Lew Hill Wins Coach of the Year Honors in WAC
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s basketball team learned on Tuesday that Coach
Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, is the unanimous choice for Don Haskins Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Coach of the Year. Additionally, senior
Javon Levi is a member of the All-Defensive Team while sophomore
Quinton Johnson II earned All-WAC Honorable Mention.
Before his passing, Hill coached the Vaqueros to an 8-4 record, including a 2-0 mark in WAC play. The Vaqueros won their WAC opener over Dixie State by 33 points, the largest margin of victory in a conference game in program history. After sweeping Dixie State to improve to 8-3, Coach Hill had his team off to their best start since 2001-02.
Julie Lucio wins UTRGV Invitational
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MCALLEN – Redshirt sophomore and Brownsville Veterans Memorial alum
Julie Lucio held on to win the UTRGV Invitational for her first-career win leading The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s golf team on Tuesday at McAllen Country Club.
Lucio is the first in the program to win an individual title since Emma Mesta won the GCU Invitational in the spring of 2016. Lucio posted a final round 76 for a three-round score of 219, which is the second lowest three-round total in program history.
IDEA Public Schools Achieves 100 Percent College Acceptance for 15th Consecutive Year
For the first time in school history, more than 54 percent of seniors have been accepted to a Tier One or Tier Two college.
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ IDEA Public Schools is proud to announce that for the 15
th year in a row, 100 percent of seniors have been accepted into college, even amidst unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic.
In addition, the district announced that for the first time in school history, more than 54 percent of seniors have been accepted to a Tier One or Tier Two college.
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