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1902
The baseball team at St. Louis College, as St. Mary's was then known, went undefeated, winning six games.
1909
A football team is organized on the St. Louis College Campus.
The baseball team goes undefeated except for an exhibition game played on Chaminade Field against the Detroit Tigers. Legend has it that Melvin "Bert" Gallia, who went on to pitch for the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns, gave up a long home run to Ty Cobb, who ran the bases backwards.
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1916
United States Army Lieutenant Dwight David Eisenhower becomes the football coach. His wife Mamie is later awarded a varsity letter for her support of the team. She is the only female to ever be honored with a St. Louis or St. Mary's football letter.
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1923
St. Mary's downtown campus is renamed St. Mary's Academy as the Woodlawn Hills campus is renamed St. Mary's College.
1924
J.S. "Doc" Hammond is named basketball coach.
1925
The "Rattler" officially adopted as the school mascot. The student newspaper had adopted that name the previous fall. Legend holds that the football practice field had to be cleared of diamondback snakes on a regular basis.
Edward Barrett becomes basketball coach.
Johnny Trabucco is the first Rattler to compete in the state track meet in Austin. Trabucco competes in the discus throw and shot put.
On October 19, in the first intercollegiate football game, the Rattlers defeat Southwestern 19-0. The first team is captained by Buster Carver and coached by Tom O'Donnell. The Rattlers will play many of their home games on Eagle Field, the present day site of the School of Law.
1926
In the school's first intercollegiate basketball team, St. Mary's defeats the Austin Institute for the Deaf and Dumb 35-27. The team is led by center Nig Votova, who scored 122 points in 14 games, to a record of 12-7.
Br. Thomas Treadaway, S.M., joins St. Mary's University as the new athletic director.
Buster Carver and Paul Daily lead the football squad to a 2-4-1 record.
1927
St. Mary's College becomes St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas.
The basketball team, led by Earle English with 129 points, wins nine of 19 games.
The Rattler baseball team finishes 6-2 with Mart Kaiser hitting .322.
Br. Fred Hannauer, S.M., is appointed athletic director.
1928
The basketball team finished 17-5 with Joe Christy Scoring 210 points, Walter Will scoring 155, guard Dick Hearn scoring 112, and Frank "Dutch" Daehne scoring 109.
Jim Kendrick is named the new football coach. Kendrick played football in 1920 with the Canton Bulldogs professional team. One of his teammates was the legendary Jim Thorpe.
On Nov. 18, before 4,000 fans at League Park, St. Mary's defeats DePaul University in football 16-13.
1929
On Jan. 16, in a noble experiment, the Rattlers play St. Mark's in a basketball game without the center jump after each made basket.
All remaining basketball games are canceled after Br. John Black, S.M., announced that there are no available San Antonio facilities.
Jim Kendrick resigns as football and basketball coach.
In March construction begins on Alumni Gym. A baseball diamond is built on the west side of campus; in 1958 it becomes V.J. Keefe Field.
St. Mary's hires Barlow "Bones" Irvin as head coach for baseball, basketball and football.
The football team finishes 8-1 with Dutch Daehane scoring 11 touchdowns. The year included an historic 20-12 victory over DePaul at Chicago's Soldier Field on Nov. 17.
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1930
Earl Lowe and Dutch Daehne lead the basketball team to a 9-2 record.
1931
In March due to rising expenses the football program is discontinued but the team stays together as a club team, the Cincinatti Mudhens. Bones Irvin leaves St. Mary's to become the new freshman football coach at Texas A&M University.
1934
St. Mary's President the Rev. Alfred H. Rabe, S.M., announces that football will return in the 1935-36 academic year.
1935
The football team, directed by former Baylor head coach Frank Bridges and flamboyant Business Manager J.C. "Mose" Simms, plays with red, white and blue uniforms in honor of the Texas Centennial of 1936. Simms acted as coach although there was no official coach at the time. Simms creates the the St. Mary's Booster Club with the citywide backing of San Antonio Mayor C.K. Quinn.
Guy Todd and Frank Russell are named football co-captains.
The Alamo Conference begins with St. Mary's, Sul Ross and Texas A&I.
1936
The football team places six starters on the All-Alamo Conference team: Paul Buchanon, Francis Vivrett, Warren Wylde, Lawrence Vetter, Woodrow Roy and Doug Locke. Quarterback "Hoot" Gipson makes the second team. Locke is named first team Associated Press Little College All-American.
1937
Doug Locke is named outstanding student athlete for a second consecutive year.
On the baseball diamond Locke bats .414, but the Rattlers finish with a 2-4 record.
In basketball Andy Obriotti scores 330 points in 18 games, but the Rattlers win just one of them.
Jack Thurmond advances to the finals of the Texas State Golf Tournament.
St. Mary's President the Rev. Alfred H. Rabe, S.M., announces that St. Mary's will finally install a wood floor in Alumni Gym. Construction had began in 1929, but completion was delayed because of the depression. During this period the gym was used by the Flying Cadonas aerial circus act.
The football team is rated 71.0 by the Williamson's rating, a index similar to the Dunkel Index. The Rattlers are ranked 158th in the country, two points ahead of Southern California.
St. Mary's and Hardin-Simmons are under consideration for admission to the Southwest Conference.
Rattler punter H.L. Wendorf averages over 47 yards per kick.
Doug Locke, two-time AP Little College All-American, scores four touchdowns against Ouachita Baptist in a 33-14 victory to close the season with a 8-2-2 record. Locke leads the nation in scoring with 160 points and 26 touchdowns.
1938
On February 22, Alumni Gym is finally dedicated. The first basketball game is played against West Texas State Teacher's College. The Rattlers lose 38-33.
Billy Devine, Steve Keller, Jean Wiedermann and Ed Brennan are the top four Rattler tennis players
The top basketball stars are Chico Cubriel, Clint Henning, Theron Adcock, Woody Roy and Guy Todd.
St. Mary's wins both the tennis and golf championships in the Alamo Conference.
Doug Locke is drafted to play professional football for the New York Giants. His St. Mary's uniform number, #38, is retired.
Curt Sandig, taking Locke's place in the backfield, leads the football squad in scoring.
1939
Gordon Pease, a former Longhorn tennis star, is hired to promote the Rattler tennis team to national prominence.
Ken "Arky" Croswell is the leading scorer on the basketball team. Andy Obriotti is second.
