COMMERCE – East Texas A&M University men's basketball player
Josh Taylor and women's basketball player
Nina Horvath are this week's Dixie Turman State Farm Agency Student-Athletes of the Week.
Taylor (Wollongong, Australia) appeared in all three games last week, averaging 5.7 points and 2.7 rebounds, which included 17 points and six rebounds off the bench at Nicholls. The Lions play at New Orleans on Monday before returning home to host UTRGV on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Horvath (Oberwart, Austria) guided the Lions to a 2-1 week, starting all three games and averaging 12 points per game as well as 2.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. In the win at New Orleans, she led all scorers with 24 points. The Lion women play both their games at home this week, hosting A&M-Corpus Christi for Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. and UTRGV on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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 |
| Nov. 26 |
Tiani Ellison, Women's Basketball |
Damian Garcia, Men's Basketball |
| Dec. 10 |
Reza Po, Women's Basketball |
Gianni Hunt, Men's Basketball |
| Dec. 22 |
Cora Horvath, Women's Basketball |
Noah Pagotto, Men's Basketball |
| Jan. 5 |
Nina Horvath, Women's Basketball |
Josh Taylor, Men's Basketball |
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