Pruitt and Villianueva LSC Scholar

General Cameron Brennan

Pruitt and Villanueva Named LSC Scholar Athletes

Awardees are selected based on outstanding accomplishments in athletics, scholarship and leadership.

RICHARDSON, TEXAS – The Lone Star Conference announced the 2024-25 LSC Scholar-Athlete Award winners today, Daniel Pruitt (Gaston, Ore.) and Sierra Villanueva (Aztec, N.M.) represented Eastern New Mexico University on the list.

Pruitt was one of the top power hitters for the Greyhounds during the 2025 season, helping the Hounds baseball program to a 27-23 record (most wins since 2018). The catcher brought in 32 RBIs with 10 home runs and a .561 slugging percentage. Earning a degree in sociology, Pruitt was recently named to the College Sports Communicators All-District Team and was named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll four times.

Villanueva spent all four seasons of their collegiate career playing with the Greyhounds Women's Soccer program, playing in 65 games with 55 starts. The defender accumulated over 4,700 minutes on the field, with a pair of goals and one assist with ENMU. Earning degrees in both Social Work and Spanish, Villanueva was named to the LSC All-Academic Team in the fall, while being recognized to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll each of their eight semesters at ENMU. Villanueva is also a two time College Sports Communicators All-District Team recipient.

Awardees are selected based on outstanding accomplishments in athletics, scholarship and leadership. To be eligible for consideration, student athletes must have participated at least two years in their sport and be a member of the graduating class.

Class of 2025 LSC Scholar-Athletes
Scholar-Athlete Institution Yr. Major Sport Hometown
Jacob Guerrero Angelo State Sr. Accounting Baseball Colleyville, Texas
Katelin Heise Angelo State Sr. Exercise Science Soccer Lubbock, Texas
Kristian Kubik Cameron Sr. Sports & Exercise Science Tennis Prague, Czech Republic
Kelsey Creech Cameron Sr. Psychology Softball Hillsboro, Texas
Peyton Voelker DBU Sr. Business Administration Soccer Timnath, Colo.
Delaney Fuller DBU Sr. Psychology Volleyball San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Daniel Pruitt Eastern New Mexico Sr. Sociology Baseball Gaston, Ore.
Sierra Villanueva Eastern New Mexico Sr. Social Work and Spanish Soccer Aztec, N.M.
Brevin McCool Lubbock Christian Sr. Biology Baseball Hobbs, N.M.
Grace Foster Lubbock Christian Sr. Criminal Justice Basketball Childress, Texas
Stephen Slocombe Midwestern State Sr. Exercise Physiology Tennis Christ Church, Barbados
Hannah Yip Midwestern State Sr. Geoscience Tennis Ipoh, Malaysia
Exequiel Rodriguez Oklahoma Christian Sr. Computer Science Golf Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kyla Lovelace Oklahoma Christian Gr. Interdisciplinary Studies Soccer Mustang, Okla.
Omar Guzman St. Edward's Sr. Biochemistry Cross Country Buda, Texas
Katie Dillon St. Edward's Sr. Criminal Justice Softball Houston, Texas
Easton Parrish St. Mary's Gr. MBA Baseball La Vernia, Texas
Libby Kilbride St. Mary's Sr. Communication Studies Golf Sheffield, England
Primo Vasquez Sul Ross State Gr. MS Sports Administration Baseball El Paso, Texas
Cheyanne Bonilla Sul Ross State Sr. Health & Human Performance Basketball Horizon City, Texas
Esteban Roacho Texas A&M International Sr. Psychology Basketball Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
Krysan St. Louis Texas A&M International Sr. Business Administration Soccer Vieux-fort, Saint Lucia
Jackson Allen Texas A&M-Kingsville Gr. Education Football Sinton, Texas
Jazmin Ray Texas A&M-Kingsville Gr. Business Administration Track & Field Tyler, Texas
Ashley Ingram Texas Woman's Sr. Kines./Pre-Occupational Therapy Basketball Bridgeport, Texas
Jonas Krahofer UT Permian Basin Sr. Exercise Science Tennis Winklarn, Austria
Brooke Runyan UT Permian Basin Sr. Biology Tennis Devine, Texas
Rawley Hector UT Tyler Sr. Marketing Baseball Van Alstyne, Texas
Sam Schott UT Tyler Sr. Biochemistry Softball Longview, Texas
Luke Holcombe West Texas A&M Sr. Sports & Exercise Science Track & Field Floydada, Texas
Antonella Periotti Omisolo West Texas A&M Sr. CIS & Business Analytics Golf Cordoba, Argentina
Arnav Arkanath Western New Mexico Sr. Business Management Golf Milton Keynes, G.B.
Madeline Bleak Western New Mexico Sr. History/Political Science Softball Mesa, Ariz.

Players Mentioned

Sierra Villanueva

#13 Sierra Villanueva

DEF
5' 8"
Senior
Daniel Pruitt

#35 Daniel Pruitt

C
6' 3"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Sierra Villanueva

#13 Sierra Villanueva

5' 8"
Senior
DEF
Daniel Pruitt

#35 Daniel Pruitt

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
C