July 2023

NCAA approves SRSU’s DII application

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The Sul Ross State University Athletic Department received word on July 13 from the NCAA that they have been approved for Division II athletic competition. The university will enter a three-year provisional period that will include one more academic year in Division III. SRSU will join Division II competition as part of the Lone Star Conference in Fall 2024 and at the end of year three, as long as all membership criteria have been met, will become full members of Division II. “Our primary goal is to improve enrollment and retention by creating an unforgettable student experience. We know that athletic competition is a driver in the choice students make about higher education,” said President Carlos Hernandez. “It’s a great day to be a Lobo!” Athletic Director Amanda Workman completed the application in January 2023, calling the studentathlete experience at SRSU the rationale for exploring the change. “We’ll be attracting more students who will be able to continue to participate in sports after high school, and there will be a value add at Sul Ross State. It makes us more competitive on the field and we believe it will increase enrollment and augment retention efforts. Ultimately, our goal is to have all student-athletes graduate with a degree from SRSU,” she said. These changes will allow SRSU to award athletic scholarships, increase regional exposure and improve the travel schedule, which will improve the academic experience for student-athletes. SRSU currently competes in the DIII American Southwest Conference and has been invited to join the DII Lone Star Conference. SRSU was a member of the LSC from 19501976, when the university joined the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The university left the TIAA for the ASC in 1996.
NCAA approves SRSU’s DII application

Emma Valenzuela 

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Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 11 a.m. in Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel in Carencro, Louisiana for Emma Valenzuela, age 80, the former Emma Velasquez, who passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at Lafayette General Medical Center. 
Interment will be in Evangeline Memorial Gardens in Carencro. Pastor Randy Duhon of Church of Christ will officiate at the services. 
Musical selections will be The Old Rugged Cross and How Great Thou Art. Recessional song will be performed by Armando Valenzuela. 

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