The Lone Star Conference released its track and field postseason honors, naming NIGUSOM KNIGHT to the All-LSC First Team and JOSHUA AKIN, NICHOLAS GONZALEZ, and FAITH BROTHERS to the men's and women's All-Academic teams. 

The LSC honored 132 student-athletes for their efforts at the 2023 LSC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held May 4-6 in Lubbock, Texas.

The list of all-conference performers includes the first team, which consists of event winners, all members of the winning relay teams, and athletes scoring 14 or more points at the LSC Championships. The second team includes athletes on the second-place relay teams and those scoring 8-13.9 points, while the third team recognizes members of third-place relay teams and athletes scoring 6-7.9 points. 

Knight earned 14 points at the Lone Star Conference Championships, placing second in the 10,000-meter run with 32:30.66 and third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:03.25. He set the school record in both events earlier in the season, running 31:26.25 in the 10,000-meter run at the 2023 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and 14:30.62 at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational.

Akin and Gonzales were voted to the 11-man roster for the men's All-Academic team with 4.0 GPAs. Gonzalez posted the Hilltoppers' top time in the 1,500-meter run this season at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational, clocking a 3:56.30. He placed seventh in the LSC Championships 1,500-meter finals at 4:02.28. Akin ran St. Edward's third-fastest time in the 1,500 with a time of 3:57.77 and had a season-best 1:59.65 in the 800. 

Brothers represented St. Edward's on the women's All-Academic Team 11-woman roster and posted a 4.0 GPA. In addition, she set a school record in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:58.05 at the J Fred Duckett Twilight. 

MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
 
SPECIAL AWARDS
 
Outstanding Track Athlete (Cap Shelton Award): Oussama El Bouchayby, Angelo State
Outstanding Field Athlete (Oscar Strahan Award): Bryce Spencer, Lubbock Christian
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
 
[Athletes with same point totals are sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
 
First Team                                                                                          
Athlete                              School                    Year   Points     Event winner

Bryce Spencer	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	23	Hammer,
Oussama El Bouchayby	Angelo State	Fr.	21.25	800 Meters, 1,500 Meters
Jeb Williamson	DBU	Jr.	20	5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters
Ja'Qualon Scott	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Fr.	20	110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles
Isaac Botsio	West Texas A&M	Fr.	18.50	100 Meters, 4x100
Joseph Manu	West Texas A&M	Sr.	18.50	4x100
Kyle Lumpkins	Angelo State	Jr.	16	Decathlon
Kevin Washington	Lubbock Christian	So.	16
Quinton Sansing	West Texas A&M	Sr.	16	400 Meters
Elvis Kryukov	Angelo State	Jr.	14
Torrion Montgomery	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	14	Long Jump
NIGUSOM KNIGHT	St. Edward's	So.	14
Ashton Turner	UT Tyler	So.	14
Noah Bundrock	West Texas A&M	Sr.	12	3,000 Steeplechase
Jeremiah Lauzon	West Texas A&M	Jr.	12	200 Meters
Jerry Jakpa	West Texas A&M	Fr.	11.50	4x400
Josh Body	Angelo State	Jr.	11	Triple Jump
Cason Brown	Angelo State	Sr.	10	Discuss
Devoux Deysel	Angelo State	So.	10	Javelin
Danree Delancy	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	10	Shot Put
Thomas Nieto	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	10	Pole Vault
Hamdi Ali	West Texas A&M	So.	10	High Jump
Jalen Purcell	West Texas A&M	Sr.	2.5	4x400

 
Second Team                                                                                      
Athlete                              School                     Yr.   Points