Boxing becomes a major sport with the University of Texas and St. Mary's splitting a match 3-3-2.
Football captains are Burren Brown and Homer Burkett
Mose Simms, the football business manager, and Doug Locke are named the new football coaches.
In the most memorable football game in school history, St. Mary's travels to Kezar Stadium in San Francisco defeating the University of San Francisco 7-6. The Dons are the third best team on the west coast.
Both Collier's and Life magazines feature full-page spreads on the St. Mary's football team and their cross country trips in a ragged bus, the "Blue Goose."
Curt Sandig rushes for 195 yards in one game against Sul Ross as the Rattlers win 47-0.
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1940
Alfred "Rosy" Vorphal leads the Rattlers on the basketball court to five straight early season victories, including two over Texas A&M.
St. Mary's wins both the conference tennis and golf championships again with Tom Nixon winning the tennis singles and teaming up with Bill Devine to take the doubles title. In golf Lonnie Wendhand and Jimmy Chasey lead the way.
St. Mary's defeats Daniel Baker 51-0 in football in the opener of the new Alamo Stadium.
Sam Harshany, who once played baseball for the St. Louis Browns, is hired as the new basketball coach. Jack "Tricksie" Allen is a key freshman recruit.
St. Mary's plays a Christmas charity football game against the Southwest Conference All-Stars.
1941
The entire St. Mary's athletic department is reorganized by university administrators to get more involvement from San Antonio business organizations. The new council hires Lloyd "Singing" Russell as the new football coach.
In what will be the last intercollegiate football game played by St. Mary's, the Rattlers lose to Mississippi Southern 7-0.
1942
The basketball team is 4-4 and attempting to schedule other contests when the athletic department curtails all intercollegiate contests. Br. Tom Henderson, S.M., the director of physical training, wants to emphasize and promote more intermural activity and downplay intercollegiate sports. The demands of the war effort make it more difficult for sports fans to change his mind.
Curt Sandig begins playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ex-Rattler stars Jack Allen and Burren Brown are in military service.
1946
Br. William Siemer, S.M., announces that intercollegiate basketball will resume at St. Mary's for the 1946-47 season.
Coached by Br. Siemer, the new Rattler basketball team defeats Daniel Baker 66-22 on Dec. 7. Jack Allen leads the new team in scoring with 274 points in 20 games.
1947
After an almost 20-year absence, St. Mary's fields an intercollegiate baseball team. Without scholarships, the Rattlers win their first six games behind pitcher Jim Sepulveda and slugger Louis Camprain (15 hits in his first 22 at bats). The Rattlers end the season 13-3.
1948
Athletic representatives from St. Mary's, Southwestern, Daniel Baker, St. Edward's, Texas Lutheran and East Texas Baptist meet in Georgetown to discuss the possibility of forming a new conference, the Pioneer Conference. The new basketball-only conference allows athletic scholarships.
1949
Captain Larry Jordan of the basketball team leads the squad in scoring with 176 points in 18 games. Right behind him is Jack Allen with 175 points in 20 games.
Jack Moran is the star of the baseball team with a .313 batting average as Al Sturchio leads the pitchers with a 5-3 record.
Br. Eugene Gittinger, S.M., is named as the new athletic director, replacing Br. Siemer who retains his position as basketball coach.
Jim Veltman and Tom Sheridan are named the 1949-50 basketball captains.
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1950
The baseball squad wins 13 of 19 with key hitters Hector Garcia, Jim Veltman and Ray Glau leading the way. Garcia and Lefty Rule each go 4-1 on the mound.
The St. Mary's golf team wins seven of 11 scheduled matches with area schools.
Ray Glau plays in the All-Southwest area All-Star game in New York's Polo Grounds. Lefty Gomez is the manager.
1951
Elmer Kosub and Gerald Kempf, called the "K-Ration" twins, lead the baseball team in hitting. St. Mary's finishes 10-12.
In May, St. Mary's, St. Edward's, East Texas Baptist, Daniel Baker, Southwestern, Texas Lutheran, and Texas Wesleyan form the Big State Conference. The conference will have sports competition in basketball, baseball, golf and tennis, and begins play in the 1951-52 school year.
In its first Big State Conference basketball game, St. Mary's defeats Southwestern in Georgetown 67-46. Greg Crane leads the team in scoring with 360 points for the year. East Texas Baptist wins the first conference title.
1952
The baseball team finishes 14-6 with Gerald Kempf hitting .412, Nick Huizar .357 and Billy Tschirhart .321.
Br. Walter Puckett, S.M., is named athletic director.
1953
Greg Crane and Joe Delaney lead the Rattler cagers in scoring with 354 and 340 points respectively, The team, unfortunately, finishes 7-18.
The tennis team, facing opponents like TCU, SMU, Rice, Trinity and Baylor, wins six of 10 meets lead by Jim Callan and Trice Haas. The team defeats Trinity 5-2 to win the city championship.
The Rattler baseball team wins their second straight conference title with Kempf and Huizar leading the way.
Br. Siemer, the basketball coach for 11 years, retires in mid-season due to poor health. Br. Gittinger takes over on an interim basis.
1954
The baseball team wins its third straight conference crown with a 16-4 record with three hurlers combining for 13 of those wins.
The St. Mary's track team wins its third straight crown in a runaway with 63 points.
The new basketball coach is Jim Heiser. He is the first lay athletic administrator since 1941.
1955
The basketball team finishes 16-11 with Bob Delaney, Brian O'Donnell and John Kloza as the team's leading scorers.
The tennis team, under the direction of Br. Ed Rohrbach, S.M., wins seven of its first eight matches.
1956
John Kloza becomes the first Rattler basketball player to score 1,000 points in a career.
In two games, the St. Mary's cagers outscore Pan American 176-68.
The baseball team wins the conference championship again and has a nine-game winning streak to boast about during the season.
1957
Maurice Harris becomes the first black athlete at St. Mary's. As a freshman he finishes second in scoring and first in rebounding.
St. Mary's defeats Pan American 99-24; the 75 point margin is the largest in school history.
Rattler-ex Elmer Kosub returns to campus to coach the baseball team. He leads them to a 12-7 record and a Big State Conference Championship.
On Nov. 13, former athletics director Carl Cartwright passes after fighting a lingering illness. Cartwright served as AD and was an assistant coach in the 1920s.
