Nominees for 2022 ATU Homecoming Court Announced

Andrew Garrett and Briya Alford ATU Homecoming King and Queen 2021
Andrew Garrett, ATU Homecoming king 2021, and Briya Alford, Arkansas Tech University Homecoming queen 2021.

Fifty-nine Arkansas Tech University students have been nominated by their peers for a position on the 2022 ATU Homecoming court.

Five female students and five male students will be selected for the court through an interview process. The members of the 2022 ATU Homecoming court will be announced during a pep rally at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field in Russellville at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10.

Subsequent to the naming of the court, ATU students will have an opportunity to participate in online voting at thelink.atu.edu beginning Tuesday, Oct. 11, and continuing through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, to select the 2022 ATU Homecoming queen and king.

The names of the queen and king will be announced during a 1:30 p.m. pre-game ceremony at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Below, in alphabetical order with their classification at Arkansas Tech, hometown and organization(s) that nominated them, are the nominees for 2022 ATU Homecoming court:

Nominees for ATU Homecoming Queen

  • Breana Acosta, junior, Fort Smith, Hospitality Society
  • Iris Alvarado, senior, Russellville, Emergency Management Student Association
  • Aliyah Anderson, senior, Ashdown, FBLA Collegiate
  • Brooke Ashley, senior, Sheridan, Sigma Pi
  • Breckyn Ballard, senior, Pottsville, Zeta Tau Alpha
  • Kaitlyn Bryant, senior, Hattieville, College Panhellenic Council
  • Mackinzie Callahan, senior, Waldron, Phi Mu
  • Grace Carpenter, junior, Benton, Victory College Ministry
  • Tendai Chiutare, senior, Harare, Zimbabwe, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Tara Espinoza, senior, Booneville, The Arka Tech
  • Briley Evans, junior, Bauxite, Kappa Alpha Order
  • Paula Gonzalez, senior, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Student Government Association
  • Bailey Gunter, junior, Bentonville, Pi Kappa Alpha
  • Damara Hale, senior, Fayetteville, Society of Professional Journalists
  • Faith Johnson, senior, Dover, Presidential Leadership Cabinet
  • Angel Keohacksa, senior, Fort Smith, Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
  • Alli Beth King, junior, Rison, Arkansas Tech Sluggers
  • Lesly Mendez, senior, Little Rock, Latinx Student Organization
  • Caroline Morgan, senior, Mena, Delta Zeta
  • Diana Nava, senior, Russellville, Tau Beta Sigma
  • Hannah Pate, senior, Bauxite, Golden Girls Dance Team
  • Leah Profit, senior, Little Rock, Ed Rising
  • Emily Qualls, junior, Clarksville, Greek Wide
  • Jarely Ramirez, senior, Bryant Student Activities Board
  • Emmalee Renfroe, senior, Dover, Tech Cheer
  • Tara Ross, senior, Lamar, Department of Agriculture and Tourism
  • Olivia Rowe, senior, Paragould, Alpha Sigma Tau
  • Morgan Smith, senior, Jonesboro, African American Student Association
  • Brianna Sparks, senior, Russellville, Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • Autumn Stoll, junior, Benton, Kappa Sigma
  • Maddie Terry, senior, Alma, ATU Choral Music Program
  • Jasmine Ware, senior, Bryant, Student Health Information Management Association
  • Taylor Wilkerson, junior, Texarkana, First Generation Organization
  • Anna Williams, senior, Fort Smith, Order of Omega

Nominees for ATU Homecoming King

  • Mason Blaty, junior, Bella Vista, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Jace Bridges, junior, Fayetteville, African American Student Association
  • Justin Brown, senior, Rogers, Emergency Management Student Association
  • Corrigan Burkett, senior, Springdale, Tau Beta Sigma
  • Isaac Duran, senior, Greenbrier, Department of Agriculture and Tourism
  • Blake Garrett, junior, Bauxite, Kappa Alpha
  • Josh Ham, junior, Russellville, Rodeo Team
  • John Hiland, junior, Greenbrier, Student Government Association and Pi Kappa Alpha
  • Sam Holtkamp, junior, Green Forest, ATU Choral Music Program
  • Caleb Hopkins, senior, Fort Smith, Sigma Alpha Iota
  • Jacob Jones, senior, Springdale, Phi Mu
  • Karson Kauffman, senior, Little Rock, Presidential Leadership Cabinet
  • Zontray Kendall, senior, DeWitt, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Mark Kuykendall, senior, Fort Smith, Zeta Tau Alpha
  • Alex Nguyen, senior, Fort Smith, Alpha Sigma Tau
  • Andrew Rafferty, senior, Bentonville, Tech Cheer
  • Terrance Chase Reynolds, sophomore, Quitman, College Panhellenic Council
  • Payton Riddle, junior, Greenbrier, Greek Wide
  • Dalton Tatum, senior, Booneville, Alpha Tau Omega
  • Jatyn Taylor, senior, Dallas, Texas, Kappa Sigma
  • Peter Unwer, senior, Bergman, Hospitality Society
  • Marquis Vasquez, junior, Conway, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
  • Haedden Vereecke, senior, Lavaca, Sigma Pi
  • Mac Wheeler, senior, Springdale, Student Activities Board
  • Tandem Young, senior, Dover, FBLA Collegiate

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