June 5, 2008

McNeese State's DeAnn Washington has been named to the Southland Conference women's academic track and field team for the 2007-08 school year.

She is one of 18 named to the team. A native of Milano, TX, Washington is a sophomore in Nursing. This past school year she compiled a 3.22 grade point average in Nursing.

Washington finished fifth in the shot put and discus during the SLC's recent championship meet.

Lamar's Clerc Koenck was named the women's track and field student athlete of the year.

2007-08 Southland Conference Women's Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team

Name, School Class Hometown GPA Major

Clerc Koenck, Lamar Senior Anacoco, LA 3.77 Exercise Science

Alison Holmes, Northwestern State Senior DeRidder, LA 3.60 Business Administration

Trecey Holmes, Northwestern State Soph. Garland, TX 3.91 Journalism

Amy Shackelford, Stephen F. Austin Fresh. Port Noches, TX 4.0 Kinesiology

Silent-Joy Egboda-Waye, Stephen F. Austin Soph. Lancaster, TX 3.185 Accounting

Leah Matthews, Stephen F. Austin Senior Fort Worth, TX 3.0 Kinesiology

Tabitha Riley, Stephen F. Austin Soph. Carrolton, TX 3.0 Interdisciplinary Studies

Kristi Hermes, Sam Houston State Soph. Carrolton, TX 3.64 Kinesiology

Tiana Lee, Sam Houston State Junior Arlington, TX 3.37 Health

Tiffany Singleton, Sam Houston State Senior Killeen, TX 3.0 Health

Jessica Jones, UTSA Soph. Fresno, TX 3.06 Pre-Business

Dana Mecke, UTSA Soph. Bulverde, TX 4.0 Engineering

Charlotte Everhardt, Nicholls State Junior Metairie, LA 3.84 Dietics

Marion Chebet, Nicholls State Soph. Kapsabet, Kenya 3.55 Accounting

DeAnn Washington, McNeese State Soph. Milano, TX 3.22 Nursing

Leonie Ezegbunum, Southeastern Louisiana Senior Nassau, Bahamas 3.75 Accounting

Meghan Lemke, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Junior Tomahawk, WI 3.51 (Undecided)

Tenley Determan, Texas State Senior College Station, TX 3.72 Psychology