Luke Holcombe	West Texas A&M	So.	13
Simon Rey	Angelo State	Jr.	12
Fakhreddine Benhadja	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Fr.	12
Paxton Hair	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	12
Adrian Legarreta	West Texas A&M	So.	12
Butare Rugenerwa	West Texas A&M	Sr.	12
George Garcia	Lubbock Christian	Fr.	10
Garrett Burns	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	10
Adam Whitehead	DBU	Jr.	9
Dylan Burrows	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	9
Traise Cain	West Texas A&M	So.	9
Jay Hall	West Texas A&M	Jr.	9
Jacobee Jones	Angelo State	Jr.	8
David Morgan	Angelo State	Jr.	8
Romel Plummer	Angelo State	Jr.	8
AJ Espino	Cameron	Jr.	8
Angel Luera	DBU	Sr.	8
Nathan Karseno	Lubbock Christian	So.	8
Marco Arevalo	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	8
Markim Felix	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	8
Ty McDaniel	UT Tyler	Sr.	8
Seniru Amarasinghe	West Texas A&M	So.	8
Braden Jetton	Angelo State	Sr.	2
Emmett Seals	Angelo State	Gr.	2
Keitron Boyd	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	2
Ryan Gordon	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	2
Chris Rader	Lubbock Christian	So.	2

 
                                         
Third Team                                                                           
Athlete                              School                Yr.  Points

Michael Samihamba	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	7.50
Brien Pittman	West Texas A&M	Sr.	7.50
Gabe Field	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	7
Gerald Bryant	West Texas A&M	Jr.	7
Timothy Frederick	Eastern New Mexico	Jr.	6.25
Micah Fitch	DBU	Fr.	6
Isaac Pendley	DBU	Fr.	6
Alex Williams	Eastern New Mexico	Fr.	6
Dustin Bryant	Lubbock Christian	Fr.	6
Chaney Martin	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	6
Reid Barba	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	6
Stephen Cardenas	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	6
Ray Dixon	West Texas A&M	Sr.	6
Cecil Dosoo	West Texas A&M	Fr.	6
Emaceo Davis	DBU	Fr.	1.5
Brooks King	DBU	Sr.	1.5
Matthew Moore	DBU	Fr.	1.5
Noah Shelby	DBU	Fr.	1.5
Tony Benitez	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Fr.	1.5
Bryson Dyer	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	1.5
Sterling Riles	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	1.5
Michael Samihamba	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	1.5

 
 
 
WOMEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
 
SPECIAL AWARDS
 
Outstanding Track Athlete (Wes Kittley Award): Maricia Spence, Angelo State
Outstanding Field Athlete (David Noble Award): Maricia Spence, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
 
[Athletes with same point totals are sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
 
First Team                                                                                          
Athlete                              School                 Yr.  Points     Event winner

Maricia Spence	Angelo State	Jr.	50	100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, Long Jump, Heptathlon
Laiten Greeson	West Texas A&M	Jr.	25
Katryna Hernandez	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	24	Shot Put
Taylor Nelloms	West Texas A&M	Jr.	24	Triple Jump
Madison Brown	DBU	Sr.	21
Elliott Harrison	West Texas A&M	Jr.	21
Leah Belfield	West Texas A&M	Jr.	20.50	200 Meters, 4x100
Abby Zamzow	Angelo State	Jr.	20
Florance Uwajeneza	West Texas A&M	Jr.	20	5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters
Elenora Curtabbi	West Texas A&M	Sr.	20	1,500 Meters, 3,000 Steeplechase
Allison Vaughn	Angelo State	So.	19
DeOndra Green	West Texas A&M	Jr.	18.50	100 Meters, 4x100
Marissa Insinna	DBU	Sr.	16
Betty Bajika	West Texas A&M	So.	14
Corrssia Perry	West Texas A&M	Jr.	14
Veronica Garcia	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	13	Discuss
Shadae Findley	Angelo State	So.	12	800 Meters
Alana Wilson	West Texas A&M	Sr.	12.50	4x100
Anna Salisbury	Lubbock Christian	So.	11.25	400 Meters
Diana Bustos-Torres	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	11	Hammer
Talena Murray	Angelo State	Sr.	10	Javelin
Abeni Kratzmeyer	UT Tyler	So.	10	Pole Vault
Brooke Urban	West Texas A&M	Jr.	10	High Jump
Jordanae Scott	West Texas A&M	Sr.	8.50	4x100
Cynai Christopher	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	2.5	4x400
Sophia Ramirez	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	2.5	4x400
Vitiana Robert	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	2.5	4x400
Melanie Roland	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Fr.	2.5	4x400

