COMMERCE – East Texas A&M University football player Eric Rodriguez and women's cross country Mareva Heck are this week's Dixie Turman State Farm Agency Student-Athletes of the Week. 
 
Rodriguez (Fort Bend Travis) went 21 for 31 in the Lions' win over HCU last Saturday, throwing for 233 yards and four touchdowns as East Texas A&M picked up its first win at home this season. The Lions close out the season at UTRGV on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
Heck (Marseille, France) was the second-highest finisher for the Lions as the NCAA South Central Regional Championships last week with a time of 23:40.1 in the six-kilometer race as the Lions ended the season in Arkansas.     
 
The Dixie Turman State Farm Agency Student-Athletes of the Week is awarded by Lion Athletics each week during the academic year in partnership with Dixie Turman State Farm Agency.
 
2025-26 DIXIE TURMAN STATE FARM STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Date	Female	Male
Sept. 9	Haleigh Risner, Women's Cross Country	Ozlo Rigby, Football
Sept. 15	Marie Baertz, Women's Golf	Jeremiah Garcia, Men's Cross Country
Sept. 22	Alana Lawless-Felarca, Soccer	Davis Seybert, Men's Golf
Sept. 29	Gracie Campbell, Volleyball	Christian Jourdain, Football
Oct. 5	Kristen Sueltz, Soccer	EJ Oakmon, Football
Oct. 13	Jade Washington, Volleyball	Janis Erll, Men's Golf
Oct. 20	Haley Mullaney, Volleyball	Jeremiah Garcia, Men's Cross Country
Oct. 27	Gillian McKenzie, Soccer	Janis Erll, Men's Golf
Nov. 4	Edith Martinez, Women's Cross Country	Paul Odidi, Football
Nov. 10	Nevaeh Smith, Volleyball	Ronnie Harrison, Men's Basketball
Nov. 17	Mareva Heck, Women's Cross Country	Eric Rodriguez, Football