FRISCO, Texas – Lamar's Nia Clatworthy, McNeese's Morgan Talley, Southeastern's Slavko Stevic, and UIW's Griffin Neal received Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year honors, the conference office announced Thursday.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Studnet-Athlete of the Year: Nia Clatworthy, Lamar
Clatworthy maintained a 3.90 GPA in Economics while excelling through the indoor and outdoor seasons. She competed in the 3000m, 5000m, mile, and DMR, totaling four top-five finishes on the year. Clatworthy won SLC titles in the 3000m and 5000m while earning silver in the DMR at the SLC Indoor Championships.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Studnet-Athlete of the Year: Slavko Stevic, Southeastern
Stevic shined in the high jump, winning his fourth career SLC title at Indoor and Outdoor championships. He finished the year with the 15th-highest outdoor high jump in the country, departing to Europe for the Olympics in Serbia before NCAA Regionals. Slavko maintained his high level of competition in conjunction with a 3.97 GPA in Computer Science.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Studnet-Athlete of the Year: Morgan Talley, McNeese
An Education major, Talley finished the year at a 3.73 GPA. The SLC Track & Field Athlete of the Year tallied four medals at the Outdoor Championships. Talley was crowned the SLC Champion in the long jump, triple jump and heptathlon while grabbing the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles before competing at the NCAA East Regional.
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Studnet-Athlete of the Year: Griffin Neal, UIW
Griffin took first in the 10k and 5k at the Outdoor Championships, earning SLC Men’s Runner of the Year to bookend an impressive campaign. He continued his season beyond that point, competing in the NCAA's West Regionals. Neal maintained a 3.68 GPA in Business Administration with an influence in Sports Management.
The All-Academic teams are voted on by head coaches, sports information directors, and academic/compliance staff members from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.25 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection, and have competed in at least 50 percent of their team’s meets. Fifty percent of those nominated earn the honor.
MEN'S ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE
Men's Indoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year: Slavko Stevic, SLU
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year: Griffin Neal, UIW
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Scott Boon |
HCU |
Gr, |
Dronten, The Netherlands |
3.94 |
Business Administration |
| Justice Artisst |
HCU |
Sr. |
Pearland, Texas |
3.75 |
Kinesiology - Sport Management |
| Denzel Hinds |
HCU |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
385 |
Biology |
| Alex Piquart * |
HCU |
Sr. |
St. Fulgent, France |
3.68 |
Cinema Arts |
| Krzysztof Turski |
HCU |
Jr. |
Radom, Poland |
3.94 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Griffin Neal * |
UIW |
Sr. |
|
3.68 |
Business Administration - Sport Management |
| Alex Brown |
UIW |
So. |
San Antonio, Texas |
3.96 |
Healthcare Sciences; Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Candan Martin |
UIW |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
3.82 |
Cyber Security Systems |
| Eric Pineda |
UIW |
Jr. |
Conroe, Texas |
3.91 |
Business Administration - Management |
| Jonah Ulbricht |
UIW |
So. |
Bulverde, Texas |
3.7 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Alexandre Fetizon |
UIW |
Jr. |
Ambonnay, France |
4.0 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Garrett Stokes |
UIW |
Sr. |
El Paso, Texas |
3.85 |
Cyber Security Systems |
| Jaylon Roberts |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Galena Park, Texas |
3.80 |
Criminal Justic |
| Ethan Ellis |
Lamar |
So. |
Missouri City, Texas |
3.35 |
Political Science |
| Hunter Longino * |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Oakdale, La. |
3.75 |
Criminal Justice |
| Tyler Challis |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Pefferlaw, Canada |
3.75 |
Political Science; Pre-Law |
| Gary Sandrock |
New Orleans |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
4.0 |
Chemistry |
| Cade Litolff |
New Orleans |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
3.86 |
Chemistry |
| Jorim Bangue |
New Orleans |
So. |
