SAN MARCOS, Texas – Hard work and persistence paid off for seven Texas State student-athletes this summer. Zandra Emanuel, Erin Hoppe, Immanuel King, Christiana McDowell, Kelson Pierre, Sierra Steimel and Sarah White were recipients of the 2018 Leo John Seitz V Heart of a Champion Endowment.
Emanuel played in nine games as a senior for the women's basketball team before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Arkansas State. In her junior year, she received the Most Spirited Award from the Central Texas Region of the National Girls and Women Sports Day organization.
Hoppe became the second Texas State student-athlete to be named the Setter of the Year and earned All-Sun Belt Conference First Team honors in 2017, second-team in 2016 and six Setter of the Week honors in her career.