LSC Golf postseason awards announced
Central Oklahoma's Colby Shrum and Tarleton State's Carla Cooper were honored as Lone Star Conference Players of the Year Sunday night as the league's annual postseason golf awards were announced at the championships banquet, held in conjunction with the LSC Championships at WinStar Golf Course.
League officials announced the all-conference teams and individual awards at the banquet. This marks the fifth year for golf's postseason awards to be voted on by league coaches. Before, all-conference honors had been determined only by results at the LSC tournament.
Shrum, the reigning player of the year, has recorded two wins along with six top-4 finishes in nine tournaments amid a 71.58 scoring average. With eight top-10 finishes, the junior is ranked second in Division II according to Golfstat.
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Cooper has finished in the top-5 in six of eight tournaments this season with a scoring average of 75.5. The sophomore tied for first at the Cameron Invitational and finished second twice, while helping the TexAnns claim four team titles in 2009.
UCO's Andrew Green earned Freshman of Year honors and UCO's Dax Johnson was named Coach of the Year for the men.
On the women's side, Tarleton's Katy Ward picked up Freshman of the Year honors, while the TexAnns Jerry Doyle was named Coach of the Year.
Shrum was the unanimous choice on the men's first team All-LSC and was joined by Abilene Christian's Cyril Bouniol, Northeastern State's Sam Powell, Midwestern State's Travis Klutts and East Central's Zac Pool.
Cooper headlined the list on the women's first team All-LSC, along with Angelo State's Raelyn Smith, Tarleton's Katy Ward, NSU's Stephanie Bird and West Texas A&M's Hammerli Sriyai.
A total of 10 more players were named to the second team for both men and women, while another nine men's players and six women's players were recognized as honorable mention All-LSC selections.
2009 Men's Golf All-Conference
FIRST TEAM
Player Team Year Hometown
Colby Shrum Central Oklahoma Jr. Perry, Okla.
Cyril Bouniol Abilene Christian So. Laloubere, France
Sam Powell Northeastern State Sr. Coweta, Okla.
Travis Klutts Midwestern State So. Lake Kiowa , Texas
Zac Pool East Central Jr. Poteau, Okla.
SECOND TEAM
Player Team Year Hometown
Andrew Green Central Oklahoma Fr. Edmond, Okla.
Austin Bowman Central Oklahoma So. Pryor, Okla.
Josh Boswell Northeastern State So. Wagonner, Okla.
Patrick Hanauer Abilene Christian Sr. Aachen, Germany
Pinkey Hartline Texas A&M-Commerce Sr. Lake Jackson, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION
AbileneChristian: Hilton Funk, Sr.; Cameron: Brett Leavell, Jr.;
Central Oklahoma: Baer Aneshansley, So.; Northeastern State: Jeff Cox, Sr.; Blake Walker, Fr.;
Southeastern Okla.: Jordan Sullivan, Sr.; Southwestern Okla.: Luke Phillips, Sr.;
TexasA&M-Commerce: Blake Worden, Sr.; West TexasA&M: Geoffrey Phemister, Sr.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year: Colby Shrum, Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Andrew Green, Central Oklahoma
Coach of the Year: Dax Johnston, Central Oklahoma
2009 Women's Golf All-Conference
FIRST TEAM
Player Team Year Hometown
Carla Cooper Tarleton State So. Arlington, Texas
Raelyn Smith Angelo State Jr. Odessa, Texas
Katy Ward Tarleton State Fr. Aledo, Texas
Stephanie Bird Northeastern State Sr. Las Vegas, Nev.
Hammerli Sriyai West Texas A&M Fr. Bangkok, Thailand
SECOND TEAM
Player Team Year Hometown
Andrea Lowe Tarleton State Jr. Joshua, Texas
Kass McGrath Cameron Jr. Tulsa, Okla.
Raelynn Farthing Central Oklahoma So. Muskogee, Okla.
Melanie Tham Tarleton State So. Malaysia
Amanda Davidson West Texas A&M Fr. Ankeny, Iowa
HONORABLE MENTION
AngeloState: Megan Cisneroz, Fr.; Cameron: Renee Breeze, Sr.;
Central Oklahoma: Emily Leahey, Fr.; Northeastern State: Katie Miller, Jr.;
TarletonState: Candace Brister, Fr.;West TexasA&M: Whitney Osborne, Jr.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year: Carla Cooper, Tarleton State
Freshman of the Year: Katy Ward, Tarleton State
Coach of the Year: Jerry Doyle, Tarleton State