1958
Winston Miles, from San Antonio's Wheatley High School, is named top freshman basketball player in the Big State.
On April 19, 1958, V.J. Keefe Field is dedicated. Keefe, a ready-mix concrete contractor and amateur baseball fan, oversaw the 1957-58 upgrade of the Rattler's home diamond. Keefe remained a big supporter of St. Mary's baseball until his death in 1965.
The basketball team travels to Mexico City for three preseason games.
1959
The basketball team takes second in the conference, but participates in the first NAIA playoff, losing to Southwest Texas State. Conference champion Texas Wesleyan is ineligible for post-season play.
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Mel Barborak is named the new head basketball coach
Ken Sampson becomes the first Rattler basketball player to score more than 500 points in a season.
1961
Ken Sampson is named to the Catholic All-American Team.
The baseball team behind Bill Sebera, Jr. and Ken Collins finishes 20-6 and wins the Big State Conference.
Bill Sebera becomes the first St. Mary's athlete to be named to the NAIA's First Team All-American. Sebera would later sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Former President of the United States Dwight David Eisenhower returns to St. Mary's for a visit after a 45-year absence.
Freshman guard Herman "Buddy" Meyer Jr., from Davis, West Virginia, joins Hank Cox and Rudy Zinsmeister as the new key basketball recruits.
Mel Barborak also becomes baseball coach, with Elmer Kosub taking over as athletic director.
1962
Guards Buddy Meyer and Hank Cox combine for over 800 points and both make the Big State All-Conference First Team.
Elmer Kosub resumes duties as head baseball coach.
Former Rattler football coach Mose Simms dies on Oct. 21.
1963
Buddy Meyer is chosen as First Team Catholic All-American
Baseball coach Elmer Kosub goes to Central America to promote baseball on a goodwill tour for the United States
In April St. Mary's hires Ed Messbarger, the former University of Dallas head basketball coach, for the 1963-64 season.
St. Mary's first soccer team finishes Alamo League play with a 3-2-1 mark.
1964
The basketball team reaches the NAIA National Tournament for the first time ever as they defeat East Texas State in the District IV playoffs. Junior guard Buddy Meyer, the leading free-throw shooter in the NAIA, hits two free throws with four seconds left to ensure the 58-55 win.
In the second round of the NAIA tournament the basketball team defeats Grambling led by All-American Willis Reed. The Kansas City papers call the 72-66 win the biggest upset in the history of the NAIA tournament. The Rattlers lost in the third round to Rockhurst, which went on to win the tournament.
Ken Sampson finishes his St. Mary's career with 1,776 points; most in school history.
1965
Buddy Meyer makes the All-Big State team for the fourth straight year. He is the first Rattler cager to be named all-conference all four years.
Doug Williams, a former United States Air Force basketball star, signs a letter of intent to play basketball at St. Mary's.
V.J. Keefe Field gets lights for night baseball.
1966
The golf team reorganizes after a three-year absence
Sophomore shortstop Bill Grabarkewitz leads the Rattlers in five offensive categories. That summer he signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Stan Bonewitz becomes the only athlete in the modern sports era at St. Mary's to letter in both basketball and baseball.
1967
The basketball team wins 20 games for the first time and qualifies for the NAIA tournament again. They win two games in Kansas City before falling in the quarterfinals to finish the season 22-9.
1968
The grandstand and team facilities at V.J. Keefe Field are expanded and upgraded through the efforts of the San Antonio Sports Association, which sought to upgrade the ballpark for professional use. From 1968 to 1993, the renamed V.J. Keefe Memorial Stadium was the home of minor league farm teams in the Chicago Cubs (1968-71), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-73), Cleveland Indians (1974), Texas Rangers (1975-76) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1977-93) organizations.
Former Rattler basketball standout Buddy Meyer returns to St. Mary's as the new assistant basketball coach.
The first women's basketball team begins extramural competition against other area city colleges. Libby Johnson is the head coach.
1969
The St. Mary's track team, led by sprinter Richard Garcia, wins another Big State title.
The St. Mary's soccer team, led by Dave Stolarski and Chuck Bartush, wins the Texas Collegiate Soccer League Championship by beating the University of Texas 5-1, breaking the Longhorns' 33 game non-losing streak.
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1970
On Jan. 24, before nearly 6,500 fans in the Hemisfair Arena, St. Mary's upsets 7th ranked Houston 76-66, as All-American Doug Williams scores 24 points and grabs 16 rebounds.
Williams earns First Team NAIA All-American honors.
The Rattler baseball team defeats three NCAA Division I teams ranked in the top-10 on the way to a 21-8 season. St. Mary's defeated No. 4 Pan American 3-0 and 4-3, No. 7 Houston 4-3 and 4-1, and split with No. 1 Texas 6-5 and 1-2. Three players are chosen All-American: Wes Skidmore, Charles Rother and Jimmy Wolfe.
Football returns in club form after a 29-year absence. The squad defeats Monterrey Tech 20-6 in the second game of the year. Ralph Domas make the club football First Team All-American squad.
The women's volleyball team wins the San Antonio Area City Championship with a 12-3 match record.
1971
After a winless season, the club football team disbands due to lack of financial support.
1972
The St. Mary's basketball team announces plans to play six double-header type home games at Hemisphere Arena during the 1972-73 season.
Led by sophomore forward Gary Tomaszewski, the Rattlers win seven straight games en route to another Big State title.
1973
Robert Reid, of nearby Schertz, joins the Rattler basketball team with returning stars Gary Tomaszewski and Dennis Carter. St. Mary's is ranked No. 6 in the NAIA preseason poll.
1974
The basketball squad places fourth in the NAIA tournament, the best finish in the school's history, as they defeat Keene State, Fairmont State and Augustana.
The golf squad takes its first conference crown in eight years.
The women's extramural softball team forms.
1975
The basketball team makes a return trip to Kansas City, again finishing fourth. The team wins a school record 26 games. Gary Tomaszewski ends his playing career with nearly 2,000 points and First Team NAIA All-American honors.
Robert Reid and Larry Gooding are selected to play on the NAIA's 10-man basketball squad that tours Mexico.
Freshman tennis sensation Larry Levinson wins both the Big State and District IV singles crowns en route to placing in the NAIA Nationals in Kansas City.
Men's soccer, playing in the Texas State Soccer League, becomes a varsity sport led by Coach Dave Stolarski and players Dan Oijut and Jorge Nalvarte.
