East Central's Tyler Jackson and Midwestern State's Kayla
Hendrix earned special recognition Friday when Lone Star Conference
officials announced the league's cross country all-academic awards.
Jackson was named the LSC Men's Academic Runner of
the Year, while Hendrix was tabbed LSC Women's Academic Runner of
the Year. Both were voted to the LSC All-Academic team, which
recognized 10 runners -- five men and five women -- for both
academic and athletic achievement. The All-Academic teams are voted
upon by the league's sports information directors.
Besides the All-Academic teams being announced,
another 19 runners including 16 women and three men were named to
the Commissioner's Honor Roll for their academic success. To
be eligible for both the Honor Roll and the All-Academic team,
student-athletes must maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade point
average.
With Jackson on the men's All-Academic team were
Texas A&M-Commerce's Tyler Tyndell, Brandon Womack and Logan
Kelly and Eastern New Mexico's Logan Robertson.
Joining Hendrix on the women's All-Academic team
were teammate Hassie Sutton, Texas A&M-Kingsville's Erica
Alvarado and Jessica Martinez and Angelo State's Brittney Heath.
All the runners will compete in the LSC Cross
Country Championships this Saturday, Oct. 24, in Canyon, Texas.
2009 Men's Cross Country All-Academic
Team
Runner
Team
Year
Major
Hometown
Tyler
Jackson East
Central
Sr. Envir. Hlth
Science Lilburn, Ga.
Tyler
Tyndell
Texas A&M-Commerce
Sr.
Kinesiology
Paris, Texas
Logan
Robertson Eastern New
Mexico
Sr.
Business
Monroe, Wis.
Brandon Womack Texas
A&M-Commerce
Jr.
Kinesiology
Lone Oak, Texas
Logan
Kelly
Texas A&M-Commerce
Sr.
Kinesiology
Van Alstyne, Texas
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Runner of the Year:
Tyler Jackson, East Central
COMMISSIONER'S HONOR
ROLL
Texas A&M-Kingsville:
Mario Maldonado, So.
West Texas A&M: Josh
Braddock, So.; Jarret Kachel, Sr.
2009 Women's Cross Country All-Academic
Team
Runner
Team
Year
Major
Hometown
Kayla
Hendrix
Midwestern State
So.
Accounting
Lubbock, Texas
Erica
Alvarado
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Sr. Biomedical
Science
Falfurrias, Texas
Brittney
Heath
Angelo State
Sr.
Art
San Angelo, Texas
Hassie
Sutton
Midwestern State
Jr. Exercise
Physiology
Keller, Texas
Jessica
Martinez
Texas A&M-Kingsville
So. Communication
Science Zapata, Texas
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Runner of the Year:
Kayla Hendrix, Midwestern State
COMMISSIONER'S HONOR
ROLL
Abilene Christian: Lindsey
Putman, Jr.;
Angelo State: Alyssa Priest,
So., Paige Massingill, Sr.;
East Central: Jessica Nguyen,
So. Silvia Barkechir, Sr., Carina Clemente, Jr.;
Southeastern Oklahoma: Jenny
Paine, So. Andi Richardson, Sr.;
Southwestern Oklahoma: Melissa
Banks, So., Micah Mathis, So., Brittany Strickland, Sr.,
Laura Trautman, Sr.;
Tarleton State: Katherine
Grillo, So., Morgan Kuykendall, Sr.;
West Texas A&M: Eddah
Toroitich, So.; Allie Reyna, So.