A total of seven players representing the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) were tabbed to the 2022 Stats Perform Preseason FCS All-America Teams that were announced on Monday. Five players from 2022 conference favorite Stephen F. Austin were among the preseason All-America selections, with an additional two players from 2021 league champion Sam Houston also included.
The Western Athletic Conference named its 2022 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year following a vote by the conference head coaches. Sam Houston’s Clayton Fritsch and Abilene Christian’s Annina Brandenburg earned the honors on the men’s and women’s side, respectively.
With the seeding coming down to the final day, the field is set for the 2022 WAC Baseball Tournament, which is set to begin on Wednesday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.
Sam Houston’s Clayton Chadwick and California Baptist’s CJ Culpepper have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for May 2 – May 8.
Sam Houston’s Carlos Contreras and Stephen F. Austin’s Benny Emmons III have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for April 18 – April 24.
The 2021-22 All-WAC teams have been named following a vote of the WAC’s head coaches. Sam Houston’s Jennifer Herbst was named WAC Player of the Year, Seattle U’s Rivekka Jumagulova was named WAC Freshman of the Year and NM State’s Danny Bowen repeated as WAC Coach of the Year.
Sam Houston’s Carlos Contreras and Cole Wesneski have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 7 – March 13.
It was a near textbook performance on Opening Night for the Sam Houston baseball team on Friday night as it picked up an 8-5 win over Nebraska at Don Sanders Stadium.
WAC newcomer Abilene Christian is picked to win the Southwest Division while Grand Canyon has been selected to win the West Division in a vote of the league’s 13 head coaches, who could not vote for their own teams.
Sam Houston graduate transfer Savion Flagg has been named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Award mid-season watch list, CollegeInsider.com announced on Wednesday.
The Sam Houston Bearkats unveiled their complete football schedule for the upcoming 2022 season on Wednesday, in conjunction with the WAC releasing its full league slate.
The junior transfer laid a basket off the glass in the final seconds to lift the Bearkats to a 65-63 victory over Abilene Christian at the Teague Center on Saturday. The win earned Sam Houston (8-9, 3-1 WAC) a much-needed road split after a setback at Tarleton on Thursday.
Sam Houston stepped on the gas in the second half to sprint past UTRGV 86-78 at Johnson Coliseum on Monday. Savion Flagg led the Bearkats (7-8, 2-0 in WAC) with a game-high 27 points and 17 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season.
Due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sam Houston women’s basketball program, the Bearkats will be unable to play their scheduled WAC game at UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, Jan. 1
The defending national champions Sam Houston fell to Montana State 42-19 in the FCS quarterfinals Saturday night at Bowers Stadium. It was the Bearkats’ first-ever playoff loss at Bowers Stadium, and their 22 game win streak came to an end (21 of those wins in the calendar year 2021).
Sam Houston’s defense came up with a clutch stop on fourth and goal to hold off a late rally in a 49-42 victory over Incarnate Word in the second round of the FCS playoffs at Bowers Stadium on Saturday.
Eric Schmid, Jahari Kay and K.C. Keeler all picked up honors from Stats Perform on Monday as the trio was named as finalists for three of the top honors given out in the FCS.
Sam Houston’s Eric Schmid, Tarleton’s Sean Walton and Stephen F. Austin’s Max Quick have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for November 15 through November 21.
The road to Frisco will go through Huntsville after the Sam Houston Bearkats were named the No. 1 overall seed in the FCS Playoffs when the bracket was revealed on Sunday afternoon by the NCAA.
Sam Houston’s Eric Schmid, Abilene Christian’s Elijah Moffet and Dixie State’s Connor Brooksby have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for November 8 through November 15.
Eric Schmid threw for 392 yards and three scores and the No. 1 Sam Houston Bearkats clinched a berth in the FCS Playoffs with a 42-28 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday at Bowers Stadium.
The Sam Houston men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half to cruise past LeTourneau for with a 97-54 victory in the season opener at Johnson Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Stephen F. Austin’s Xavier Gipson, Tarleton’s Devin Sterling and Sam Houston’s Jaylen Thomas have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for November 1 through November 7.
The No. 1 Sam Houston Bearkats scored 31 unanswered points to open things up on their way to a 45-27 win over the Tarleton Texans on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
NM State is the preseason favorite to win the Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball title in 2021-22, while Seattle U’s Darrion Trammell was selected as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s 13 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
The Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball media have selected NM State as the preseason favorite to win the conference crown during the 2020-21 season and Utah Valley post Fardaws Aimaq as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year.
Sam Houston’s Noah Smith, Dixie State’s Tyrell Grayson and Stephen F. Austin’s Chris Campos have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for October 4 through October 10.
Sam Houston’s defense turned in a dominating performance to lead the No. 1 Bearkats to a 41-7 victory over Lamar at Bowers Stadium on Saturday. Sam Houston (5-0, 2-0 in WAC) held the Cardinals (1-3, 0-2) to just 154 yards of total offense including just 19 rushing yards.
Sam Houston’s Keegan Shoemaker and Jahari Kay and Stephen F. Austin’s Max Quick have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for September 27 through October 3.
The top-ranked Sam Houston Bearkats trailed nearly the entire way, but scored 15 unanswered points in the final nine minutes of the game to take down upstart Stephen F. Austin, 21-20, in the 95th edition of the Battle of the Piney Woods.
Sam Houston’s Eric Schmid, Tarleton’s Greg Eggleston Jr. and Sam Houston’s Seth Morgan have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for September 20 through September 26.
