggie of the Week (Nov. 17-23)

Men's Cross Country SEASON COMPLETE: TOOK EIGHTH AT SAC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

• Joshua Samaron
  • Top-10 Finish at NMHU XC Jam (Sept. 26)
  • Aggie of the Week (Nov. 3-9)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Trevor Youngblood
  • Set 6k Program Record (Sept. 11)
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 8-14)
  • Set 7k Program Record (Sept. 26)
  • Top-10 Finish at NMHU XC Jam (Sept. 26)
  • SAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 22-28)

Women's Cross Country SEASON COMPLETE: TOOK FIFTH AT SAC CHAMPIONSHIPS, PLACED TWO ALL-CONFERENCE RUNNERS.

• Shania Chavez
  • Set 4k Program Record (Sept. 11)
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 8-14)
  • SAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 8-14)
  • All-Sooner Athletic Conference
• Carolina Valenzuela 
  • Top-10 Finish at NMHU XC Jam (Sept. 26)
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 22-28)
  • Set 6k Program Record (Oct. 11)
  • Set 6k Program Record (Oct. 25)
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 20-26)
  • All-Sooner Athletic Conference

Football SEASON COMPLETE: PICKED UP FIRST ROAD WIN IN SEASON-OPENER SINCE 1990, RUSHED FOR MOST SINGLE-GAME YARDS SINCE 2015 IN A 35-14 WIN OVER ARKANSAS BAPTIST, FINISHED SEASON 3-7.

• Elzie Barnett III
  • Second-Team All-SAC
• Cache Barrett
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Tach Brewer
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Chance Guadiz
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Charles Holmes III 
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 13-20)
  • Honorable Mention All-SAC
  • Tied-Second in NAIA in Blocks 
  • Tied-Second in NAIA in Pass Breakups
• Richmond Howell
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Rylan Johnson 
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 6-12)
  • Second-Team All-SAC
• Dillon Laurer
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Nate Orta
  • Aggie of the Week (Aug. 25-31)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Demontray Pritchett
  • Honorable Mention All-SAC
• William Rodriguez III
  • Second-Team All-SAC
• Loren Snead
  • Broke Program's All-Time Interceptions Record (Nov. 15)
  • Aggie of the Week (Nov. 10-16)
  • Second-Team All-SAC (Safety)
  • Honorable Mention All-SAC (Punter)
• Carlos Vazquez
  • Honorable Mention All-SAC
• David Zeller
  • SAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)
  • SAC Special Teams Player of the Year
  • First-Team All-SAC
  • Led NAIA in Yards per Return

Men's Golf

• Xavyer Mosqueda
  • Recorded an albatross at Central Plains Invite (Sept. 22)
• Thantup Saengvut 
  • Top-10 Finish at Carmichael Cup (Sept. 9)
  • Top-Five Finish at Central Plains Invite (Sept. 22-23)
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 22-28)
  • SAC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 22-28)
• Worathan Thammachokecharoen
  • Top-10 Finish at SCU Invite (Sept. 2-3)
  • Top-10 Finish at Carmichael Cup (Sept. 9)

Men's Soccer SEASON COMPLETE: TIED BEST SIX-GAME START IN PROGRAM HISTORY AT 4-1-1, BROKE PROGRAM RECORD FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME SHUTOUTS (FOUR), ALLOWED FEWEST GOALS PER GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY (1.35), MADE THE SAC TOURNAMENT, FINISHED WITH A 6-6-5 RECORD.

• Ayoup Bader
  • Second-Team All-SAC
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Pablo Benavides 
  • SAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13-19)
• Hew Brown
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Olai Caicoya 
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 20-26)
• Othman Gherab 
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 15-21)
• Aron Kanyai
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 1-7)
• Nils Kienass
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Samuel Maduka 
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Calum Murphy
  • CSC Academic All-District

Women's Soccer SEASON COMPLETE: BROKE PROGRAM'S SINGLE-SEASON WINS RECORD, PICKED UP FIRST POINT VERSUS RANKED OPPONENT IN PROGRAM HISTORY, SET SINGLE-SEASON PROGRAM RECORDS IN GOALS PER GAME (1.62) AND FEWEST GOALS AGAINST PER GAME (2.20), EARNED SIXTH SEED IN SAC TOURNAMENT, FINISHED WITH A 6-7-2 RECORD.

• Yaddelis Alderete 
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Emily Chavez
  • Second-Team All-SAC
• Emma Contreras 
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 6-12)
  • Became Second Player in Program History to Score a Goal in Three Straight Games (Oct. 10)
  • Second-Team All-SAC
• Emma Daskalov
  • Surpassed 20 Career Points (Sept. 10)
  • Became First Player in Program History to Score a Goal in Three Straight Games (Sept. 10) 
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 13-20)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • CSC Academic All-District
• AlaraLynn Gunderson
  • Surpassed 100 Career Saves (Sept. 10)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Toriana Holt
  • Became Third Player in Program History to Score a Goal in Three Straight Games (Oct. 28)
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Sadie Law
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Celeste Maldonado
  • Aggie of the Week (Aug. 25-31)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Mallory Maltese
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete

Softball (Season not started)