1976
The baseball team sweeps a double-header at the University of Texas 5-1 and 5-4.
The baseball team earns their first trip to the NAIA College World Series. Led by Glenn Tschirhart, Charlie Migl and freshman Danny Heep, St. Mary's produces it first 30-win season.
The women's tennis team participates on the varsity level for the first time.
Edelia Lira and Mary Brennan join to make the women's basketball team a city power.
Bill Blankenship replaces Elmer Kosub as athletic director. Kosub remains the head baseball coach.
1977
Robert Reid finishes his Rattler career leading St. Mary's to their 11th consecutive conference crown. Reid is named NAIA First Team All-American. Reid, Roy Ligget and Mike Cuningham are the team leaders.
Reid is drafted by the Houston Rockets of the NBA.
The tennis team wins the conference crown, breaking St. Edward's 16-year streak. The team is coached by Steve Nienhaus, with Larry Levinson and Ben Nixon as the top performers.
1978
Elmer Kosub is named president of the American Association of College Baseball Coaches.
St. Mary's wins what appears to be their final Big State championship in basketball as St. Mary's briefly decides to drop athletic scholarships. The decision is quickly rescinded and the Rattlers remain in the Big State Conference.
Ed Messbarger leaves St. Mary's after 16 season for Angleo State University. Buddy Meyer is named the new basketball coach and Jim Zeleznak becomes his assistant.
The baseball team reaches the NAIA area playoffs led by Danny Heep, Robert Wagner, Conrad Perez and Paul Syzmarek. The squad wins a record 34 games.
1979
Buddy Meyer is named NAIA District IV Coach of the Year in his first season. The Rattlers win another Big State crown lead by Leon Walls, Mark Pawzun and James Gray.
Baseball player Danny Heep signs with the Houston Astros.
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1980
The basketball team has a losing record for the first time in 10 years as they drop to 11-13.
The soccer team has its best season ever under Coach Stolarski as the team wins 18 of 23 games
The women's volleyball team, under the direction of new head coach Jim Coen, sets numerous school records while winning 42 of 56 matches.
1981
In a one-year turnaround, the men's basketball team wins both the Big State Conference and District IV Championship while advancing to the NAIA National Tournament. Sophomores Ricky Hooker and Jai Mahone are offensive stars.
1982
The women's basketball team reaches the District IV playoffs with junior Mary Hoernschmeyer placing fifth in the country in field-goal percentage. The team sets a school record for wins with 19.
The men's basketball team returns to Kansas City with Ricky Hooker named NAIA First Team All-American. Other key players are transfer Gary Gaspard and team MVP Harry O'Brian, who was later drafted by the San Antonio Spurs. The team upsets third-ranked Xavier of Louisiana in the opener only to lose to eventual champion South Carolina - Spartanburg.
The women's softball team, the first St. Mary's women's team to reach a national tournament, places fourth in the NAIA finals. Cherie Hasinbiller, Terri Nunex and Ellen Kielly lead the way.
Elmer Kosub reaches the 400 victory plateau on the final day of the baseball season. He is the first Texas baseball coach to have 400 NAIA victories.
1983
Carol Apolinar becomes the first All-Conference and All-District Volleyball player at St. Mary's.
Ricky Hooker earns NAIA First Team All-American honors in basketball as the Rattlers make a third consecutive trip to Kansas City, falling in the second round.
1984
The men's basketball team makes a fourth consecutive trip to the national tournament defeating St. John's of Minnesota, but losing to Waynesburg in the second round.
1985
The men's basketball team upsets Chaminade in Hawaii, Texas A&M in College Station, and UT-San Antonio in the Mayor's Cup at Hemisphere Arena.
1986
The St. Mary's Lady Rattlers softball team, lead by pitcher Leticia "Letty" Morales, hosts the NAIA tournament and win it all, St. Mary's first national championship.
Elmer Kosub retires after 30 years leading the Rattlers on the baseball diamond. His assistant of five years, former Rattler standout Charlie Migl, is named the new head coach.
1987
The Heart of Texas Conference is formed by St. Mary's, Incarnate Word, Texas Lutheran, St. Edward's, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Texas Wesleyan.
1988
The Rattlers win the first of five consecutive HOTC men's basketball conference championships.
Senior forward Henry James and junior guard Anthony Houston are the first Rattlers to be named to the Heart of Texas All-Conference team. James would go on to play for several NBA teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The baseball team wins the inaugural Heart of Texas conference title.
1989
The men's basketball team wins the NAIA national basketball tournament, bringing home the James A. Naismith Trophy from Kansas City. Buddy Meyer is named NAIA National Coach of the Year.
Anthony Houston is named First Team NAIA All-American and HOTC All-Conference. He joins Meyer as the only Rattler cagers named all-conference in each of their four seasons.
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1990
The men's basketball team looks to return to Kansas City to defend their national title, but falls on the road in the District IV finals in overtime.
1991
Women's soccer becomes a varsity sport. The team had been a club team the previous two seasons.
1992
The baseball team places five players on the All-District IV team while setting a school record with 41 wins, a record that lasts only one season.
Elliot Henderson becomes the first Rattler basketball player to average in double figures for points and rebounds in a single season.
1993
Men's basketball senior forward Elliott Henderson moves into the Top Ten on the Rattlers all-time scoring list.
Golfer Pete Palacios becomes the first St. Mary's golfer to medal at the District IV Championship, qualifying him for the NAIA Golf Championship at Sawgrass TPC, Florida.
The softball team makes their ninth consecutive appearance in the NAIA national tournament.
The baseball team appears in the NAIA College World Series and again raises the school record for wins with a 45-15 season, a record that will fall in 1995.
1994
The volleyball team, under second-year head coach Laura Neugebauer, finishes the season with a 31-8 record and a second place finish in the District IV tournament. April Fricke becomes the first volleyball All-American in St. Mary's history.
The women's basketball team sets a school record for wins with 22 under new head coach Tom Weeaks. The men's basketball team heads for the national tournament, now held in Tulsa.
The softball team extends its record by qualifying for the NAIA National Tournament for the 10th consecutive year.
1995
The women's basketball team competes in its first-ever NAIA National Tournament. The volleyball and men's basketball team along with two tennis players also qualify for their national tournaments.
For the third time in four years the baseball team extends the school wins record with a 46-14 season and a NAIA College World Series appearance.
