TLU Athletics presents senior watches to 2018 winter graduates

TLU Athletics presents senior watches to 2018 winter graduates

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Athletics celebrated the upcoming graduation of 15 Bulldog student-athletes with the presentation of senior watches Thursday at Hein Dining Hall's Suehs Room.

TLU student-athletes receive senior watches for graduating after completing their collegiate athletic eligibility.

This year's group of graduating seniors combined to win a national championship (Marquis Brown in the 2017 indoor 400) and make nine total appearances in NCAA Division III national championship meets or tournaments.

The graduating seniors also combined to win nine conference championships in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

TLU student-athletes collecting their senior watches for December 2018 graduation are:

Christopher Bennett - Football
Meredith Berger - Women's Track & Field
Marquis Brown - Men's Track & Field
Johnny Garcia - Football
Rayce Gatlin - Baseball
K'Alicia Henderson - Women's Track & Field
David John Kallus II - Football
Donald Manuszewski - Men's Cross Country and Men's Track & Field
Kelsie McEachern - Softball
Chris Moreno - Football
Richard Pacheco - Men's Track & Field
Matt Perry - Men's Basketball
Nathan Sevigny - Men's Soccer
Jayda Simmons - Women's Track & Field
Blake Westbrook - Men's Cross Country and Men's Track & Field

The senior watches were presented to the student-athletes by TLU President Dr. Stuart Dorsey and TLU Director of Athletics Bill Miller.