Three members
of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's track and
field/cross country teams – Anne Ronoh, Meghan Lemke and Ari
Perez – were selected to the Capitol One Bank/Southland
Conference All-Academic teams the league announced.
Ronoh boasted a
3.27 grade-point average in nursing and raised her average to 3.45
overall with a 3.46 GPA this spring. This past fall she became the
first Islander women's cross country runner to advance to the NCAA
Cross Country Championship earning Southland Conference Newcomer of
the Year honors. She recorded the Southland Conference's best
finish at NCAA South Central Regional meet with an 11th-place
finish and was the league's lone representative at the NCAA
Championship. Ronoh was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
She earned All-Southland in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs.
Lemke came into
the semester with a 3.33 GPA and posted a 3.8 this spring to raise
her average to while majoring in management with an emphasis in
human resources. After redshirting this fall in cross country,
Lemke won a conference title indoors in the 3,000-meter run and was
second in the mile. She won an outdoor title in the 1,500-meter
run.
Ari Perez, who
was the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the Islanders, was
recognized on the men's side. The management major from
Corpus Christi had a 3.48 GPA following the fall. He earned All-SLC
honors in the steeplechase after placing third.
The 2009
Southland Conference Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic
Teams are comprised of student-athletes that competed in cross
country, indoor track and field and/or outdoor track and field.
Student-athletes earn automatic qualification onto the Southland
Conference All-Academic Team if they maintain a GPA of 3.0 in
addition to earning either first-team all-conference honors in any
of the three seasons and/or a CoSIDA Academic All-District VI
Selection.
2009 Southland
Conference Men's Track and Field and Cross Country All-Academic
Team
|
Name
|
School
|
Class
|
Hometown
|
GPA
|
Major
|
|
Frank
Bwambale2
|
Lamar
|
Sr.
|
Nakifuma,
Uganda
|
3.19
|
General
Studies/Health
|
|
Samuel
Kosgei2,4
|
Lamar
|
Jr.
|
Kapchorwa,
Uganda
|
3.23
|
Health
|
|
Ewan
Simpson4
|
Lamar
|
Sr.
|
Kincardine,
Scotland
|
3.42
|
Exercise
Science
|
|
Ben
Chretien
|
McNeese
State
|
So.
|
Elton, La.
|
3.07
|
Management
|
|
Greg Hall
|
Northwestern
State
|
So.
|
Alexandria,
La.
|
3.50
|
Health/Exercise
Science
|
|
Corey Jones
|
Northwestern
State
|
Sr.
|
Diboll,
Texas
|
3.06
|
Computer
Information Systems
|
|
Chris
Pearson4
|
Northwestern
State
|
Sr.
|
Mt. Vernon,
Texas
|
3.86
|
Business
Administration
|
|
Chris
Cralle2,4
|
Sam Houston
State
|
Jr.
|
College
Station, Texas
|
3.27
|
Political
Science
|
|
Dustin
Joubert
|
Sam Houston
State
|
Gr.
|
Coppell,
Texas
|
4.00
|
Exercise
Physiology
|
|
Chris
Nelson
|
Sam Houston
State
|
Sr.
|
Humble,
Texas
|
3.15
|
Finance
|
|
Jerel
Butler
|
Southeastern
La.
|
So.
|
New Orleans,
La.
|
3.38
|
Finance
|
|
Cory
Roberts1,2,3,4
|
Southeastern
La.
|
Jr.
|
Meraux, La.
|
3.84
|
Biological
Sciences
|
|
Henry Rop2
|
Southeastern
La.
|
So.
|
Kapsabet,
Kenya
|
3.34
|
Nursing
|
|
Keith
Mahipala2,4
|
Stephen F.
Austin
|
Jr.
|
Plano,
Texas
|
3.66
|
Biology
|
|
Takeshi
Fujiwara
|
UT
Arlington
|
Sr.
|
San Salvador,
El Salvador
|
3.33
|
Business
Administration
|
|
Byron
Majors
|
UT
Arlington
|
Jr.
|
Cameron,
Texas
|
3.09
|
Exercise
Science
|
|
Dillard
Glass
|
UTSA
|
So.
|
Gonzales,
Texas
|
3.65
|
Mechanical
Engineering
|
|
Ari Perez
|
A&M-Corpus
Christi
|
So.
|
Corpus Christi,
Texas
|
3.48
|
Management
|
|
Jarrod
Buddin
|
Texas State
|
Sr.
