HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana's
Gerald Coleman,
Ashley Davis and
Grace Walford were named to the 2019 Outdoor Track and Field Southland Conference All-Academic Team, the league office announced Wednesday.
Davis, majoring in Criminal Justice, finished the spring with a 3.2 GPA. The junior was an automatic selection after finishing second in the shot put at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships May 5 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The Watson, Louisiana native threw 52 feet, 6.75 inches (16.02m) and competed in the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Florida.
Coleman, a Sports Management major, finished the semester with a 3.6 GPA. The New Orleans, Louisiana native, recorded the fastest time in the conference in the 400m hurdles. The junior ran a 51.94 at the Southeastern Strawberry Relays March 2 in Hammond. The Landry-Walker grad also qualified for the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville.
Walford compiled a 3.83 GPA in the spring majoring in Elementary Education. The Lincoln, Kansas product, placed fourth at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 181-6 (55.32m).
"I am proud of all three of them," said Southeastern track head coach
Corey Mistretta. "We are committed to continue recruiting student-athletes who can excel both on the track and in the classroom."
Abilene Christian's Ryan Cleary and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Sashane Hanson were named Student-Athletes of the Year.
2019 Southland Conference Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ryan Simmons3 |
Abilene Christian |
Gr. |
3.86 |
Accounting |
| Ryan Cleary* |
Abilene Christian |
Gr. |
3.80 |
Accounting |
| Blaze Brownlow*2 |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Finance |
| Kai Schmidt*2 |
Abilene Christian |
Gr. |
3.62 |
Accounting |
| Ryan Linton* |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.00 |
Nursing |
| Markus Schwiekert* |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Marketing |
| Jaron Hamilton |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Exercise Science |
| Jared Hamilton |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Exercise Science |
| Christos Zachariou |
Houston Baptist |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Andrew Leuthner |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Jordan Cherin |
Incarnate Word |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Computer Information Systems |
| Garett Cortez*3 |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Sports Management |
| Rodney Littlejohn*2 |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Kinesiology |
| Deion Hardy |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
3.10 |
Business |
| Jamie Crowe* |
Lamar |
Gr. |
3.77 |
Kinesiology |
| Matt Arnold* |
Lamar |
Gr. |
3.66 |
Kinesiology |
| Webster Slaughter* |
Lamar |
So. |
3.38 |
Communications |
| Nemanja Koviljac2 |
McNeese |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Engineering |
| Michael Nichols |
Sam Houston State |
Gr. |
3.50 |
Sports Management |
| Tyler Adams*4 |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.48 |
Engineering Technology |
| Joshua Hernandez*2 |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.40 |
Kinesiology |
| Clayton Fritsch |
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
3.17 |
Agriculture Business |
| Aaron Akens* |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.10 |
Engineering Technology and Physics |
| Gerald Coleman |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Jr. |
3.60 |
Sports Management |
| Cord Neal* |
Stephen F. Austin |
So. |
4.00 |
Animal Science |
| Drake Murphy* |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
3.31 |
Kinesiology |
| Bjoern Adden |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Business Management |
| Colton Cohea |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
3.62 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Logan Robinson |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
3.50 |
Kinesiology |
2019 Southland Conference Women's Track & Field All-Academic Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
GPA |
Major |
| Carnley Graham3 |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Nursing |
| Taylor Posey |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Nursing |
| Irene Akwitti2 |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Nursing |
| Annina Brandenburg* |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Marketing |
| Briahna Gerlach |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
3.53 |
Social Work |
| Megan Kirby |
Abilene Christian |
So. |
3.00 |
Social Studies |
| Erin Woodward |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
4.00 |
HSC PT |
| Hannah Noble2 |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Marketing |
| Ajah Criner |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
3.26 |
Exercise Science |
| Ana Kriletic*3^ |
Houston Baptist |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Kaitlin Smith |
Houston Baptist |
So. |
3.94 |
Kinesiology |
| Danielle Martinez3 |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Marketing |
| Dominique Allen* |
Incarnate Word |
Jr. |
3.67 |
Rehabilitative Sciences |
| Deja Keys* |
Incarnate Word |
Jr. |
3.40 |
Criminal Justice |
| Erekha Sebastion |
Incarnate Word |
So. |
3.40 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Sarea Alexander*2 |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
3.08 |
English |
| Katie Buckley |
Lamar |
Gr. |
3.88 |
Kinesiology |
| Migle Muraskaite* |
Lamar |
So. |
3.50 |
Exercise Science |
| Thai Williams* |
Lamar |
Sr. |
3.03 |
Kinesiology |
| Alex Eykelbosch* |
McNeese |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Physiology |
| Grace McKenzie2 |
McNeese |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Exercise Science |
| Alanna Arvie*2 |
McNeese |
Jr. |
3.47 |
Biology (Pre-Med) |
| Gladys Jerotich |
McNeese |
Sr. |
3.27 |
Basic Studies |
| Aleyah Donald |
McNeese |
Jr. |
3.15 |
Criminal Justice |
| Callie Scull |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Biology/Pre-Med |
| Brooke Petkovich |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Health and Exercise Science |
| Jasmyn Steels2 |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
3.62 |
Psychology |
| Kelsey Frank* |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
3.07 |
Social Work |
| Halie Daniel2 |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Criminal Justice |
| Jamie Eckford2 |
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.33 |
Health Sciences |
| Grace Walford |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Elementary Education |
| Ashley Davis* |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Jr. |
3.20 |
Criminal Justice |
| Kelsey Ramirez* |
Stephen F. Austin |
So. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Taryn Surratt2 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Music |
| Jillian Turner |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
3.50 |
Kinesiology |
| Kendall Rodriguez |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Sierra Pruitt |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
3.55 |
Psychology |
| Sashane Hanson*3 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
3.42 |
Biomedical Science |
*
Automatic selection
2 Two-time all-academic selection
3 Three-time all-academic selection
^ Google Cloud Academic All-District selection
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