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2026 Texas Tech University Homecoming Court was announced Friday at the Rowdy Raider Rally before the football game against Arizona State on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Voting begins today at noon and ends at midnight. Votes can be placed online by students here.
The winners will be announced during halftime on Saturday at Galaxy Stadium.
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The 2026 Homecoming King nominees are:
- Jack Davis, an agriculture & applied economics major from Spearman, Texas, representing Kappa Alpha Order.
- Napo Ghonda, a finance and information technology major from Katy, Texas, representing Sigma Chi.
- Jose Lerma Montes, a political science and Spanish major from Pampa, Texas, representing Hispanic Student Society.
- Karter Ripley, a mechanical engineering major from Lubbock, Texas, representing the Student Alumni Board.
- Amar Vaela, a kinesiology major from Cypress, Texas, representing Mortar Board.
The 2026 Homecoming Queen nominees are:
- Andie Caddel, a nutrition major from Lubbock, Texas, representing President’s Select.
- Kendall Page, a kinesiology major from Lubbock, Texas, representing Chi Omega.
- Delaney Saunders, a petroleum engineering major from Midland, Texas, representing Kappa Alpha Theta.
- Gwen Simmerman, a psychology major from McKinney, Texas, representing Kappa Kappa Gamma.
- Ella Webb, an honors sciences & the humanities/arts & sciences multidisciplinary studies major from Albany, Texas, representing Pi Beta Phi.
For more information about Texas Tech’s Homecoming events, visit the Homecoming website.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech unveils Homecoming Court, winners announced at football game
