AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star Conference opens its third year sponsoring STUNT, announcing its athletes to watch for the 2026 season. Hilltoppers' flyer/tumbler ELENA LA ROSA, base/tumbler CHAINEY LEWIS, and backspot/tumbler GISELLE JUAREZ were St. Edward's selections on the preseason poll. 
 
The NCAA recently officially recognized STUNT as its 94th championship sport, with the historic first NCAA STUNT Championship scheduled for Spring 2027. 
 
St. Edward's is one of five LSC schools to field STUNT programs, along with Dallas Baptist, St. Mary's, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Texas Woman's University. DBU has claimed the first two conference championships. 
 
The Hilltoppers' season opens Sunday, February 1, at the University of Kentucky's 2026 Bluegrass Classic, facing Trevecca Nazarene University and Purdue Northwest, then Tiffin and Ashland on February 2. St. Edward's will host the largest STUNT Tournament in Division II on March 6-7.