Scholar Athlete of the Week: Aliana Torres, McCollum High School KSAT 12 Sports and CHRISTUS Children’s shine a spotlight on a local senior student athlete
SAN ANTONIO – Meet KSAT’s newest Scholar Athlete of the Week: Aliana Torres of McCollum High School.
Torres is a member of the varsity cross-country, track and field, volleyball and basketball teams.
She was named Academic All-District for volleyball and basketball three years in a row. She also made Second-Team All-District for cross country her senior year.
She’s the historian of the Student Council, and she performs community service at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital, the San Antonio Food Bank, Journey to the Cross Church and Stray Animal Rescue.
Torres maintains a 3.57 grade point average and is ranked in the top 10% of her class. She plans to attend Texas A&M University in College Station and become a veterinarian.
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Daniel P. Villanueva has been with KSAT 12 since 2003 and is the producer of the station's sports streaming show KSAT Sports Now. Villanueva is a graduate of St. Mary's University and is a TAPB and Two-time Lone Star Emmy award winner for sports and news.
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