1989
Nikhil Kagal ’89 married Kristeen Grmela on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Chapel at Chestnut Square in McKinney, Texas. Nikhil is a client success manager for Press Ganey, and Kristeen is a physician’s assistant who received degrees from Texas State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

2003
Leigh-Ann Riley ’03 and Robby Carney were married April 4, 2025, in Grayson County, Texas.

2013
Sarah Villaseñor ’13 and Christian Holt McLellan were married in the Westmoreland Chapel at South Main Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, on February 24, 2024.

2016
Hannah Poenisch ’16 and Brooks Ward ’16 were married September 20, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. It was a very small ceremony with family in attendance. They will have a big celebration in Mexico with many Austin College alumni in June 2026. Hannah and Brooks reside in Dallas, Texas, with their two dogs

2018
Ben Moran ’18 and Lindsey Patterson ’21 were married May 25, 2025, in Bryan, Texas. ’Roos in the bridal party included Kylie MenocalBrooks ’18, Shane Brooks ’18, Cooper Gross ’18, Eric Summerlin ’18, and RJ Melton ’18, MAT ’19. There were many additional ’Roos in attendance, including Jacob Morgan ’17; Kate Willis Oxenreiter ’17; Daniel Oxenreiter ’18; Madison Weimer ’22; Tory Heruska ’20; Julia Fields ’22; Jordan Carrouth ’22; Emma Rooney ’21; Casey Davis ’16; Branden Hunt ’17, MAT ’18; Olivia Hunt ’17, MAT ’18; Weston Russell ’18, MAT ’19; and Morgan Anderson Melton ’19, MAT ’20. The bride and groom live in Frisco, Texas, where Ben is a teacher and football coach at Independence High School and Lindsey is an emergency room nurse.

Kristeen Grmela and Nikhil Kagal ’89
Brooks Ward ’16 and Hannah Poenisch ’16
Leigh-Ann Riley ’03 and Robby Carney
Lindsey Patterson ’21 and Ben Moran ’18

2022
Brooke Le ’22 and Max Wade ’23 were married February 28, 2025, in the Bella Donna Chapel at Adriatica in McKinney, Texas. Joining them in celebration were Kyle Brown ’22; Tait Fox ’22; Robert Griffin ’21; Brett Skinner ’22; Sam Skinner ’22, MAT ’23; Lexi Wong ’22; Maddie Taylor ’22; Presley Woods ’22; Will Koelzer ’22; Tanner O’Dwyer ’22; Alex Rodriguez ’22; Cade Griffith ’23; Zach Griffith ’23; Maddie Jacks ’23; James Mirt ’23; Dylan Laventure ’23; Lauren Olivier ’23; Aubrey Pasky ’23; Kylee Noble ’24; Alyssa Ross ’24; Cory McGrath ’24; Andrew Galt ’25; Ryan Laventure ’26; Jack Stack ’26; Aidan Wade ’26; Head Water Polo Coach Mark Lawrence, and former coaches Jeff Passwater and Austin Ringheim.

Brooke Le ’22 and Max Wade ’23