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A Conversation with Antonio Valdez of UTSA Baseball

The Runners Rising Project team jumped on zoom call to chat with Antonio Valdez this past season. Antonio led UTSA to one of best seasons in program history. As part of the team this year, he batted .387, had 65 RBIs, and 13 homeruns. Playing third base for the Roadrunners, he posted a .955 fielding percentage. Antonio grew up in Corpus Christi Texas and attended baseball powerhouse Ray High School. Initially attended UIW where he was coached by both Coach Hallmark and Ryan Aguayo. Antonio then spent some time at San Jacinto Junior College before making his way to Baylor. […]

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A conversation with Mia Krusinski of UTSA Soccer

UTSA Women’s soccer are the Conference USA champions for 2022. The talented ladies had a phenomenal run in the conference tournament that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina this last November. Defending the goal for UTSA was Mia Krusinski, a red-shirt sophomore goalkeeper from nearby Dallas, Texas. Mia saved 4 goal attempts in the championship game against FAU, earning her a spot on the All-tournament team. Prior to UTSA, Mia spent time at Florida Gulf Coast University before transferring back to her home state. Winning is very familiar to Krusinski. In high school she was a two-time state champion and

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A conversation with Kevorian Barnes of UTSA Football

By now every UTSA football fan knows the name Kevorian Barnes. Barnes had a breakout season for UTSA after starting the year as the fourth running back on the depth chart. Kevorian finished the season with 857 yards and six rushing touchdowns and was selected as this year’s Conference USA Freshman of the Year. The future looks bright for Barnes as he hopes to continue to improve as UTSA transitions to the AAC next season. Prior to UTSA, Barnes was a standout at San Augustine High School in East Texas. In his four years at the high school level, Kevorian

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For Raffle: Mini-Helmet Signed by Joshua Cephus

As you all know, everything we do is based on donations from the UTSA fanbase.  Those donations go directly towards our ability to support deals with student athletes, which in turn is returned to the fanbase with some sort of content creation with these athletes.  With the Roadrunners’ Football season a little under five weeks away, we’ve decided to mix it up a little bit, and are expanding the content we’re providing…so that said…  Recently, we came across a mini-UTSA football helmet which we think would look awesome on a desk in an office, or placed somewhere prominently at someone’s

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Now Hiring! Will YOU be our next Director of Business and Community Outreach?

One of the key characteristics of The Runners Rising Project is the staff is 100% comprised of volunteers.  We do this to make sure that our monetary contributions go directly to supporting UTSA Student Athletes.  As we ourselves are donating our time to The Project, we have to weigh that with things that are going on in other aspects of our lives.  Today, we’ve reached one of those moments.  Caleb Hopkins, who is doing some phenomenal work in his day job, is stepping down as our Director of Operations for Business and Community Outreach.  He’s still involved with Runners Rising,

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A Conversation with Lexi Bolton of UTSA Soccer

UTSA Soccer player Lexi Bolton sat down with the RRP executive director, Eddie Benningfield, and a few board members for an interview. Lexi, a senior forward from Palm Beach Garden, Forida, is a three-year starter on the womens soccer team. She’s a Business Management major, and her dedication to academic excellence has earned her recognition on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal three times.  Topics discussed: Spring break festivities Journey to UTSA Plans after graduation Bean and cheese tacos Traveling and many more…. Special thanks to Lexi for being such a great interview. Be sure to

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Introducing our First Official Athletes for March 2022!

The moment we’ve been working towards at Runners Rising is here:  We’ve announced our first official athletes for the month of March.  Our intent is to do this monthly, with one female athlete and one male athlete announced each month.  For our First Male Official Athlete, we’ve selected Infielder/Outfielder Jonathan Tapia.  For our First Female Official Athlete, we’ve selected Forward Lexi Bolton.  Let’s dive in and see why both got selected.

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