Men's Track & Field 

• Alan Martinez
  • Set Indoor 600-yd Program Record (Dec. 6)
• Xavyer Mosqueda
  • Set Indoor Shot Put Program Record (Dec. 6)
  • Aggie of the Week (Dec. 1-7)
• Joshua Samaron
  • Set Indoor 5k Program Record (Dec. 6)

Women's Track & Field

• Brittney Carrasco
  • Set Indoor Weight Throw Program Record (Dec. 6)
• Shania Chavez
  • Set Indoor 5k Program Record (Dec. 6)
• Breyanna Kemp
  • Set Indoor 400m Program Record (Dec. 6)
  • Aggie of the Week (Dec. 1-7)

Volleyball SEASON COMPLETE: TIED LONGEST WINNING STREAK (FIVE GAMES) SINCE 2021, SET SINGLE-SEASON NAIA PROGRAM RECORD (SINCE 2017) IN KILLS AND ASSISTS, EARNED FIFTH SEED IN SAC TOURNAMENT, BECAME FIRST TEAM IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO ADVANCE TO SAC SEMIFINALS, FINISHED WITH 16-15 RECORD.

• Taylore Alsaid 
  • Surpassed 500 Career Kills (Oct. 11)
  • SAC Defender of the Week (Oct. 20-26)
• Emma Coburn
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Elena Kagiali
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 15-21)
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)
  • SAC Attacker of the Week (Oct. 6-12)
  • SAC Attacker of the Week (Oct. 13-19)
  • NAIA Attacker of the Week (Oct. 13-19)
  • SAC Attacker of the Week (Oct. 20-26)
  • SAC Attacker of the Week (Oct. 27-Nov. 2)
  • Broke NAIA Program Record (Since 2017) for Most Kills in a Season
  • Broke NAIA Program Record (Since 2017) for Most Kills in a Match
  • SAC Player of the Year
  • SAC Attacker of the Year
  • SAC Newcomer of the Year
  • First-Team All-SAC
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Third-Team NAIA All-American
• Winiffer Rodriguez
  • SAC Defender of the Week (Oct. 6-12)
  • Second-Team All-SAC
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Mia Sanchez
  • Surpassed 1,000 Career Assists (Aug. 30)
  • SAC Setter of the Week (Aug. 25-31)
  • SAC Setter of the Week (Sept. 15-21)
  • Second-Team All-SAC
• Skyla Stark
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 1-7)
  • SAC Attacker of the Week (Sept. 8-14)
  • Third-Team All-SAC
  • CSC Academic All-District
• Nyah Ulmer
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete

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NON-NAIA PROGRAMS

Equestrian

• Sydney Carey
  • Top-Three Finish in Rookie Horsemanship (Oct. 18-19)
• Jolina Demann
  • First-Place Finish in Rookie Horsemanship (Nov. 22-23)
• Ashlyn Eisenman
  • Top-Three Finish in Rookie Horsemanship (Oct. 18-19)
  • Top-Three Finish in Rookie Horsemanship (Nov. 22-23)
• Eva Johnson
  • Top-Three Finishes in Reining (Oct. 18-19)
  • Top-Three Finishes in Open Horsemanship (Oct. 18-19)
  • Top-Three Finish in open Reining (Nov. 22-23)
• Cami Kenny
  • Top-Three Finish in Beginner Horsemanship (Nov. 22-23)
• Taydem Perryman 
  • Top-Three Finish in Level 1 Horsemanship (Oct. 18-19)
• Mitchell Ullom
  • First-Place Finish in Reining (Oct. 18-19)
  • Top-Three Finish in Open Reining (Nov. 22-23)
  • Qualified for 2026 IHSA Regional Championship (Nov. 22-23)
• Adaelia Wiebe
  • Top-Three Finish in Beginner Horsemanship (Nov. 22-23)

Men's Rodeo

• Porter Hall
  • Won Team Roping Average at Colby Rodeo (Sept. 11-13)
  • Won Tie Down Roping Long Round at NWOSU Rodeo (Oct. 30-Nov. 1)
  • Won Tie Down Roping Average at NWOSU Rodeo (Oct. 30-Nov. 1)
• Riley Stark
  • Won Saddle Bronc Riding Short Round at OSU Rodeo (Oct. 2-4)
  • Won Saddle Bronc Riding Long Round at NWOSU Rodeo (Oct. 30-Nov. 1)
• Luke Tippmann
  • Men's All-Around Champion at OSU Rodeo (Oct. 2-4)
  • Aggie of the Week (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)

Women's Rodeo

• Layni Masters
  • Won Breakaway Roping Long Round at Colby Rodeo (Sept. 11-13)
• Camree Slavin
  • Women's All-Around Champion at NWOSU Rodeo (Oct. 30-Nov.1)
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 27-Nov. 2)

Shooting Sports 

• Rhett Green 
  • Top-Five Finish in Doubles Skeet at Fall ACUI WCC Championships (Nov. 14-16)
• Cameron Smith
  • Aggie of the Week (Oct. 27-Nov. 2)
  • Recorded Perfect Score in American Trap at Fall ACUI WCC Championships (Nov. 14-16)
  • Top-10 HOA Finish at Fall ACUI WCC Championships (Nov. 14-16)