Honors
· 2016 Conference USA All-Academic Team
· 2016 Conference USA Academic Medal
· 2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
· 2015 Conference USA Academic Medal
· 2015 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
· 2014 Conference USA Academic Medal
· 2014 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Junior (2016)
Appeared in 52 games and made 44 starts with 43 at first base and a start at second base … hit .226 with a pair of doubles, a homer and 13 RBIs … led the team with nine stolen bases … made 337 putouts with 20 assists and posted a .986 fielding percentage … posted five multi-hit games … recorded a season-high three hits against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 28) … hit her first collegiate homer and totaled a career-best three RBIs in a win over North Texas (March 13) … named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team ... earned her third C-USA Academic Medal, which is given to student-athletes with at least a 3.75 GPA, and was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore (2015)
Saw action in 36 games with 12 starts that included 10 in right field and a pair at first base … hit .239 with 11 runs, two doubles and four RBIs … also was a perfect 4-for-4 stealing bases and did not commit an error in the field … batted .231 with three hits and two runs in 13 at-bats during Conference USA play … had a season-high two hits in wins against Incarnate Word (Feb. 22) and Lamar (March 31) … earned her second C-USA Academic Medal, which is given to student-athletes with at least a 3.75 GPA, and was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Freshman (2014)
Appeared in 42 games with seven starts at first base … hit .211 with 17 runs scored, a double and a pair of RBIs … had a .348 on-base percentage and was perfect in the field … also stole seven bases in eight attempts … appeared in 21 Conference USA games and stole three bases and scored six runs in those contests … picked up a double as her first collegiate hit and an RBI in the win over Lamar (Feb. 8) … added another hit and RBI against the Lady Cardinals the following day … also was awarded the C-USA Academic Medal, which is given to student-athletes with at least a 3.75 GPA, and was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Prior To UTSA
Four-year starter and letterwinner at Silverado High School in Victorville, Calif., for head coach Brian Jensen … earned first-team All-Desert Sky League as a junior and senior after taking second-team honors as a freshman and sophomore … named Victorville Daily Press All-Area Honorable Mention all four seasons … also named team’s Offensive MVP as a sophomore and Defensive MVP as a freshman along with a team leadership award following her junior campaign … hit .356 with a team-leading 29 RBIs, 25 runs and 17 stolen bases in as many attempts as a senior … helped lead the Hawks to the state semifinals for the first time in school history that season … also a member of the National Honor Society and earned Academic Excellence Awards all four years … ranked 14th out of 830 students in her class.
Personal
Full name is Angelica Belen Niño … born on Feb. 15, 1995, in Riverside, Calif. … daughter of Carlos and Belen Niño … has a brother, Carlos Jr., and two sisters, Antonia and Rosemary … kinesiology major.