Jan. 10, 2008

FRISCO, Texas - The Southland Conference has announced that 553 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll.

McNeese State led all schools with 70 on the commissioner's academic honor roll. Highlighting those student-athletes from McNeese was 2007 SLC Women's Soccer Student Athlete of the Year Kamryn Koch, who posted a 3.25 grade point average in general studies.

In addition, Cowboy football student-athletes David Ballard and Brant Linde were named CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selections, posting a 3.67 and 3.73 in grade point average in general studies and accounting, respectively.

Northwestern State had 64 student-athletes on the commissioner's fall honor roll, while Stephen F. Austin had 63. For the Ladyjacks, women's soccer student-athlete Jessica Cotton was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 3.67 grade point average in interdisciplinary studies.

Texas State placed 57 student-athletes on the commissioner's fall honor roll, highlighted by 2007 SLC Football Student Athlete of the Year Nick Clark, an CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection and a semi-finalist for the Draddy Drophy, as he posted a 3.76 grade point average in math. In addition, volleyball's Emily Jones was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, with a 3.91 grade point average in math and business.

Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas placed 55 and 50 student-athletes on the fall honor roll, respectively, while Southeastern Louisiana placed 45. For the Lions, women's soccer student athlete Dana Mayer was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 4.0 grade point average in biology.

Nicholls State placed 38 student-athletes on the team, while Lamar added 35, highlighted by 2007 SLC Volleyball Student Athlete of the Year Molli Abel, who was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection after posting a 3.63 grade point average in nursing. In addition, volleyball's Adrianne Meengs was also a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, tallying a 4.0 grade point average in general business.

UTSA placed 33 student-athletes on the commissioner's academic honor roll. Women's soccer student-athlete Ezinne Okpo was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 4.0 grade point average in political science.

UT Arlington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rounded out the commissioner's fall honor roll with 23 and 20 student-athletes, respectively. Presented by Capital One Bank, the honor roll recognizes student-athletes who competed in league championship sports during the fall semester and maintained a 3.0 semester grade point average while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Each Southland institution is responsible in selecting the student-athletes for the fall roll.

McNeese Honorees

Name Class Sport Major Hometown

Anna Caffery Fr. Cross Country English Education Delcambre, La.

Katarina Caraway Fr. Cross Country Chemistry Jennings, La.

Jessica Gonzalez-Pons Fr. Cross Country Health Performance Queretaro, Mexico

Matt Fontenot Fr. Cross Country Engineering Iowa, La.

Johnathan Koenck Fr. Cross Country Wildlife Management Leesville, La.

Jordan Neil Fr. Cross Country Basic Studies Bangor, Northern Ireland

Alasdair Russell Fr. Cross Country Health Performance Kendal, England

Steven Scullion Fr. Cross Country Health Performance Belfast, Northern Ireland

Carly Thurman Fr. Cross Country Basic Studies The Woodlands, Texas

David Ballard Sr. Football General Studies Lake Charles, La.

Marcus Bellow Fr. Football Basic Studies Eunice, La.

Blake Bercegeay Jr. Football Health Performance Gonzales, La.

Ben Bourgeois Fr. Football Engineering Sulphur, La.

Marcus Brown Sr. Football General Studies Tangiapahoa, La.

Kenrick Cormier So. Football Engineering Dry Creek, La.

Cory Crader Fr. Football Engineering Friendswood, Texas

Chad Davis Jr. Football Health Performance Plaquemine, La.

Jared Dolan Sr. Football Marketing Mt. Belvieu, Texas

London Durham Fr. Football Basic Studies Beaumont, Texas

Joshua Earhart So Football Nursing Lafayette, La.

Tyler Fontenot So. Football General Studies Iowa, La.

Derrick Fourroux Jr. Football Nursing Erath, La.

Lance Fremin Sr. Football General Studies Starkville, Miss.

Dorian Hall So. Football Health Performance Kenner, La.

Josh Hurd Sr. Football Criminal Justice Monroe, La.

Jarron Jackson Fr Football Basic Studies Lutcher, La.

LaDarius Key Sr. Football Health Performance Monroe, La.

Robert Killingsworth So. Football Finance Lake Charles, La.

Matthew Kreamer Jr. Football General Studies Shreveport, La.

Jonathan Landry Fr. Football Biology Broussard, La.

DAVON Lewis Fr. Football Basic Studies Port Arthur, Texas

Desmund Lighten Fr. Football Basic Studies Monroe, La.

Brant Linde Sr. Football Accounting Mandeville, La.

Wesley Mangan So. Football Secondary Education Brenham, Texas

Bryant Mason Sr. Football General Studies Baton Rouge, La.

Eman Naghavi Jr. Football Management Katy, Texas

Josh Quayhagen Sr. Football Management Leesville, La.

Kurt Reeves Jr. Football Health Performance Orange, Texas

Zackary Saucier Fr. Football General Studies Houston, Texas

Travis Thibodeaux Sr. Football Accounting Ragley, La.

Jonathan Walker Sr. Football General Studies Lake Charles, La.

David Webster So. Football Wildlife Management Pearland, Texas

Toby Willis Sr. Football Health Performance Lake Charles, La.

Frank Wilson So. Football Criminal Justice Katy, Texas

Brandon Zanders So. Football Health Performance Baton Rouge, La.

Alana Clark Fr. Soccer Basic Studies Tuscon, Ariz.

Nicole Cooper Fr. Soccer Psychology Moss Bluff, La.

Macie Jones Fr. Soccer Basic Studies Mandeville, La.

Kamryn Koch Jr. Soccer General Studies Breaux Bridge, La.

Erin Leighton So. Soccer Biology The Woodlands, Texas

Justeen Lords Jr. Soccer Biology Albuquerque, N.M.

Kyra McDonough Jr. Soccer Health Performance Highland Village, Texas

Cheyenne Moeller So. Soccer Marketing New Roads, La.

Shelby Money Jr. Soccer Health Performance Cypress, Texas

Sara Overfelt Sr. Soccer Health Performance Albuquerque, N.M.

Ja'Nae Powell Jr. Soccer General Studies Arlington, Texas

Wendy Redpath Fr. Soccer Engineering Mandeville, La.

Lauren Slater Jr. Soccer Health Performance Iowa City, Iowa

Cynthia Torres Sr. Soccer General Business Dallas, Texas

Mariana Urtaza Sr. Soccer Marketing Mexico City, Mexico

Rachel Wright Jr. Soccer Sociology Houston, Texas

Lindsay Brooks Jr. Volleyball Elementary Education Sugarland, Texas

Sarah Cartie So. Volleyball General Studies Houston, Texas

Amber Click Jr. Volleyball Mass Communication Austin, Texas

Jenn Cook So. Volleyball Health Performance Klein, Texas

Alyson Jones Jr. Volleyball Marketing Houston, Texas

Lindsey Petzold Sr. Volleyball Health Performance Paige, Texas

Deanna Sanchez So Volleyball Psychology Schaumburg, Ill.

Jessica Strama Sr. Volleyball Psychology Lemont, Ill.

Chanel Tyler So. Volleyball Biology San Antonio, Texas