St. Mary's and the rest of the Heart of Texas Conference are granted provisional membership in the NCAA Division II. The HOTC teams continue to play as NAIA teams pending completion of the transition to NCAA affiliation and are subject to both organizations' rules.
1996
Both basketball teams again qualify for the NAIA national tournaments as the baseball team returns to the NAIA College World Series.
1997
Both basketball teams again return to the NAIA national tournament. It is the men's fourth consecutive trip and the women's third.
The men's and women's soccer teams each win their first Heart of Texas Conference titles. The women fall in the regional finals in a shootout after quadruple overtime to the eventual national champion, the University of Mobile.
The volleyball team makes its third trip to the NAIA national tournament in four years.
1998
Men's basketball coach Buddy Meyer and baseball coach Charlie Migl both pick up their 400th coaching victories. Meyer is in his 20th year as Rattler head coach, Migl is in his 12th. Both have spent their entire collegiate coaching career at their alma mater.
The men's basketball team makes its fifth consecutive trip to Tulsa for the NAIA Division I National Tournament.
Becky Garcia also heads to Tulsa. She qualifies for the NAIA women's tennis singles tournament after winning the HOTC Women's singles crown.
The baseball team wins its fourth consecutive HOTC title, their eighth conference crown in Migl's 12 seasons.
St. Mary's achieves full membership in NCAA Division II while retaining NAIA affiliation.
1999
The groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Alumni Athletics & Convocation Center during Homcoming Weekend.
The Rattler baseball and softball teams both advance to the NAIA Southwest regionals.
After 12 seasons the Heart of Texas Conference comes to an end as its members leave the NAIA for the NCAA. At its peak, the HOTC was comprised of nine institutions. St. Mary's and three other schools became NCAA Division II affiliates as the other five joined the NCAA's Division III.
St. Mary's joins Division II's newest conference, the Heartland Conference. The Rattlers are joined by former HOTC foes St. Edward's University, Texas Wesleyan University, and the University of the Incarnate Word and by new rivals Drury College, Lincoln University and Rockhurst University.
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2000
Sixty-two years of basketball tradition in Alumni Gym comes to a close in winning style as the Men's Basketball team defeats Texas Lutheran University in the final home game of the 1999-2000 season.
Baseball coach Charlie Migl records his 500th victory at the Rattlers' helm.
The Men's golf team wins the Heartland Conference Tournament -- St. Mary's first conference title in the newly-formed Heartland Conference.
The Volleyball team closes out its years in Alumni Gym in style by winning all nine of its home matches -- capturing the first Heartland Conference Volleyball championship in the process.
Rattler softball legend Leticia Morales-Bissaro became the third Rattler-ex inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame, joining former basketball coach Ed Messbarger and 1970s men's basketball standout Robert Reid
The Women's Basketball team plays the final intercollegiate game in Alumni Gym, defeating Southwestern Baptist University on Nov. 21.
The Men's Basketball team ushers in a new era in Rattler athletics on Nov. 27 with a victory over Texas A&M - Commerce in the first intercollegiate game played in the Bill Greehey Arena of the Alumni Athletics & Convocation Center.
2001
The Rattler Men's Basketball team shares the first-ever Heartland Conference title and St. Mary's makes its first appearance in a NCAA Division II national tournament, competing in the South Central Regional.
In March, Leticia Morales-Bissaro becomes the first St. Mary's female athlete to have her jersey number retired. In September, Morales-Bissaro became the first female inducted into the National Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame.
Former major-leaguer Danny Heep becomes the first former St. Mary's baseball player to have his jersey number retired. Heep played for the Astros, Mets, Dodgers and Red Sox, playing on two World Series Champion teams in the process.
The Softball team wins the first Heartland Conference softball crown and advances to the South Central Regional.
The Baseball team wins St. Mary's first baseball national championship - the Rattlers' first NCAA D-II national title. The Rattlers, hosts and winners of the West Regional, won a school record 50 games and All-American Jesse Gutierrez hits a school record 28 home runs - the most in the division - and is named the championship's Most Outstanding Player. The 2001 Rattlers, in only their first year of D-II playoff eligibility, are the first team from Texas to win the D-II baseball crown.
Baseball Coach Charlie Migl is named the NCAA D-II Coach of the Year, the D-II West Region coach of the year and the San Antonio Express-News Co-Sportsman of the Year for leading the Rattlers to the national championship. During the course of the 2001 season Migl became the winningest coach in St. Mary's history.
2002
The Women's Basketball team wins its first Heartland Conference Title with a 10-0 conference record. The Lady Rattlers advance to their first D-II national tournament, were they lose in the South Central Regional finals to the eventual national runner-up. The team ends the season with a 36-3 record and ranked #13th in the final national poll. Sophomore Erin Griffin is selected for theKodak/WBCA Division II All-American First Team.
Rattler golfer Jillian Wyne, a junior from Calgary, Alberta, finishes tenth in the NCAA Division II Women's Championship. The Men's golf team win the Heartland Conference championship and Earl Meyer is named HC coach of the year. The women's squad, paced by Wyne, win the unofficial HC title.
The Rattler Softball team, under the leadership of All-Americans Kym Kling and Natalie Hill, wins the NCAA Division II National Championship. Kling, MVP of the Championship, finishes the season with a 35-5 record. The Rattlers, coached by Donna Eckert Fields -- a member of the 1986 NAIA Championship squad, have their winningest season ever, winning 58 of 69 games. Fields and graduate assistant Jessica Flores Peoples are named the D-II Coaching Staff of the Year.
Women's athletics expands with the launching of the cross country team.
2003
The men's and women's basketball teams win the Heartland Conference Championship Tournaments to claim their second Heartland Conference titles and their second trips to the Division II national tournament.
With a 17-2 victory over St. Cloud State on March 9, the Rattler baseball team gives Coach Charlie Migl his 600th career victory. Migl has led the Rattlers since 1987, compiling a 600-264 record in his first 864 games.
2004
With a victory over St. Edward's, the men's basketball team gives Coach Buddy meyer his 500th career win. The team finishes with a 19-11 record and a third trip to the NCAA Division II national tournament. Meyer announces that he will retire after the 2004-2005 season. The baseball team advances to the NCAA Division II national tournament.
