National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Champions of Character
The NAIA Champions of Character program aims to instill five core values in NAIA athletes, coaches: respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership, and sportsmanship. Our Lady of the Lake University shares and supports these values and strives to promote the Champions of Character program by working with students, coaches through our Champions of Character educational program.
As an NAIA institution, Our Lady of the Lake University has developed a Champions of Character program that includes:
- Ongoing character education for all student-athletes using the Champions of Character Live 5 orientation program.
- Professional development for coaches and athletics administrative staff including completion of the Character-Driven Coaching course.
- An emphasis on hospitality, proper game management and exemplary conduct in competition.
- Ongoing assessment of progress in the program's implementation.
The NAIA Champions of Character program is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport, and provide student-athletes, coaches and parents the training to help them know and do the right things, inside and outside the sports setting. The program is dedicated to the principle that character is a choice and that being a champion is about reaching potential and making good decisions consistently in daily life.
The mission of Champions of Character is to restore character values and raise a generation of students who understand and demonstrate in everyday decisions the five core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
Saints demonstrate their Champions of Character initiatives
Our Lady of the Lake University is proud to honor all the student-athletes who have received Champions of Character recognition. These extraordinary students exemplify the core values of the Champions of Character program. They each excel on the playing field, in the classroom and in the community. Congratulations to all of our student-athletes who stand out and lead others through example.
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| 2015 Darius Patton San Antonio, Texas Scholar Athlete, Top Saint Graduated May 2017 |
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| 2016 David Marte Boston, Mass. Scholar Athlete Graduated December 2016 |
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| 2012-2013 Eddie Ortiz San Antonio, Texas Conference Player of the Week Scholar Athlete Saints 1,000 Point Club NABC Honors Court 2-Time Scholar Athlete Top Saint (2009-2013) Graduated May 2013 |
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| 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 Nashae Owens Pearland, Texas 2-Time NAIA All-American HM Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 3-Time All-Conference Conference All-Tournament 2-Time Player of the Week Conference Freshman of the Year 3-Time Scholar Athlete Saints 1,000-Point Club Top Saint (2011-2014) Graduated May 2014 |
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| 2013-2014 Mercedes Dobson West Sacramento, Calif. Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete All-Conference 3-Time Scholar Athlete (2012-2015) Graduated May 2015 |
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| 2014-2015 Nelly Flores Pharr, Texas 2-Time Scholar Athlete (2012-2015) Graduated May 2015 |
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| 2015-2016 Julia Rendon San Antonio, Texas Senior (2014-2017) |
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| 2016-2017 Annie Lenoir Brady, Texas Scholar Athlete Freshman (2016-2017) |
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| 2012 Nicholas Chapa La Feria, Texas (2012-2013) |
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| 2013 and 2014 Jonathan Yanez Bay City, Texas 2-Time All-Conference 2-Time Runner of the Week Conference Freshman of the Year 2-Time NAIA Qualifier 2-Time Scholar Athlete 2-Time Top Saint Saints Under-27 Club (2013-2015) |
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| 2015 Xavier Jimenez Bay City, Texas Top Saint (2014-2017) |
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| 2013 and 2014 Erica Ramos El Paso, Texas 3-Time All-Conference 3-Time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete, NAIA Qualifier 3-Time Scholar Athlete (2012-2014) Graduated May 2015 |
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| 2015 Jocelyn Trask San Antonio, Texas All-Conference 2-Time Scholar Athlete Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete Top Saint (2014-2017) Graduated May 2017 |
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| 2015 Tommy XU 2-Time All-Conference 2-Time Scholar Athlete Top Saint (2013-2015) Graduated May 2016 |
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| 2016 and 2017 Christopher Schriedel 2-Time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2-Time All-Conference 3-Time Scholar Athlete Conference Golfer of the Week 2-Time Top Saint Conference MVP (2015-2017) Graduated May 2017 |
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| 2012 Aaron Guerrero Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico All-Conference All-Tournament 2-Time Scholar Athlete (2011-2012) Graduated December 2013 |
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| 2012 Martin Hansson Gavle, Sweden Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2-Time Scholar Athlete Top Saint (2012-2014) Graduated May 2014 |
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| 2013 Luis Flores Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico 2-Time All-Conference All-Tournament Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2-Time Conference Defensive Player of the Week Scholar Athlete Top Saint (2010-2013) Graduated May 2014 |
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| 2015 Humberto De la Garza Captain, 4-Time Conference Scholar Athlete (2012-2015) Graduated May 2016 |
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| 2012 Abby DuLaney Boerne, Texas All-Conference 2-Time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 4-Time Scholar Athlete (2009-2012) Graduated May 2013 |
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| 2013 Alyssa Mora San Antonio, Texas 2-Time All-Conference Conference Offensive Player of the Week 2-Time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 3-Time Scholar Athlete Top Saint OLLU BIG BLUE TOP SAINT (2011-2013) Graduated May 2014 |
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| 2014, 2015 and 2016 Madison Raines League City, Texas NSCAA Scholar All-South Region Second Team Character Athlete of the Week 3-Time Scholar Athlete Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete (2014-2017) Graduated May 2016 |
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| 2013 Amanda Hinojosa NFCA NAIA All-Region First Team All-Conference Conference Player of the Week (Three) Top Saint (2012-2014) Graduated December 2014 |
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| 2014 and 2015 Brittany Stone Helotes, Texas 3-Time Louisville Slugger/NFCA NAIA All-Region (1 First Team/2 Second Team) 2-Time CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America 2-Time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 4-Time All-Conference 6-Time Conference Player of the Week 4-Time Scholar Athlete Character Athlete of the Week (2012-2015) Graduated December 2015 |
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| 2016 Xavier Jimenez Bay City, Texas Top Saint (2014-2017) |
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| 2017 Adrian Carmona El Paso, Texas All-Conference Scholar Athlete Top Saint Junior (2015-2018) |
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| 2016 Ione Rodriguez Port Isabel, Texas All-Conference 2-Time Conference Scholar Athlete Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete Top Saint (2014-2016) Graduated May 2016 |
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| 2017 Jennifer Ramirez Las Cruces, N.M. All-Conference Conference Track Athlete of the Week Conference Scholar Athlete Top Saint NAIA National Qualifier for Indoors NAIA National Qualifier for Outdoors (2016-2017) |
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| 2010 Kelsey Johnson Adkins, Texas All-Conference 2-Time Scholar Athlete (2007-2010) Graduated May 2011 |
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| 2010 Kelsey Johnson Adkins, Texas 2-Time Scholar Athlete (2008-2011) Graduated May 2012 |
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| 2011, 2012 and 2014 Suzette Pena San Antonio, Texas 4-Time Scholar Athlete (2011-2014) Graduated December 2014 |
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| 2012 and 2014 Bryttany Willoughby San Antonio, Texas All-Conference CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 4-Time Scholar Athlete (2011-2014) Graduated May 2015 |
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| 2013 Brittany Martinez El Paso,Texas (2013-2016) Graduated May 2017 |
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| 2013 Janelle Solis San Antonio,Texas Scholar Athlete (2013-2016) Graduated May 2017 |
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| 2015 Jessica Walaski San Antonio, Texas All-Conference Honorable Mention, 2-Time Conference Scholar Athlete (2013-2016) Graduated May 2016 |
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| 2016 Alexia Bustamante Helotes, Texas All-Conference Second Team All-Conference Honorable Mention Conference Setter of the Week (Four) 2-Time Conference Scholar Athlete (2014-2016) Graduated May 2017 |
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