Amare Hernandez of McAllen Memorial High School signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Texas A&M on Wednesday.
The Rio Grande Valley’s volleyball superstar appeared grateful and jubilant as supporters donned in Aggie maroon crowded the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus in McAllen on Wednesday afternoon to witness her ink a national letter of intent.
The moment capped a brilliant and dominant high school volleyball career for Amare, who was joined by family for the moment.
Amare Hernandez, 18, beams while adorned in her Texas A&M maroon attire, settling in to view a video slideshow ahead of her national letter of intent signing ceremony at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus in McAllen on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Amare Hernandez grins, flanked by her parents Daniel and Bridget, following the signing of her national letter of intent at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus in McAllen on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Before signing her national letter of intent to play volleyball on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus in McAllen, Amare Hernandez’s portrait and some treats were on display. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])On Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, Amare Hernandez strolls through the corridors of the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Rouse’s Jadyn Wilgus, left, hits against McAllen Memorial’s Amare Hernandez, right, during a UIL Region IV-5A Regional Semifinals game at Northside Sports Gym on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in San Antonio. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Amare Hernandez beams while participating in a TV interview preceding her signing event at Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus in McAllen on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])McAllen Memorial’s Amare Hernandez (14) reacts to a call on McAllen Rowe’s Mia Mata (13) during a game at McAllen Memorial High school on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Amare Hernandez, 18, before her signing event at Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])An Amare Hernandez sign that reads “In my Amare era!” is seen before the signing event at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Amare Hernandez and her mother Bridget watch a video before the signing event at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Amare Hernandez smiles Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Flanked by her brothers and parents Daniel and Bridget, Amare Hernandez signs a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Texas A&M University at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])McAllen Memorial’s Amare Hernandez (14) and Alicia Ziegler (10) celebrate their win over McHi in the championship game of the 16th annual McHi’s Poundfest tournament at McAllen High School gymnasium Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])In a bustling conference room at Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus, McAllen Memorial’s Amare Hernandez officially signed her national letter of intent to join Texas A&M University on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Amare Hernandez at the Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])McAllen Memorial’s Amare Hernandez (14) reacts on a kill against McHi during a volleyball game at McAllen Memorial High School gymnasium Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Grinning from ear to ear, Amare Hernandez signs her national letter of intent to play volleyball at Texas A&M Tres Lagos campus on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