The softball team wins the Heartland Conference title for the fourth year in a row, and hosts the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament for the third year in a row. Coach Donna Fields is named Heartland Conference Coach Of The Year for the fourth-straight year. Senior Kym Kling is named conference player of the year for the third-straight year. Junior Liz Beyer is a first team All American, while junior Roni Garcia and Kling are named second-team All Americans.
The men's and women's golf teams win the Heartland Conference championships, then advance to the NCAA national playoffs. Men's golfer Luke Antonelli finishes 10th in the nation.
Women's soccer falls in the Heartland Conference championship game. Tara Wicketts wins the Heartland Conference Cross Country Championships as a freshman.
2005
The cross-country team advances to the NCAA regional meet for the second-straight year.
Men's basketball head coach Buddy Meyer coaches his 27th and final season at St. Mary's. The team wins a share of the Heartland Conference title, giving Meyer 16 conference crowns over his career. The team advances to a third-straight NCAA national playoff appearance, and the fourth NCAA appearance in five years.
2006
Jamie Amoretti becomes St. Mary’s first individual national champion, taking the crown in men’s golf. The women's basketball team wins the Heartland Conference Basketball Tournament, hosting the championship game in Bill Greehey Arena. The softball team win its sixth straight Heartland Conference Tournament and advances to the NCAA South Central Region semifinals.
2007
The volleyball team rally from two games down to upset second seed Dallas Baptist in five games, lifting them into the Heartland Conference Tournament Championship game for just the second time. Samantha Weber becomes the school’s first NCAA Division II Volleyball All-American. The softball team wins its seventh straight Heartland Conference Tournament title. Malissa Magee and Kelcy Walker earn All-American honors.
2008
Tara Wicketts places eighth at the Heartland Conference Cross Country Meet, becoming the first four-time All-Heartland honoree for the Rattlers in cross country. The women's basketball team wins a school record 24 straight games, goes undefeated in Heartland Conference play, wins the Heartland Conference Tournament and advances to the NCAA South Central Region Tournament.
The men's basketball team upsets St. Edward's to win the Heartland Conference Tournament and makes its fourth appearance in the NCAA Division II South Central Region. The softball team wins its eighth straight Heartland Conference softball tournament, while Malissa Magee sets a school record with 36 wins.
Bexar County voters approve the use of venue tax revenues through the Community Venues Program for a variety of projects, including the St. Mary’s Outdoor Sports Complex.
2009
The men's golf team is named the NCAA Division II academic national champions after maintaining a cumulative 3.62 grade-point average. It marks the Rattlers' sixth athletic national title.
The women's basketball team goes 24-6, earning a spot in the South Central Region Tournament after posting its second straight 20-win season.
2010
Under first-year coach Jenny Warmack-Chipman's stead, the volleyball team enjoys its best season in years. The Rattlers advance to the South Central Region tournament for the first time as an NCAA Division II member and also win the Heartland Conference Tournament for the first time since 2000.
The women's soccer team enjoys a similar resurgence, posting its first double-digit-wins season in five years with a 10-6-2 mark. The Lady Rattlers narrowly miss out on the regional tournament.
2011
The baseball team defeats cross-town rival Incarnate Word 5-1 in the final regular-season played at V.J. Keefe Field, which hosted St. Mary's baseball for 53 years. The Rattlers go on to host the NCAA Division II South Central Region tournament following a record-setting year in which they are ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation and record the best winning single-season winning percentage in school history (82.5 percent). Longtime coach Charlie Migl recorded his 900th win during the season. Star closer Sammy Rivas is named an Honorable Mention All-American by Daktronics.
The softball team also play its final season at its longtime facility, the St. Mary's Softball Field, prior to the construction of the new Outdoor Sports Complex. The Lady Rattlers advance to the regional tournament for the 10th time in 11 years and win the Heartland Conference title. First baseman Jared Gonzalez is named a Daktronics Second-Team All-American.
2012
Baseball advances to the NCAA Division II national tournament, appearing on the championship stage for the first time since winning it all in 2001. Three Rattlers earned All-America honors, including pitchers Carl O'Neal and Rene Solis, to go along with catcher M.P. Cokinos, who was then drafted by the Houston Astros. O'Neal led the nation in wins while closer Jonathan Perez tied for the nation lead in saves.
The men's basketball team made it to the South Central regional, falling in a tight game to top-seeded Midwestern State. Star center Kevin Kotzur earned All-Region distinction for the third straight year.
2013
Liz Dalton becomes St. Mary's new Athletics Director. St. Mary’s Athletics sees a big year that includes winning eight Heartland Conference regular-season and/or tournament championships among its 12 sports. The year also produce six All-Americans.
The men’s basketball team advances its farthest since entering the NCAA, making the Sweet 16. Kevin Kotzur becomes the program’s first All-American and finishes his career as the only Rattler with over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Women’s Basketball claims the conference crown to advance to the South Central Region tournament under head coach Jason Martens, producing the coach’s fourth season of 20-or-more wins. Star Jackie Woods is named All-America Honorable Mention.
Baseball head coach Charlie Migl reaches a personal milestone, claiming his 1,000th career victory to become the 11th coach in Division II baseball with 1,000 or more wins. He finishes the season as the fourth-winningest coach among active D-II baseball coaches. Ace Carl O’Neal is named All-American for the second straight season and closer Jonathan Perez is named All-American Honorable Mention. Baseball advanced to the NCAA regional for the fourth straight season after winning the Heartland regular-season championship.
St. Mary’s Softball earns an All-American honor in pitcher Emily Brittain, as she is named Honorable Mention and earns the South Central Region Pitcher of the Year award. Softball wins the regular-season and tournament championship, advancing to the NCAA regional.
The women’s tennis program earns its first-ever Heartland Conference championship, leading to head coach Lisa Dausin being named the South Central Region Coach of the Year for both the men’s and women’s programs. Mariana Rong becomes the program’s first All-American, finishing the season ranked No. 13 in the nation.
St. Mary's Athletics produces a grand total of 14 student-athletes who receive All-America academic recognition.
2014
The men’s soccer team doubled its win total from the previous season, posting a winning record at 8-7-2.
Women’s soccer won six-straight matches during the year, advancing to the Heartland Conference Tournament.
The men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA South Central Regional for the third-straight year.
The women’s basketball squad made it to the NCAA Championship Round of 32 and finished with a 20-10 record.
The men’s golf team qualified for the NCAA West/South Central Regional for the first time since 2011 and posted one of its best rounds of the year in the final round, moving up eight places.
