TYLER, TEXAS – UT Tyler STUNT student-athletes Brenda Barnett and Breanna Bowers were recently named to the College Stunt Coaches Association All-American Awards list.

Barnett, a junior from Elkhart, Texas, was named to the Second Team list while Breanna Bowers was named to the Honorable Mention list. The two Patriots were one of 105 student-athletes across the nation to receive the accolades.

In order to receive All-American status, student-athletes must have met the following criteria: have competed in all four quarters of play (Quarter 1: Partner Stunts, Quarter 2: Pyramids and Tosses, Quarter 3: Jumps and Tumbling, Quarter 4: Team we Routine), participated in at least 50 percent of games played, and been a vital component of the team's success. 

Coaches also consider GPA when nominating along with number of those nominated.

"So much hard work and dedication from these two for our program. Congrats Ladies!" said head coach Maggle Williams Koehn.