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