Athletics News
RRAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards go to TAMUT's CJ Richard and LSUA's Carter Fabre
January 26, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 26, 2026) – RRAC Baseball Player of the Week accolades have been awarded to CJ Richard from Texas A&M-Texarkana, while Pitcher of the Week honors go to Carter Fabre from LSU Alexandria for Jan. 19-25. This is the first set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC baseball season.
RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week recognize standout performances by UNTD'S Greg Crawford and TAMUT's Daryl Houston
January 26, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 26, 2026) – Outstanding performances earned Greg Crawford from North American (Texas) and Daryl Houston from Texas A&M-Texarkana RRAC Men’s Hoops Players of the Week honors for the dates of Jan. 19-26. This is the 12th set of weekly awards.
RRAC Awards Women's Hoops Players of the Week to North American's Dickey and Our Lady of the Lake's Westerdijk Martin
January 26, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 26, 2026) – The RRAC Women’s Hoops Players of the Week accolades have been awarded to Jerkayla Dickey from North American (Texas) for Offensive Player of the Week and Alexandra Westerdijk Martin from Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) for Defensive Player of the Week. This is the 12th set of awards for the dates Jan. 19-25.
LSU Shreveport lands every first-place vote in the 2026 RRAC Baseball Preseason Poll
January 20, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 21, 2026) – LSU Shreveport finished last season with an undefeated 59-0 overall record, a 30-0 conference record, the RRAC regular-season and postseason trophies, the NAIA championship title, and a visit to the White House. Not surprisingly, the Pilots have been picked first, receiving all 10 first-place votes in the 2026 RRAC Baseball Preseason Poll. The Pilots have won 10 of the last 14 RRAC regular-season titles and nine of the previous 14 RRAC tournament titles.
LSUA and TAMUT take over top spots in the 2026 RRAC Softball Preseason Poll, ending OLLU's four-season reign
January 20, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 20, 2026) – LSU Alexandria knocked Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) out as the first pick in the 2026 RRAC Softball Preseason Poll, after the Saints were atop every year since 2022. Second-pick Texas A&M-Texarkana, third-pick OLLU, fourth-pick Texas A&M-Victoria, and LSUA all qualified for the NAIA National Championship Tournament in 2025, and all four completed their seasons in the opening round. OLLU and TAMUT went 2-2, while LSUA went 1-2, and TAMUV lost two.
LSUS' Markisic and LCU's Leblanc Named RRAC Women's Hoops Players of the Week
January 19, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 19, 2026) – The RRAC recognized LSU Shreveport’s Selma Markisic and Louisiana Christian's Kylei Leblanc as winners of the 2025-26 RRAC Women’s Hoops Players of the Week awards. This is the 11th set of awards for the dates Jan. 12-18.
LSUS' Brittingham, UNTD's Crawford Selected as RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week
January 19, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 19, 2026) – (15) LSU Shreveport’s Hayden Brittingham and North Texas-Dallas’ Greg Crawford have been named the RRAC Men’s Hoops Players of the Week for the dates of Jan. 12-18. This is the 11th set of weekly awards.
21 RRAC Student-Athletes Earn CSC Academic All-District Awards, Lauren Reynard from OLLU Selected as Academic All-American
January 16, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 16, 2026) – On Jan. 13, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the volleyball, women’s soccer, and men’s soccer NAIA Academic All-America (AAA) selections, and late last year, the CSC named the NAIA Academic All-District (AAD) student-athletes. Eligible AAD selectees advanced to compete in the AAA awards.
132 RRAC Student-Athletes Earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete Recognition
January 13, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 13, 2026) – Late in 2025, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announced the 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for fall sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the fall sports who have excelled academically, including those sanctioned by the RRAC: men's cross country, men's soccer, women's cross country, women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
OLLU's Morin-Bishop and LSUS' Brittingham named RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week
January 12, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 12, 2026) – The 10th set of RRAC Men’s Hoops Players of the Week awards is presented to Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Jaydin Morin-Bishop for Offensive Player of the Week and No. 25 LSUS’ Hayden Brittingham for Defensive Player of the Week for the dates Jan. 5-11.
LSUS' Markisic and UNTD's Yeldell win RRAC Women's Hoops Players of the Week awards
January 12, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 12, 2026) – The winners of the 2025-26 RRAC Women’s Hoops Players of the Week awards for the dates of Jan. 5-11 are (RV) LSU Shreveport’s Selma Markisic for Offensive Player of the Week and North Texas-Dallas’ Shandrea Yeldell for Defensive Player of the Week. This is the 10th set of awards.
Shreveport's Gonzalez Herrero and Toni Coleman Named RRAC Women's Hoops Players of the Week
January 05, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 5, 2026) – The first set of 2026 RRAC Women’s Hoops Players of the Week has been swept by (RV) LSU Shreveport. Named Offensive Player of the Week is Paula Gonzalez Herrero, and Toni Coleman is Defensive Player of the Week for the dates of Dec. 28-Jan. 4.
LSU Shreveport's Brittingham, TAMUT's Houston Named RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week
January 05, 2026
WACO, Texas (Jan. 5, 2026) – The first RRAC Men’s Hoops Players of the Week awards for 2026 have been announced. Capturing the ninth set of awards are No. 25 LSU Shreveport’s Hayden Brittingham for Offensive Player of the Week and Texas A&M-Texarkana’s Daryl Houston for Defensive Player of the Week for the dates Dec. 31-Jan. 4.
Six from RRAC Earn Fall NAIA All-America Team Honors
December 27, 2025
WACO, Texas (Dec. 27, 2025) – The RRAC is proud of the individuals who were named to the NAIA All-America teams this fall.
LSUS' McDonald and NAU's Northern named RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week
December 22, 2025
WACO, Texas (Dec. 22, 2025) – Congratulations to Emareyon McDonald from No. 25 LSU Shreveport and Naheim Northern from North American-Texas for winning the eighth set of RRAC Men’s Hoops Players of the Week awards for the dates Dec. 14-21.
LSUS' Markisic and Coleman win RRAC Women's Hoops Player of the Week Awards
December 22, 2025
WACO, Texas (Dec. 22, 2025) – (RV) LSU Shreveport swept the eighth week of the RRAC Women’s Hoops Player of Week awards. Winners are Selma Markisic for Offensive Player of the Week and Toni Coleman for Defensive Player of the Week for the dates of Dec. 15-21.