Stabler, Webb Named Southland Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year
Southland Conference
HIGHLIGHTS
FRISCO, Texas – Lamar graduate students Sam Stabler and Louise Webb were named the Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year by a vote of the league’s head coaches, the conference announced Thursday.
Stabler, a native of Queniborough, England (Ratcliffe College), set a conference championship record in the mile with a time of 4:03.14 in the prelims, before winning the final in 4:10.61. The graduate student was also tabbed as the men’s outstanding runner. He claimed victories in the 3,000-meter run (8:21.69) and ran a leg of the record-setting distance medley relay. The Lamar quartet of Sean Guiney, Chance Williams, Aaron Bennett and Stabler won the event with a school-record time of 9:54:13. It also broke the 18-year old conference record by five seconds and set a new facility mark by three.
Along with being named the athlete of year, Webb was also named the women’s outstanding runner and newcomer of the year. The native of Southampton, England (Univ. of Southampton), won both the 800-meter run (2:13.68) and 3,000-meter run (10:03.05) and contributed on the first-place Lady Cardinals’ DMR (11:49.43). Webb is the first Lady Cardinal to win both athlete of the year and outstanding runner since Clerc Koenck did it in 2007-08.
McNeese State senior La’Shantena Rounds was tabbed the women’s outstanding field performer after she won the weight throw (67-feet) and finished third in the shot put (48-4). The Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab H.S.), native, became the first three-time champion in the weight throw since Stephen F. Austin Frednisha Marshall (2008-10). Rounds is the first Cowgirl to qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships since 2005. She is ranked 14th in the country heading into the championships after a school-record heave of 68-feet, 9 inches she recorded at the McNeese Indoor III meet Feb. 15.
Southeastern Louisiana senior Jeff Milliron was named the men’s outstanding field performer after winning both the shot put and weight throw. The Cobleskill, N.Y. (Middleburgh H.S.), native, set a conference championship record in the weight throw with a toss of 66-10.50 to win the event. Millirons’ 20 points helped give the Lions their first indoor title in school history.
Sam Houston State’s Jay Roberson and Lamar’s Kayla de Bondt won the men’s and women’s freshman of the year awards.
Roberson, a Frankston, Texas (Robert E. Lee H.S.), native, accounted for 12 points for Sam Houston after finishing fourth in the heptathlon (4,820 points), fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.34) and sixth in the pole vault (15-01). He is the first Bearkat to win the award.
De Bondt, a native of Tarwin Lower, Australia (Deakin Univ.), scored 12.5 points for the Lamar after she won the mile-run (4:57.64) and teamed up with Belinda Aguilar, Saschelle Slaughter and Webb to help the Lady Cardinals win the DMR (11:49.43).
McNeese State junior Ryan Holroyd claimed the men’s newcomer of the year award. Holroyd, a native of Staffordshire, England (Leek H.S.), is the third Cowboy to claim the honor, joining Brad Gebauer (2007) and Alex Bruce-Littlewood (2012). He finished second in the 5,000-meter run (14:56.26) and fifth in the 3,000-meter run (8:37.01).
Earning coach of the year honors were Southeastern Louisiana’s men’s coach Sean Brady and Sam Houston State’s women’s coach Dave Self. Brady won his first coach of the year award after leading the Lions to their first conference title. On the women’s side, Self earned his second coach of the year award after guiding the Bearkats to their third league title and first since 2008.
The top-three finishers in each event earned All-Southland Conference honors. The winner earned first-team honors, the second place finisher earned second-team accolades while third place finishers are honored with third-team awards.
Men’s Individual Award Winners
Male Athlete of the Year: Sam Stabler, Lamar
Male Outstanding Field Events: Jeff Milliron, Southeastern Louisiana
Male Outstanding Running Events: Sam Stabler, Lamar
Male Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Holyrod, McNeese State
Male Freshman of the Year: Jay Roberson, Sam Houston State
Men’s Coach of the Year: Sean Brady, Southeastern Louisiana
Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams
|
Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
|
60-Meter Dash |
Justin Walker, NSU |
Brandon Daniels, SLU |
Johnathan Farquarshon, ACU |
|
60-Meter Hurdles |
Matthew Viverette, SHSU |
Tristan Joynes, MCN |
Abram Taylor, SLU |
|
200-Meter Dash |
Justin Walker, NSU |
Antonio Herbert, SLU |
Rodney Jones, SHSU |
|
400-Meter Dash |
Rodney Jones, SHSU |
Josh Taylor, SFA |
Angelo Garland, AMCC |
|
800-Meter Run |
De’Quad Binder, SHSU |
Daniel Block, ACU |
Aaron Bennett, LU |
|
Mile Run |
Sam Stabler, LU |
Corentin Louis, UCA |
Valentinas Rudys, AMCC |
|
*4x400-Meter Relay |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sam Houston State |
Abilene Christian |
|
3,000-Meter Run |
Sam Stabler, LU |
Philipp Baar, AMCC |
Karl Schrieber, SHSU |
|
5,000-Meter Run |
Ryan Creech, LU |
Ryan Holroyd, MCN |
Palo Ponce, SHSU |
|
*DMR |
Lamar |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sam Houston State |
|
High Jump |
Clarence Robinson, SLU |
Kadarius Williams, SLU |
Quinton Helaire, NSU |
|
Pole Vault |
Colton Ross, SFA |
Cameron Meyer, SFA |
Daven Murphree, SFA |
|
Long Jump |
Emmanuel Williams, NSU |
Brandon Daniels, SLU |
Trey Darty, SFA |
|
Triple Jump |
Emmanuel Williams, NSU |
Charles White, SHSU |
Tim Jones II, ORU |
|
Shot Put |
Jeff Milliron, SLU |
Brett Olson, SLU |
Derek Calvert, SFA |
|
Weight Throw |
Jeff Milliron, SLU |
Brett Olsen, SLU |
Brek Christensen, SHSU |
|
Heptathlon |
Cody Rhodes, SFA |
Luke Woods, ACU |
Jamal Davis, SFA |
*4x400-Meter Relay:
1. Stephen F. Austin – (Hampton Hawkins, Torin Crowder, Jontel Goff, Josh Taylor)
2. Sam Houston State – (Matthew Viverette, Alex Gilreath, De’Quad Binder, Rodney Jones)
3. Abilene Christian – (Osei Allyene-Forte, Johnathan Farquarshon, Daniel Block, Devan Brown)
*Distance Medley Relay:
1. Lamar – (Sean Guiney, Chance Williams, Aaron Bennett, Sam Stabler)
2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – (Paul Hansel, David Carrillo, Valentinas Rudys, Philipp Baar)
3. Sam Houston State – (Lucio Rosas, Matthew Viverette, De’Quad Binder, Karl Schreiber)
Women’s Individual Award Winners
Female Athlete of the Year: Louise Webb, Lamar
Female Outstanding Field Events: La’Shantena Rounds, McNeese State
Female Outstanding Running Events: Louise Webb, Lamar
Female Newcomer of the Year: Louise Webb, Lamar
Female Freshman of the Year: Kayla de Bondt, Lamar
Women’s Coach of the Year: Dave Self, Sam Houston State
Women’s Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams
|
Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
|
60-Meter Dash |
Reyare Thomas, ACU |
Brarysheyia Simpson, SFA |
Jasmine Webb, MCN |
|
60-Meter Hurdles |
Sabrina Starr, SHSU |
Danielle Demas, SHSU |
Alicia Noel, SLU |
|
200-Meter Dash |
Reyare Thomas, ACU |
Brarysheyia Simpson, SFA |
Lygia Foreman, SHSU |
|
400-Meter Dash |
Lygia Foreman, SHSU |
Braysheyia Simpson, SFA |
Madison Reynolds, ORU |
|
800-Meter Run |
Louise Webb, LU |
Briana McCall, SHSU |
Kierstin Santana, HBU |
|
Mile Run |
Kayla de Bondt, LU |
Tessni Carruthers, NICH |
Marine Lecart, UCA |
|
*4x400-Meter Relay |
Sam Houston State |
Stephen F. Austin |
Lamar |
|
3,000-Meter Run |
Louise Webb, Lamar |
Leigh Lattimore, LU |
Brooke Cassar, UCA |
|
5,000-Meter Run |
Brooke Cassar, UCA |
Erika Setzler, UCA |
Leigh Lattimore, LU |
|
*DMR |
Lamar |
Central Arkansas |
Nicholls |
|
High Jump |
Ikea Kaufman, SLU |
Melai Carter, SFA |
Caitlin Jones, SFA |
|
Pole Vault |
Katelyn Wynn, SHSU |
Kara Whitson, SHSU |
Lauren McFarland, ORU |
|
Long Jump |
Jasmine Cornelius, MCN |
Taylor Thomas, HBU |
Kirsten Knox, SFA |
|
Triple Jump |
Porsha Thomas, NSU |
Taylor Walker, NSU |
Kirsten Knox, SFA |
|
Shot Put |
Jermisha Frazier, SLU |
La’Tricia Griffin, SFA |
La’Shantena Rounds, MCN |
|
Weight Throw |
La’Shantena Rounds, MCN |
Brianna Golden, SLU |
La’Tricia Griffin, SFA |
|
Pentathlon |
Shambrail Woods, SFA |
Sofia Johnsson, UNO |
Farydah Inoussa, UNO |
*4x400-Meter Relay:
1. Sam Houston State – (Jordan Grady, Sunday Foster, Ruth Amaku, Lygia Foreman)
2. Stephen F. Austin – (Dar’Keisha Tryon, Cierra Jefferson, Brarysheyia Simpson, Jessica Hatchett)
3. Lamar – (Nia Davis, Sarah Shim, Elzbieta Gawron, Saschelle Slaughter)
*Distance Medley Relay:
1. Lamar – (Belinda Aguilar, Saschelle Slaughter, Kayla de Bondt, Louise Webb)
2. Central Arkansas – (Marine Lecart, Khadijah Smith, Jordan Chadwick, Brooke Cassar)
3. Nicholls – (Jackie White, Precious Semien, Ashley Johnson, Tessni Carruthers)