A&M-Victoria Athletic Communications takes home more national awards

A graphic highlighting three A&M-Victoria graphics which won awards at the NAIA-SIDA publications and media contest. A soccer lineup graphic is on the left, a baseball game day graphic is in the center and the baseball conference championship graphic is on the left.
The Texas A&M University-Victoria Athletic Communications department was recognized with six awards in the NAIA-SIDA Publication and Media Contest.
June 9, 2026

For a third consecutive year, the Texas A&M University-Victoria Athletic Communications department has been recognized as one of the best in the nation.

On Monday, A&M-Victoria took home six awards in the NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association (NAIA-SIDA) Publications and Media Contest, including a category win.

A&M-Victoria's awards range from writing, to graphics, to videos. It's the most awards A&M-Victoria Athletic Communications has taken home in the last three years. The works are the products of student workers Jarod Tipton, Lily Standridge, Serenity Petaia and Oliva Rodriguez, videographer Mark Guerrero, and Assistant Athletic Director-Communications Sam Fowler.

"Winning six national awards is an incredible honor for our Athletic Communications team, and it truly reflects the collective effort behind the scenes," Fowler said. "I'm especially grateful to our outstanding student workers—Jarod Tipton, Lily Standridge, Oliva Rodriguez, and Serenity Petaia—who have poured so much time, creativity, and passion into building our athletic communications department. Their work has elevated everything we do. I also want to thank Mark Guerrero for his contributions as a videographer—his eye for storytelling has made a tremendous impact. Most importantly, we're deeply appreciative of our coaches and the entire athletic department for trusting us to tell their stories and represent their programs. This recognition belongs to all of them as much as it does to us."

The Awards

A&M-Victoria's game day graphic for the 2026 baseball season took home the highest honor for the department, a first-place finish in the Infographics-Game Day section of the Social Media Contest. The graphic was designed by Fowler and Tipton.

A&M-Victoria baseball game day graphic - Jarod Tipton, Sam Fowler (First Place)

The A&M-Victoria baseball game day graphic, featuring game details on the left, including opponent, date, time and location, with two polaroid photos of A&M-Victoria baseball players on the left. 

The A&M-Victoria baseball game day graphic, designed by Jarod Tipton and Sam Fowler, took home first place in the Infographics-Game Day section of the Social Media Contest of the NAIA-SIDA Publications and Media Contest.

In the same category, the 2025 soccer lineup graphic designed by Fowler took home third place.

Guerrero's highlight video of A&M-Victoria baseball's Game 1 win over LSU Shreveport on March 27 took home second place in the Game Highlights category.

A&M-Victoria vs. LSU Shreveport, Game 1, cinematic recap - Mark Guerrero (Second Place)

The graphic for A&M-Victoria baseball's first-ever Red River Athletic Conference regular season title, designed by Standridge, Rodriguez, Petaia and Fowler, took home third place in Infographics-Events/Accolades/Breaking News.

Fowler took home a seventh-place finish in the Feature Stories section of the Dr. Jack Bell Writing Contest for his feature on A&M-Victoria senior pitcher Blane Zeplin, titled "Familiar Setting: Zeplin making most of return home with A&M-Victoria Baseball."

Standridge and Fowler placed 10th in Publicity Video for the A&M-Victoria baseball hype video.