|
Southlake,
Texas
|
3.73
|
Finance
|
1 2009 Capital
One Bank/Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field
Student-Athlete of the Year
2 First Team
All-Conference
3 CoSIDA
All-Academic District VI
4 Two-time
All-Academic Selection
2009 Southland
Conference Women's Track and Field and Cross Country All-Academic
Team
|
Name
|
School
|
Class
|
Hometown
|
GPA
|
Major
|
|
DeAnn
Washington4
|
McNeese St.
|
Jr.
|
Milano,
Texas
|
3.24
|
Nursing
|
|
Leslie
Bourgeois2,3
|
Nicholls St.
|
Sr.
|
Raceland,
La.
|
3.37
|
General
Studies
|
|
Jessica
Tuck
|
Northwestern
St.
|
Sr.
|
Jessica
Tuck
|
3.35
|
Psychology
|
|
Andrea
Warren
|
Northwestern
St.
|
So.
|
Lake Charles, La.
|
3.00
|
Family and Consumer
Sciences
|
|
Bridget
Costello
|
Sam Houston St.
|
Sr.
|
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
3.67
|
Education
|
|
Kristi
Hermes4
|
Sam Houston St.
|
Jr.
|
Victoria,
Texas
|
3.53
|
Biology
|
|
Tiana
Lee2,4
|
Sam Houston St.
|
Sr.
|
Arlington,
Texas
|
3.41
|
Education
|
|
Dess
Meek2
|
Sam Houston St.
|
So.
|
Newton,
Texas
|
3.17
|
Kinesiology
|
|
Dorcus
Kapkiai2,3
|
Southeastern La.
|
So.
|
Eldoret,
Kenya
|
3.67
|
General
Studies
|
|
Kaitlyn
Andrews2
|
Stephen F.
Austin
|
Jr.
|
Georgetown,
Ontario
|
3.50
|
Kinesiology
|
|
Silent-Joy
Egboba-Waye2,4
|
Stephen F.
Austin
|
Jr.
|
Lancaster,
Texas
|
3.01
|
Professional
Accountancy
|
|
Frednisha
Marshall2
|
Stephen F.
Austin
|
Jr.
|
Tyler,
Texas
|
3.49
|
Education
|
|
Amy
Shackleford1,2,4
|
Stephen F.
Austin
|
Jr.
|
Port Neches,
Texas
|
4.00
|
Kinesiology
|
|
Caroline
Erlingson
|
UT
Arlington
|
Jr.
|
Angelholm,
Sweden
|
3.42
|
Biological
Chemistry
|
|
Jessica
Jones2,4
|
UTSA
|
Jr.
|
Fresno,
Texas
|
3.00
|
Business
|
|
Dana
Mecke2,4
|
UTSA
|
Jr.
|
Bulverde,
Texas
|
3.95
|
Mechanical
Engineering
|
|
Meghan
Lemke2,4
|
A&M-Corpus
Christi
|
Jr.
|
Tomahawk,
Wis.
|
3.33
|
Health
Science/Business Admin.
|
|
Anne
Ronoh2
|
A&M-Corpus
Christi
|
So.
|
Iten,
Kenya
|
3.27
|
Nursing
|
|
Heather
Bullin2,3
|
Texas St.
|
Jr.
|
Cedar Park,
Texas
|
3.92
|
Exercise and Sports
Science
|
|
Tenley
Determan2,5
|
Texas St.
|
Sr.
|
College Station, Texas
|
3.72
|
Psychology
|
|
Jannah
Evans3
|
Texas St.
|
Jr.
|
Lago Vista,
Texas
|
3.72
|
Exercise and Sports
Science
|
|
Katie
Evans3
|
Texas St.
|
Jr.
|
Helotes,
Texas
|
3.72
|
International
Studies
|
|
Jennifer
Matthews2
|
Texas St.
|
Grad.
|
Matthews,
Texas
|
3.33
|
Agricultural
Education
|
|
Mary Beth
O'Connor
|
Texas St.
|
Jr.
|
Colleyville,
Texas
|
3.88
|
Communication
Studies
|
1 2009 Capital
One Bank/Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field
Student-Athlete of the Year
2 First Team
All-Conference
3 CoSIDA
All-Academic District VI
4 Two-time
All-Academic Selection
5 Three-time
All-Academic Selection