Yaounde, Cameroon |
3.41 |
Marketing |
| Diamante Gumbs * |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
3.26 |
General Studies |
| Tarajh Hudson |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas |
3.87 |
Health & Exercise Science; Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Slavko Stevic * |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia |
4.0 |
Computer Science |
| Terrell Webb * |
Southeastern |
Gr. |
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
4.0 |
Sports Management |
| Phillip Krenek * |
A&M-Commerce |
So. |
Kostelni Strimelice, Czech Republic |
3.89 |
Sport & Recreation Management |
| Tahje Tolliver |
A&M-Commerce |
Jr. |
Picayune, Miss. |
3.89 |
Sport & Recreation Management |
| Kelvin Kimaiyo |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
ElDoret, Kenya |
3.35 |
Nursing |
| Dennis Kipngeno |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Nakuru, Kenya |
3.54 |
Healthcare Administration |
WOMEN'S ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE
Women's Indoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year: Nia Clatworthy, Lamar
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year: Morgan Talley, McNeese
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Jessica Rabius * |
HCU |
Sr. |
East Bernard, Texas |
3.94 |
Kinesiology |
| Brianna Hinds |
HCU |
So. |
San Antonio, Texas |
4.0 |
Nursing |
| Liza Lap |
HCU |
Gr. |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
3.82 |
Psychology |
| Destiny Quintanilla |
HCU |
So. |
La Joya, Texas |
3.96 |
Business Administration |
| Alisa Novosad * |
UIW |
So. |
Victoria, Texas |
4.0 |
Kinesiology |
| Ashlyn Royal |
UIW |
Sr. |
Wimberly, Texas |
4.0 |
Business Administration |
| Nia Clatworthy * |
Lamar |
Jr. |
Porthcawl, Wales |
3.90 |
Economics |
| Chloe Rodriguez * |
Lamar |
Jr. |
Richardson, Texas |
3.38 |
Management |
| Kayla Smith * |
Lamar |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
3.47 |
Management |
| Morgan Talley * |
McNeese |
Gr. |
Rockwall, Texas |
3.73 |
Education |
| Irene Barrerio-Lopez |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Fene, Spain |
3.97 |
Computer Engineering |
| Jordan Carter |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Lake Charles, La. |
3.92 |
HHP Exercise Physiology |
| Sakari Famous |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Pemboke, Bermuda |
3.77 |
HHP Exercise Physiology |
| Ciara Gilroy |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Lake Charles, La. |
4.0 |
HHP Exercise Physiology |
| Kayla Harrison |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Shreveport, La. |
3.62 |
HHP Exercise Physiology |
| Mariah Lee * |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Corsicana, Texas |
4.0 |
Health Performance |
| Jasmine Perez |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Ricardo, Texas |
4.0 |
Criminal Justice |
| Irene Bonanomi |
New Orleans |
Gr. |
Lomanga, Italy |
4.0 |
Chemistry |
| Rebecca DeKay * |
New Orleans |
Gr. |
London, Ontario |
4.0 |
MBA |
| Alex Weir |
New Orleans |
Gr. |
Toronto, Ontario |
4.0 |
Urban Development |
| Alimot Alowonle |
New Orleans |
So. |
Lagos, Nigeria |
3.78 |
Early Education |
| Vanessa Balde * |
Northwestern State |
So. |
Hamburg, Germany |
3.39 |
Health & Physical Education, K-12 |
| Annemarie Broussard |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Abbeville, La. |
3.61 |
Health & Human Performance |
| Maygan Shaw * |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
Pineville, La. |
3.55 |
Nursing |
| Kaitlyn Washington |
Northwestern State |
So. |
Broussard, La. |
3.69 |
Biology |
| Sanaria Butler * |
Northwestern State |
So. |
Port Arthur, Texas |
3.53 |
Biology |
| Madison Brown |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Natchitoches, La. |
3.94 |
Health & Exercise Science |
| Lara Zupanc |
Southeastern |
Gr. |
Krsko, Slovenia |
4.0 |
Psychology |
| Esther Nwanze |
Southeastern |
So, |
Baton Rouge |
3.86 |
Psychology |
| Jenneil Jacobie * |
A&M-Commerce |
So. |
Piat Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
3.28 |
Biological Sciences |
| Cassandra Rendon |
A&M-Commerce |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
4.0 |
Wildlife & Conservation Science |
| Myla Tate |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Cypress, Texas |
4.0 |
Philosophy |
* - Automatic Selection (First Team All-Conference)
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