🤙The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics, brought to you by Chama Gaúcha

Good Morning, UTSA Fam. UTSA pitcher Arlette Hernandez became the first player in UTSA softball program history to earn D1 Softball Freshman All-America honors, landing on the second team after a workhorse debut season.

Hernandez ranked among the top 20 nationally in games started (32), innings pitched (189.2), and complete games (18) while striking out 157 batters across 38 appearances. The recognition adds to a growing list of honors including NFCA Second-Team All-Region, Second-Team All-American Conference, and American All-Freshman Team.

What else is mixed into today’s Brew 1-0? Check it out below!

👟 On Track
🏆 Record Breaker
🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 On Track. UTSA had a banner opening day of women's competition at the NCAA West First Round, with Ida Breigan and Daisy Monie both qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Breigan locked up her second trip to nationals with a seventh-place long jump of 6.42 meters on her opening attempt, while Monie earned her first career nationals berth by hitting 16.54 meters in the shot put on her final throw to grab 11th. Shadae Findley broke her own UTSA 400-meter record with a 52.55 and Selma Ims advanced in the 400-meter hurdles, with both moving on to tomorrow’s quarterfinals with a chance to join their teammates in Eugene.

🔼 Record Breaker. UTSA's Martín Kouyoumdjian headlined the opening day of the NCAA West First Round with a career-best 45.69 in the 400 meters, breaking the Chilean national record that had stood since 1998 and advancing to today’s quarterfinal as the eighth-fastest qualifier. The Santiago, Chile, junior's time also ranks third in UTSA history. Freshman Cyrill Kernbach made his NCAA Regional debut in the long jump, finishing 35th at 7.24 meters.

🤙🏼 ONE BIG THING

UTSA football has times and networks set for five 2026 games, starting with the Sept. 5 home opener against UTRGV at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The Roadrunners head to Texas State the following week for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff on CW before a 7 p.m. date at Texas on SEC Network+.

Two Thursday night American Conference games earned national television slots: South Florida at home on Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. and at Florida Atlantic on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. CT, both on ESPN or ESPN2. UTSA won't leave the state of Texas until an Oct. 24 trip to Tulane, and the schedule features seven opponents that played in bowl games last season.

🤔 UTSA TRIVIA

What is Jeff Traylor's home record at the Alamodome since taking over in 2020?

Think you got it? Find out at the bottom of this email!

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Friday, May 29
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA West First Round (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Saturday, May 30
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA West First Round (Fayetteville, Ark.)

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🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 33-5, including a 25-1 mark against conference opponents.

🤙🏼 Have a great weekend, Roadrunner Nation!