Stabler, Foreman Named Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Year

6/19/2014 9:24:07 AM

Southland Conference

FRISCO, Texas – Lamar junior Sam Stabler and Sam Houston State senior Lygia Foreman were named the Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Year, the league announced Thursday in conjunction with the 2013-14 All-Academic Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field teams.

Stabler becomes the fifth male student-athlete in Southland history to claim both the indoor & outdoor student-athlete of the year award in the same season. The junior from Queniborough, England (Ratcliffe College H.S.), joins Lamar’s Joe Wade (2012-13) as the only Cardinals to earn the distinction. Stabler claimed the individual title in both the 1,500-and 3,000-meter run at the outdoor championships while sporting the best times in the conference during the outdoor season in both events. Stabler made both the President’s and Dean’s Lists after holding a 3.82 grade-point average in chemical engineering.

Foreman becomes the first Sam Houston student-athlete to earn the award since Jennie Sewell (2006-07). The senior from Fort Worth, Texas (Eastern Hills H.S.), played a key component in bringing the Bearkats their fourth overall outdoor championship and first since 2008. Foreman tied for the high point scorer at the outdoor championships after claiming gold in both the 200-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay and she also finished second in the 400-meter dash. Foreman made the Dean’s List with a 3.44 GPA in kinesiology.

The men’s all-academic team consists of 21 student-athletes including six automatic selections while the women’s squad consists of 36 student-athletes including 17 automatic selections. Sam Houston led the conference with a combined 12 student-athletes on the all-academic team while UIW collected eight. Stephen F. Austin had seven followed by McNeese State with five and Central Arkansas with four. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Northwestern State, Oral Roberts and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi each notched a trio while Houston Baptist, Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana had two apiece.

Nineteen student-athletes are making at least their second appearance on their respective teams including Sam Houston State’s Alyssa Dooley, who has landed on the women’s all-academic team for the fourth time in her career.

The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 14 member universities, votes for the student-athletes of the year. The student-athlete of the year award is presented to one student-athlete who achieves excellence in both academics and athletics. All nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution. All-academic members earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, completed at least one full academic year and participated in at least 50 percent of the school’s events.

2014 Men’s Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team

Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Erik Forrister	Abilene Christian	Sr.	Llano, Texas	3.72	Physics
Baptiste Kerjean¹	Abilene Christian	Sr.	St. Brieuc, France	3.08	Marketing
Luke Woods	Abilene Christian	So.	Houston, Texas	3.92	Engineering
Garrison Fick	Houston Baptist	So.	Sugar Land, Texas	3.93	Management
Chris DeWitt^#^,1	UIW	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas	4.00	Business Administration
Alejandro Hernandez	UIW	Sr.	Converse, Texas	3.78	Environmental Science
Jacob Ulbricht	UIW	So.	Spring Branch, Texas	3.84	History
Sam Stabler^,^1,2	Lamar	Jr.	Queniborough, England	3.82	Chemical Engineering
Brock Moreaux	McNeese St.	Gr.	Delcambre, La.	4.00	Health and Human Performance
Joseph Taylor	Oral Roberts	Sr.	Grandview, Wash.	3.95	Engineering
Leif Peterson	Oral Roberts	Jr.	Owatonna, Minn.	4.00	Engineering
De’Quad Binder¹	Sam Houston St.	So.	Georgetown, Texas	3.05	Marketing
Brek Christiansen²	Sam Houston St.	Sr.	Cypress, Texas	3.66	Kinesiology
Daniel Jones	Sam Houston St.	Sr.	Whakatane, New Zealand	3.80	Business Administration
Karl Schreiber²	Sam Houston St.	Jr.	Rostock, Germany	3.84	Mass Communications
Jonathan Kinchen	Southeastern La.	So.	Ponchatoula, La.	3.32	Industrial Technology
Brett Olsen	Southeastern La.	Jr.	Ridgecrest, Calif.	3.26	General Studies
Josh Taylor^1,2	Stephen F. Austin	Jr.	Pearland, Texas	3.30	Finance
Philipp Baar¹	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Schwerin, Germany	3.55	Management
Christoph Hintz	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Schwerin, Germany	3.67	Mechanical Engineering
Valentinas Rudys	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Vilnius, Lithuania	3.60	Business and Finance/Economics