Men’s tennis ended the season ranked 45th in the nation after going 5-1 in conference play.
For the fourth time in school history, the softball team posted 50 or more wins, going 50-14 and advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals.
2015
A five-match winning streak helped the women’s soccer team to an appearance in the Heartland Conference Tournament and a 10-7 overall record.
Women’s tennis finished the season as the top-ranked team in the NCAA Region and 12th in the nation after winning the Heartland Conference Championship and moving on to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.
Softball won both the Heartland Conference Championship and the NCAA Super Regionals en route to a 48-12 overall record.
The men’s basketball team won the Heartland Conference Tournament with a pair of exciting games. The team won both games by a combined five points to advance to the NCAA South Central Regional for the fourth-straight season.
The baseball team also advanced to the NCAA South Central Regional and defeated third-ranked Colorado Mesa in the first game. They ended the season with a 41-16 record and Matt McClain was selected as an ABCA Third-Team All-American.
Men’s golf advanced to the NCAA West/South Central Regional, while Allison Howarth posted one of the best season’s in women’s golf history, ending with a 21st place finish at regionals.
2016
The women’s soccer team went unbeaten in the first seven matches of the season en route to an 8-6-4 overall record and an appearance in the Heartland Conference Tournament.
Women’s golf won the Heartland Conference Championship for the first time in a dozen years and narrowly missed out on the NCAA Championship after a fourth-place finish at the regionals.
For the fourth-straight year, the women’s tennis team won the Heartland Tournament and they made the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship for the second year in a row.
The men’s golf team finished just one-stroke back at the Heartland Conference Championship and qualified for the NCAA West/South Central Regional.
For the first time in 14 years, the men’s tennis team qualified for the NCAA First Round after a perfect 5-0 conference record for its first title in three years.
Sydney Wellmann was named a Third-Team All-American for the softball team after they went 44-14 overall and 22-2 in Heartland action. The club advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals after winning four straight at the NCAA South Central Regional.
2017
The volleyball team won seven straight matches during the regular season and upset top-seeded at host UAFS in the Heartland Conference Tournament to advance to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2010.
The men’s soccer team earned its first postseason berth since 2015, advancing to the semifinals of the Heartland Conference Tournament.
The softball team moved on to the NCAA Regionals for the fourth-straight season and won the Heartland title for the eighth-straight year.
Men’s golf started the year with a tournament win and continued to post a strong season, winning the Heartland Conference Championship – the first in eight years.
The women’s golf team won five tournaments throughout the season, culminating with a second-place finish at the Heartland Conference Championship and a third-place finish at the NCAA West/South Central Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship, where they placed fifth.
Women’s tennis continued to play well, extending its winning streak in Heartland Conference matches to 25 and they made it to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Championship.
The men’s basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Heartland Conference Championship, while the women’s basketball team topped 20 wins for the sixth time during Jason Marten’s tenure, finishing at 21-7.
The men’s tennis team set the record for wins in a season after going 18-7 and advancing to the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. They ended the year ranked 21st, the highest end of year ranking in school history and won the Heartland Conference Tournament.
2018
Robert Coleman is named the new Director of Athletics after 12 years at Whittier College in Whittier, California.
Matt Barnes resigns as head Men's Soccer coach and assistant coach Johnny Clifford is elevated to head coach.
Men’s soccer standout Pato Botello earned All-American honors after being the Heartland Conference Player of the Year and signed a professional contract upon his graduation.
Rattler student-athletes hit a home run in the classroom during the 2018-19 year as they collectively posted a 3.35 grade-point average (GPA), the highest departmental GPA ever on record and placed 169 students on the Heartland Conference Honor Roll. 28 student-athletes were named to Heartland All-Conference teams including three players of the year, two newcomers of the year, two freshman of the year, and a coach of the year.
The Men's Golf team made history by winning the NCAA West/South Central Regional Championship, besting California Baptist by four strokes. A second-place finish at the Heartland Conference Championship qualified the women’s golf team for its third-straight NCAA West/South Central Regional.
Women’s tennis posted its sixth-consecutive undefeated season in Heartland matches, advancing to the NCAA Round of 16. The club won 20 matches, surpassing the milestone for the third time in four years. Kaylin Kruseman and Tyra Timm ended the year ranked number two in the nation amongst Division II doubles teams, while Kruseman was 13th in singles action.
Men’s tennis won double figure matches for the sixth time in seven years, going 14-8 and qualifying for the NCAA South Central Regional. Jeremiah Sanchez finished the year ranked 11th nationally in singles, while he and partner Bojan Popovic ranked eighth in doubles.
Staci Johns earned the Heartland Pitcher of the Year honors as the team won the regular season title and hosted the tournament for the ninth consecutive year.
2019
St. Mary's student-athletes compiled over 1,600 hours of service, good for a runner-up finish for the Heartland Community Service Impact Award and nearly 1,000 more hours than the previous year.
Freshman Caleb Jordan was the unanimous Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year.
Baseball coach Charlie Migl won the 1,200th game of his career with the team’s 8-2 victory over Our Lady of the Lake on March 27, becoming the active leader in wins amongst Division II baseball coaches. The team posted 20+ wins for the 38th consecutive season.
Men’s golf advanced to its second-straight NCAA Regional after finishing second at the Heartland Conference Championship. During the year, the club won three different tournaments.
The women’s golfers qualified for its fourth-straight NCAA West/South Central Regional after finishing in the top three at the Heartland Championship.
The women’s tennis team won its seventh-straight Heartland Conference Championship, advancing to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Championship as Head Coach Lisa Dausin retired after eight stellar seasons with the Rattlers.
Softball continued its dominance in the Heartland Conference, winning the regular season title for the 10th straight season.
St. Mary’s joins the Lone Star Conference as the league expands to 19 teams in the fall of 2019.
The Men's Soccer team wins the Lone Star regular season title and advances to the NCAA Round of 16, falling to #3 Cal State LA in penalty kicks, 1-1. The historic season for the Rattlers ended with a 15-3-3 overall record. They reached the best ranking in program history at No. 10 in the country and finished the season 15th in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
Ollie Wright named South Central Region Player of the Year, D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches All-American.
Bill Macom named the new Director of Tennis.
2020
Corwyn Ritch resigns as head women's soccer coach after 19 seasons. Kevin Driggs named the fifth head women's soccer coach in program history after five years as an assistant at West Texas A&M.
