Trojan Shield Weekly Update: January 7, 2019
Greetings from Trojan Country!
We are off and running with a new semester at Trinidad State. The basketball teams are both back on campus, and the rest of the students are ready to arrive this weekend. The Athletic Department staff has been busy preparing for the upcoming semester. It should be an exciting time. We have the basketball and track teams in action throughout January and then the baseball and softball teams join the fray in early February.
Last Week's Results
No events last week
This Week
Wednesday -
- Men’s Basketball travels to Colorado Springs, Colorado to take on Air Force Prep
Friday -
- Men’s Basketball hosts Northwest Kansas Technical College JV at 4pm in Scott Gym
Sunday -
- Women’s Basketball hosts Clarendon College at 2pm in Scott Gym
Athletes achieve success in the classroom
We stress academic achievement for all of our student-athletes at TSJC. The teams all hold study sessions and each of the coaches stresses the importance of keeping up with coursework despite the rigorous schedule required of all of the athletes. The hard work has paid dividends over the years with great success in the classroom, and this past semester was no exception. Of our 147 athletes, we had 56 finish with a GPA over 3.5 and a total departmental GPA at around a 3.1. We had 19 students finish the semester with a perfect 4.0.
The teams get into the act competing with each other as well. This semester we had an amazing competition for the top spot with three teams finishing over a 3.37 GPA. The battle was close between softball, women’s basketball and volleyball, but in the end the volleyball team won out with a team GPA at 3.58. Women’s soccer was slightly lower than these three overall, but held the record for most students at a 4.0 as six of the freshman soccer players all recorded perfect marks.
I am proud of the effort that the students put in throughout the first semester and know I echo the sentiment of the coaches when I say we are not going to be satisfied with these grades and are going to continue to push to become one of the top academic programs in the nation.
Pair of Trojans sign with Park University Gilbert
A pair of Lady Trojan Softball players have committed to move on next year, signing with Park University Gilbert. Gabby Gonzales and Harleigh Scott committed to the Buccaneers for their inaugural season in 2019-20. Both Gonzales and Scott originally came to TSJC from Winslow, Arizona.
Gonzales is a left-handed catcher. She played in 51 games during the Trojans Region IX championship run last season, hitting six home runs while driving in 40 RBIs. She hit .382. Scott is a freshman at TSJC and will see her first action when the Trojans take the field in February. She is an outfielder.
The Lady Trojans will open their 2019 season in less than one month. They host Frank Phillips for a doubleheader on February 2 with the first pitch set for noon.
New signings this week
Our coaches were hard at work in December signing athletes for next year. We had a number of new Trojans commit to play at TSJC in 2019-20. This week’s new signees include – for Baseball, Uziel Santos Rodríguez from Cidra, Puerto Rico, for Softball, Marissa Reyes from Carlsbad, New Mexico, and for volleyball, Julieanna Ramos from San Antonio, Texas, Sofia Moreno Bendala from Vaciamadrid, Spain and Michaela Rae Coronado from Phoenix, Arizona. Some of the photos are below.
Some photos from the week
Quote of the Week -
"Happiness is an inside job. Don't assign anyone else that much power over your life." - Mandy Hale
GO TROJANS!
#DMGB - Doesn’t Matter Get Better
Mike Salbato
Athletic Director
Trinidad State Junior College