^2014 Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
¹Automatic Selection
²Two-time all-academic selection
³Three-time all-academic selection
^#Capital One Academic All-District

2014 Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team

Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Brooke Cassar^#,¹	Central Arkansas	So.	New South Wales, Australia	4.00	Physical Therapy
Jordan Chadwick²	Central Arkansas	Sr.	Bryant, Ark.	4.00	Health Science/Physical Therapy
Kayla Nehus²	Central Arkansas	Sr.	Little Rock, Ark.	3.81	Communication Science and Disorders
Erika Setzler¹	Central Arkansas	Sr.	Conway, Ark.	3.19	Kinesiology/Physical Education
Jessica Whitt	Houston Baptist	Sr.	Deer Park, Texas	3.77	Elementary Education
Daniella Anane-Bediakoh	UIW	Gr.	Brampton, Ontario	3.81	Biology
Lindsay Frost	UIW	Sr.	Portland, Texas	4.00	Fashion Management
Zariah Noyola	UIW	Jr.	Harlingen, Texas	3.82	Rehabilitation Sciences
Shaneve Swift	UIW	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas	3.89	Business Administration
Jasmine Waring¹	UIW	So.	San Antonio, Texas	3.62	Rehabilitation Sciences
Nora-Beth Saunders	Lamar	Sr.	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	4.00	Chemical Engineering
Saschelle Slaughter¹	Lamar	Sr.	Missouri City, Texas	3.44	Communications
Jasmine Cornelius^1,2	McNeese St.	Sr.	Elgin, Texas	3.55	Biological Sciences
Danielle Epps¹	McNeese St.	So.	Houston, Texas	3.05	Nursing
Simone Johnson¹	McNeese St.	Jr.	Ville Platte, La.	3.10	Health and Human Performance/Health Promotion
Jasmine Webb^1,2	McNeese St.	Sr.	Dallas, Texas	3.33	Management
Tessni Carruthers²	Nicholls	Jr.	British Columbia, Canada	3.67	Communicative Disorders
Jaimee Springer³	Nicholls	Sr.	Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada	3.53	Psychology
Rechelle Bessard¹	Northwestern St.	So.	Abbeville, La.	3.09	Hospitality and Tourism Management
Quiana Griffin²	Northwestern St.	Sr.	Lake Charles, La.	3.16	Health and Exercise Science
Por’Sha Thomas¹	Northwestern St.	So.	Pearland, Texas	3.22	Biology
Samantha Watson²	Oral Roberts	Jr.	Schuylerville, N.Y.	3.91	Marketing
Ruth Amaku¹	Sam Houston St.	So.	Missouri City, Texas	3.36	Biology
Nicole Aponte²	Sam Houston St.	So.	Kingwood, Texas	3.84	Animal Science
Alyssa Dooley^1,4	Sam Houston St.	Sr.	Flower Mound, Texas	3.39	Kinesiology
Lygia Foreman^^,1,2	Sam Houston St.	Sr.	Fort Worth, Texas	3.44	Kinesiology
Adrienne Quillin^1,2	Sam Houston St.	Jr.	Houston, Texas	3.03	Accounting
Kara Whitson¹	Sam Houston St.	Jr.	Port Lavaca, Texas	3.36	Food Science and Nutrition
Kaylynne Wright	Sam Houston St.	Jr.	Huntsville, Texas	3.78	Psychology
Katelyn Wynn¹	Sam Houston St.	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas	3.40	Interdisciplinary Studies
Rebecca Blubaugh²	Stephen F. Austin	Sr.	Bossier City, La.	3.92	Food & Nutrition Dietetics
Jessica Cunningham²	Stephen F. Austin	Jr.	Canyon Lake, Texas	3.96	Social Work
Bria McIver	Stephen F. Austin	So.	Killeen, Texas	4.00	Fashion Merchandising
Heather McPherson³	Stephen F. Austin	Sr.	Whitney, Texas	4.00	Political Science
Brarysheyia Simpson	Stephen F. Austin	Jr.	Marlin, Texas	3.22	Psychology
Shambrail Woods¹	Stephen F. Austin	Sr.	Trinity, Texas	3.35	Kinesiology

^2014 Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
¹Automatic Selection
²Two-time all-academic selection
³Three-time all-academic selection
⁴Four-time all-academic selection
^#USTFCCCA All-Academic