August 2020 - On The Move

Ten of the student-athletes are from the DFW
area, including players from Duncanville, Red
Oak, Dallas Hillcrest, Plano East and Plano Sr.
High, where Belcher won the Class 6A girls
state championship a couple of years ago. The
women's team has 22 games currently on the
2020-21 schedule with hopes of scheduling up
to 28 games. Opponents include Paul Quinn,
Langston University, LSU Shreveport, Arlington
Baptist and Texas Wesleyan. Men's
basketball coach Josh Howard has 14
student-athletes on his inaugural roster with one spot up for grabs once school starts.
Coach Howard has assembled a transfer-heavy roster of players, many of whom have
roots in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Two of his former players at Piedmont
International University in Winston-Salem, N.C., are following him to UNT Dallas. Other
out-of-state recruits include a player from Minneapolis and one from Natchitoches, La.
The men's squad currently has 18 games scheduled, highlighted by matchups against
Tulsa, UT-Arlington, LSU Shreveport and Paul Quinn. Cross country and track coach
Kenneth Royal has assembled a squad of 13 women and 15 men. About half were
recruited from DFW high schools, including in Dallas, Arlington, Mesquite, Seaogoville,
Fort Worth and McKinney. His recruiting reach extends to Port Arthur, Fort Bend County
(southwest Houston), San Antonio and Beaumont. Three recruits are transfers from
Missouri Southern State, Coffeyville Community College (Kansas), and Johnson &
Wales University (Rhode Island).
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENT WINS SCHOLARSHIP: Congratulations to
future teacher Meranda Aguirre, the winner of TeachDFW's $1,000 COVID-19 response
scholarship. "As a first-generation college student, coming up with adequate funds to
continue and succeed in school has proven difficult at times," Aguirre said. In this
generation, we need teachers who strive to inspire every child." Students can apply for
the TeachDFW scholarship by clicking here.