Baine Jenschke (middle) signs an academic scholarship to play Rugby at the U.S. Naval Academy at Wall High School on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Baine Jenschke (middle) signs an academic scholarship to play Rugby at the U.S. Naval Academy at Wall High School on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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See which West Texas athletes are heading to college sports

With high school graduation in the rearview mirror, there are dozens of student-athletes from across the Concho Valley and West Texas who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level after signing with universities, colleges and junior colleges across the country.

The group below represents schools from San Angelo, Wall, Christoval, Mason, Reagan County, Ballinger, Water Valley and beyond, with athletes signing in sports ranging from football and baseball to softball, soccer, swimming, track and field, cheer and dance.

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If any local athletes are missing, please email sports@gosanangelo.com with the athlete’s information, and they will be added to the list.

Baseball

Reid Ballard, Wall – Odessa College

Hagyn Barbee, Wall – Iowa Western Community College

Keegan Dean, Christoval – Mary Hardin-Baylor

Wyatt Jost, Wall – Blinn College

Logan Malley, Christoval – Dakota College

Kellan Oliver, Wall – Odessa College

Gage Reichenau, Wall – North Central Texas College

Quade Sullivan, Junction – St. Edward’s University

Dillin Uranga, San Angelo Lake View – Wayland Baptist University

Basketball

Morgan Dodd, Reagan County – Wayland Baptist

Talmadge “T.K.” Taylor, San Angelo Central – Wayland Baptist

Anna Marie Whitworth, Mason – Angelo State University

Cheerleading

Sydnee Davis Owens, TLCA San Angelo – Lubbock Christian University

Maddie Dixon, Ballinger – West Texas A&M

Madelyn Haddad, San Angelo Central – Southern Methodist University

Rylie Moon, Wall – Angelo State University

Dance

Jordin Bejil, San Angelo Lake View – Angelo State University

Football

Koen Braden, Wall – Hardin-Simmons University

Jimmy Edwards, San Angelo Central – Angelo State University

Gabriel Garcia, San Angelo Central – Sterling College

Collin Garcia, Wall – Texas Lutheran University

Colton Hill, San Angelo Central – University of Texas-Permian Basin

Jaekob Jackson, San Angelo Central – West Texas A&M University

Landon Lacy, Water Valley – Hardin-Simmons University

Rueben Marin, Wall – Trinidad State University

Brady Neal, Wall – Sul Ross

Demarcus Reed, Brady – Howard Payne University

Izaiah Rios, San Angelo Lake View – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Gabe Santillan, Grape Creek – Texas Wesleyan University

Dylan Sellers, Wall – Howard Payne University

Mason Van Sickle, San Angelo Central – University of Texas-Permian Basin

Braylon White, San Angelo Lake View – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Golf

Ainsley Burns, Mason – Angelo State University

Powerlifting

Jillian Rodriguez, Ballinger – Angelo State University

Rodeo

Marcus Rodriguez, Water Valley – Sul Ross University

Rugby

Baine Jenschke, Wall – U.S. Naval Academy

Soccer

Jill Hernandez, San Angelo Central – Tyler Junior College

Taliyah Samparripa, San Angelo Central – Texas A&M University–Texarkana

Jeremy Zavala, San Angelo Lake View – Rome City Institute ETS

Softball

Mia Clemmer, Coahoma – University of Texas

Addi Hart, Coahoma – University of Texas-Permian Basin

Brooklynn Reyes, Reagan County – Wayland Baptist

Sofia Rudolph, San Angelo Central – Dean College

Micaela “KK” Saldivar, San Angelo Central – Angelo State University

Madison Williams, Wall – Midland College

Swimming

Peyton Brandt, San Angelo Central – Oklahoma Christian University

Elsa Reel, San Angelo Central – University of New Mexico

Track and Field

Khloe Bolander, Christoval – Lubbock Christian University

Kember Briley, Eldorado – Dallas Baptist University

Addy Luna, Water Valley – McMurry University

Bryson McFarden, Wall – Angelo State University (Decathlon)

Jaycee White, Wall – Dallas Baptist University

Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at sports@gosanangelo.com. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.

This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: See which West Texas athletes are heading to college sports

Reporting by Paul Witwer, San Angelo Standard-Times / San Angelo Standard-Times

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