A&M-Victoria competitors earn top honors at charity event
From left, Jaeden Saavedra, Stephen Phillips, Daniel White, Estefania Maldonado and Mike Rivet pose with a Red, White and Bulls banner during the annual charity shooting event that raises support for veterans and first responders. Texas A&M University–Victoria students and staff turned in strong performances at the event, earning first- and third-place overall finishes, with White named the event’s top veteran shooter. A&M-Victoria students Saavedra and Maldonado were invited with White, interim executive director of Student Success at A&M-Victoria, to compete on the Formosa Plastics team with Phillips and Rivet. White finished third overall with 96 out of 100 targets. Senior agribusiness major Jaeden Saavedra posted 89 out of 100 targets, while sophomore accounting major Estefania Maldonado scored 51 out of 100. A&M–Victoria junior business major Braxton Rokyta, who competed on a separate team, claimed first place overall, hitting an impressive 99 out of 100 targets.
Texas A&M University-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the colleges of Business, Education & Health Professions, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Natural & Applied Science. A&M-Victoria provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as online classes that students can take from anywhere. The university supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.