FRISCO ? The Southland Conference announced Thursday that 553 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll.
UTSA placed 34 student-athletes on the honor roll. Women’s soccer student-athlete Ezinne Okpo was a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (gpa) in political science.
McNeese State led all schools with 70 on the honor roll, highlighted by 2007 SLC Women’s Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year Kamryn Koch, who posted a 3.25 gpa in general studies. Additionly, Cowboys football student-athletes David Ballard and Brant Linde were CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selections, posting a 3.67 and 3.73 in gpa's in general studies and accounting, respectively.
Northwestern State had 64 student-athletes on the 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 gpa in interdisciplinary studies.
Texas State placed 57 student-athletes on the list, highlighted by 2007 SLC Football Student-Athlete of the Year Nick Clark, an CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection and a semifinalist for the Draddy Drophy, who posted a 3.76 gpa in mathematics. In addition, volleyball’s Emily Jones was a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, with a 3.91 gpa in mathematics and business.
Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas placed 55 and 50 student-athletes on the honor roll, respectively, while Southeastern Louisiana had 45. For the Lady Lions, women’s soccer student-athlete Dana Mayer was a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 4.0 gpa in biology.
Nicholls State placed 38 student-athletes on the team, while Lamar added 35. The Lady Cardinals were led 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 gpa in nursing. In addition, volleyball’s Adrianne Meengs also was a CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, tallying a 4.0 gpa in general business.
UT Arlington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rounded out the honor roll with 23 and 20 honorees, respectively.
Presented by Captial One Bank, the honor roll recognizes student-athletes who competed in league championship sports during the fall semester and maintained a 3.0 semester gpa while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Each SLC institution is responsible in selecting the student-athletes for the fall roll.
UTSA honorees
Men's Cross Country (3)
Ryan Buda, Fr., Biology
Dominick Zucconi, Fr., Pre Business
Zach Legg, Fr., Psychology
Women's Cross Country (3)
Dana Mecke, Fr., Mechanical Engineering
Ashley Mercer, Fr., Undeclared
Katy Spence, So., Pre Business
Soccer (18)
Laurel Dierking, Fr., Pre Business
Allison Dillon, Fr., Undeclared
Rachel Francis, Sr., Mathematics
Kim Gonzales, So., Kinesiology
Halee Hamm, So., Pre Business
Kasi Hebert, So., Kinesiology
Joy Jarrell, Fr., Management
Darinka Lopez, So., Interdisciplinary Studies
Allison McCabe, Fr., Pre Business
Kathleen Morel, Fr., Biology
Jenny Munoz, So., Biology
Ezinne Okpo, So., Political Science
Chelsea Pack, So., Biology
Jenna Pawelek, Fr., Undeclared
Lauren Schultz, Fr., Undeclared
Erin Ussery, So., Biology
Kari Weiland, So., Undeclared
Chelsea Zimmerman, So., Pre Business
Volleyball (10)
Cristina Almeida, Sr., Kinesiology
Rebecca Hrapmann, Jr., Pre Business
Briana Mason, Fr., Health
Dana Mecke, Fr., Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Moore, Jr., Psychology
Danielle Nickle, Sr., English
Gena Rhodes, Jr., Kinesiology
Valorie Rogers, Fr., Management
Kendra Rowland, Fr., Undeclared
Jordan White, Fr., Undeclared