The spring seasons were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Mary’s adds the first collegiate varsity Esports program in San Antonio. Kaitlin Teniente named first head Esports coach at St. Mary's.
Before ending its season early, the men’s golf team finished in the top four in the first seven tournaments of the year, including winning the St. Mary’s Invitational.
Emilio Gonzalez named Lone Star Conference Golfer of the Year. Gonzalez and Ryan Dixon named PING All-Region and All-American.
Jeremiah Sanchez from the men’s tennis team was named the Division II National Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner.
Softball head coach Donna Fields was inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.
Department earned a 3.64 cumulative GPA, breaking the semester record for the fourth consecutive semester.
The athletic department earned the Lone Star Conference Balfour Academic Excellence Award for the women’s teams in its first year in the league. The six women’s teams earned the highest GPA of any athletic department in the conference and volleyball posted the highest GPA at 3.756. The Rattlers had 147 student-athletes named to the Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.30 GPA) and 26 posted a perfect 4.00 GPA for the semester. Volleyball earned the sport award for the highest GPA of any volleyball program in the LSC.
2021
Fall sports were postponed to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both the women's tennis and women's golf teams won their respective NCAA Regions and advanced to the NCAA Championship. Women's Tennis ended the season in the quarterfinals, while women's golf advanced to the semifinals.
Estelle Beck, Monica Dibildox and Sofia Ruescas all earned All-American honors from the women's golf team and Sofia Ruescas was crowned the individual champion at the NCAA Regional.
Men's tennis played in the NCAA South Central Regional and Jeremiah Sanchez was named an All-American as well as Lone Star Player of the Year, Senior of the Year, Sportsmanship Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference after going undefeated (16-0).
Women's basketball lost to eventual National Champion, Lubbock Christian in the Lone Star Conference Tournament. The Rattlers won five of their six final regular season contests to advance to their second-straight LSC Tournament.
Men's and women's soccer both advanced to the Lone Star Tournaments. Three players from the two teams were named to the All-Tournament Teams (Megan Copeland, Dani Gimena, Lewis Wilson).
Baseball and softball also both made noise at the Lone Star Conference Tournaments. Baseball won the opening series over Oklahoma Christian before going 1-2 during the second weekend of play. Softball's Abby Carney was tabbed to the All-Tournament team after blasting a pair of home runs in the two contests. Jake Mares was named to two different All-Region teams for the baseball team.
The baseball team came to the end of an amazing era when head coach Charlie Migl retired at the end of the season after 35 seasons as the head coach.
A total of 121 student-athletes were named to the Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll and both men's tennis and women's golf earned the Lone Star's sport award for the highest GPA of any program in the league.
2022
The women's tennis team won their second-straight NCAA South Central Regional, after winning their first Lone Star Conference Tournament title. Angela Vargas was named the MVP of the Tournament and Ashley Penshorn was tabbed the ITA South Central Region Senior of the Year.
Laura Ulrich was named the 11th head volleyball coach in school history and led the Rattlers to the Lone Star Tournament Quarterfinals. Senior Alissa Tolbert was named to the All-Conference First team, becoming only the third player in school history with over 900 kills and 900 digs.
Men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, men's basketball, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's golf, women's golf, baseball and softball all qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament.
The softball team advanced to the NCAA South Central Regional final, where they lost a hard-fought 2-1 decision to rival, Texas A&M-Kingsville. The team was seeded seventh in the region, but made the finals due to solid pitching and timely hitting, finishing second at the regional for the fourth time in school history. Head Coach Donna Fields won her 1,000th career game against Eastern New Mexico on March 25, becoming the 15th NCAA Division II Coach to accomplish the milestone.
The women's golf team finished fourth in the nation for the second straight season with a 3.871 GPA to earn WGCA All-Scholar honors.
Men's sports won the Academic Excellence Award in the Lone Star Conference, while baseball, women's golf and women's tennis were all named Academic Team Champions for having the highest combined GPA in the Lone Star.
The Rainbow Six Siege team finished in the top eight after posting a 28-12 overall record for Esports.
2023
Women's golf won the Academic National Championship, posting the highest GPA of any team in Division II. The team also had success on the links, advancing to their seventh-straight NCAA Regional.
The women's tennis team won their second-straight Lone Star Conference Tournament title, third-consecutive NCAA South Central Regional and advanced to the NCAA Round of 16. Ashley Penshorn was named an All-American for the second time in her stellar career and she also earned the prestigious Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award.
During the fall, the men's soccer team advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament after winning the Lone Star Conference regular season title. Coach Johnny Clifford and his staff were named the Region Coaches of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches Association and Lewis Wilson earned First-Team All-American honors.
The women's soccer team also made history, earning their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, where they dropped a heartbreaker to Lone Star foe West Texas A&M.
Long-time men's basketball coach Jim Zeleznak, who also spent many years as the softball coach, announced his retirement from the hardwood. Zeleznak moved to the 'front office' and will serve as the department's Director of Sponsorships. Bubba Meyer was named the 17th head coach.
The softball team advanced to its 30th postseason tournament and 17th NCAA Regional, where they went 1-2. Catalina Cavazos, Ericka Gomez and Lauren Gonzales were all named First-Team All-Conference picks.
During the fall competition season, both the Halo and Rainbow Six Siege teams made it to the Grand Finals, while the Rocket League team made the Quarterfinals during the spring.
2024
The women's golf team finished as the Runner-Up at the NCAA Championship after knotting UIndy in the final match and needing an extra hole to decide the champion. The two teams tied for seventh during stroke play and each won two medal matches to reach the finals. Rebecca Reed was named the program's first-ever First-Team Academic All-American. She was also the Lone Star Academic Golfer of the Year for the second year in a row, the Rattlers Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the Lone Star Conference and a Second-Team All-American.
The women's soccer team lost in the finals of the Lone Star Conference Tournament and earned an at-large berth to their second-straight NCAA Tournament. Shelby Paniagua was tabbed a Second-Team All-American.
Softball qualified for their 18th NCAA Regional, reaching the 30-win milestone for the 25th time in Donna Fields 27 seasons at the helm of the Rattlers.
The Fortnite team made the Grand Finals during the fall and spring competition seasons for Esports, while the Rainbow Six Siege team advanced to the semifinals in the spring. Gavin Garcia was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year for Rainbow Six.
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