Athletics News
OLLU's Nuziere, LSUA's Stuurman capture first RRAC Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Week
February 16, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2026) – Matis Nuziere of 11th-ranked Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) earned the RRAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week award for Feb. 9-15, while Isabella Stuurman of No. 10 LSU Alexandria was named the RRAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the same dates. This is the first set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season.
OLLU sweeps RRAC Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards
February 16, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2026) – (12) Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Lilly Rocha repeats as the RRAC Softball Player of the Week, while teammate Annika Litterio earns Pitcher of the Week honors for the dates of Feb. 9-15. This is the fourth set of weekly awards.
Pilots Sanchez, Lucas awarded RRAC Baseball Players of the Week honors
February 16, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2026) – (1) LSU Shreveport’s Carlos Sanchez (Player) and teammate Brock Lucas (Pitcher) have earned RRAC Baseball Players of the Week awards for Feb. 9-15. This is the fourth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC baseball season.
LSUA's Young and TAMUT's Rothschild chosen as this week's RRAC Women's Hoops Player of the Week
February 16, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2026) – LSU Alexandria’s Justice Young (offensive) and Texas A&M-Texarkana’s Imani Rothschild (defense) have been honored as the RRAC Women’s Hoops Players of the Week for the dates of Feb. 9-15. This is the 15th set of awards.
LSUA's McQuillan and LSUS' Brittingham named RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week
February 16, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2026) – The RRAC has honored (RV 26) LSU Alexandria’s EJ McQuillan as Men’s Hoops Offensive Player of the Week, while (13) LSU Shreveport’s Hayden Brittingham takes home Defensive Player of the Week honors for the dates of Feb. 9-15. This is the 15th set of weekly awards.
First NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll features RRAC teams
February 12, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2026) – Three RRAC members have received recognition in the first NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Poll of 2026 that was released on Feb. 11.
RRAC teams included in first NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
February 11, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2026) – The RRAC is proud to feature five team members in the first regular-season NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll released on Feb. 11.
OLLU's Rocha and TAMUV's Hardy named RRAC Softball Players of the Week
February 09, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2026) – The RRAC tabs (12) Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Lilly Rocha as Softball Player of the Week; Texas A&M-Victoria’s Zoe Hardy takes Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 2-8. This is the third set of weekly awards.
Louisiana Christian sweeps RRAC Baseball weekly awards
February 09, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2026) – Louisiana Christian swept the RRAC Baseball Players of the Week awards with Braden Trull as Player of the Week and Kade Linn as Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 2-8. This is the third set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC baseball season.
LSUA's Person and LCU's Leblanc selected as RRAC Women's Hoops Players of the Week
February 09, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2026) – Capturing this week’s RRAC Women’s Hoops Players of the Week awards are LSU Alexandria’s Sydney Person for offense and Louisiana Christian’s Kylei Leblanc for defense for the dates of Feb. 2-8. This is the 14th set of awards.
LSUS' Johnson, OLLU's Irwin named RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week
February 09, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2026) – The RRAC has announced that the RRAC Men’s Hoops Players of the Week awards are presented to (15) LSU Shreveport’s Thaddeus Johnson for Offensive Player of the Week and Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Jermey Irwin for Defensive Player of the Week for Feb. 2-8. This is the 14th set of weekly awards.
RRAC men's tennis feature teams from OLLU, Texarkana and Xavier
February 07, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 7, 2026) – The RRAC men's tennis season began in mid-January, featuring teams from Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Texas A&M-Texarkana, and Xavier (La.). This season, OLLU will compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. TAMUT and XULA will compete in the NAIA Affiliated Group during the postseason.
RRAC 2026 Women's Tennis season underway
February 06, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2026) – The RRAC women’s tennis season has begun, with Louisiana Christian, LSU Alexandria, LSU Shreveport, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Texas A&M-Texarkana, and Xavier (La.).
RRAC's Krisilyn Corral and Haley Fontenot named NAIA Softball Players of the Week
February 03, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2026) – For the first time in RRAC history, both NAIA Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week honors have been awarded to RRAC recipients for the same week. In fact, NAIA Softball Player of the Week honors have only been awarded to Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Madison Nunn in 2023, and NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week prizes to OLLU’s Cassandra Valdez in 2024 and OLLU’s Annika Littero in 2025.
LSUA's Fontenot and TAMUSA's Corral receive RRAC Softball Players of the Week honors
February 02, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 2, 2026) – The second RRAC Softball Players of the Week awards go to (13) LSU Alexandria’s Haley Fontenot for offense and Texas A&M-San Antonio’s Krisilyn Corral for defense for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
LSUS' Sanchez and TAMUV's Zeplin honored with RRAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week awards
February 02, 2026
WACO, Texas (Feb. 2, 2026) – (1) LSU Shreveport’s Carlos Sanchez has captured the RRAC Baseball Player of the Week award, while (20) Texas A&M-Victoria’s Blane Zeplin wins Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1. This is the second set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC baseball season.