 
 
Second Team                                                                                      
Athlete                        School                        Yr.   Points

Tamia Smith	Eastern New Mexico	Jr.	13
Zykia McDaniel	Angelo State	Sr.	12
Anna Riccomagno	Angelo State	Fr.	12
KayCee Keller	DBU	So.	11
Tiamara Hill-Johnson	Angelo State	So.	10
Asia Robertson	Midwestern State	Jr.	10
Miriam Zanovello	West Texas A&M	Jr.	10
Brookyln House	UT Tyler	Sr.	9
Hekla Magnusdottir	West Texas A&M	So.	9
Camryn Barros	Angelo State	So.	8
Rylee Cristan	DBU	Sr.	8
Madison Ramos	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Fr.	8
Jordan Brown	West Texas A&M	Jr.	8
Raquel Chavez	West Texas A&M	Jr.	8
Shiean Walters	Angelo State	Sr.	6
Fatoumata Kabo	Angelo State	Fr.	2

                                         
Third Team                                                                           
Athlete                        School                       Yr.  Points

Jenna Howard	DBU	So.	7
Jadyn Dangerfield	Midwestern State	Fr.	6.50
Kylie Frush	Angelo State	Fr.	6
Coryn Peters	Angelo State	So.	6
Kennedy Ulmer	Eastern New Mexico	Fr.	6
Elizabeth Butzke	Midwestern State	Jr.	6
Bryah Davis	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	6
Leah Oguntope	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	6
Mackenzie Contreras	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	6
Daniela Pesic	West Texas A&M	Jr.	6
Steveanna Hearn	Midwestern State	Fr.	1.5
Daiza Jones	Midwestern State	So.	1.5
Da'Shrana Sims	Midwestern State	Fr.	1.5
Kennedy Smith	Midwestern State	So.	1.5
Corinne Thorpe	Midwestern State	So.	1.5

 
 To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Athlete of Year Award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement.

2023 LSC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
 
MEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
 
LSC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year: Kalen Barlow, UT Tyler
 
[Sorted in alphabetical order by team name]
 
Player                      Team                            Yr.    Major                        Hometown

Cason Brown	Angelo State	Gr.	Sports Admin.	Schulenburg, Texas
Adam Whitehead	DBU	Jr.	Phil, Poli, Eco.	Gilbert, Ariz.
Nathan Karseno	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	Mass Media	Hebron, Texas
Josh Akin	St. Edward's	Gr.	Finance, Bus. Adm.	McKinney, Texas
NICHOLAS GONZALEZ	St. Edward's	Jr.	Behav. Neurosci.	El Paso, Texas
DJ Delancy	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Gr.	Biomedical Sci.	Bethel Town, Jamaica
Blake Gordon	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	Bus. Management	Yoakum, Texas
Kalen Barlow	UT Tyler	Jr.	Nursing	Longview, Texas
Quinton Sansing	West Texas A&M	Gr.	Agriculture Bus.	Floresville, Texas
James Hoban	Western New Mexico	Gr.	Business Admin.	Parker, Ariz.
Dylan Walker	Western New Mexico	So.	Nursing	El Paso, Texas

 

WOMEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
 
LSC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year: Miriam Zanovello, West Texas A&M
 
[Sorted in alphabetical order by team name]
 
Player                        Team                            Yr.    Major                   Hometown

Shiean Walters	Angelo State	Jr.	Ex. Science	Coleman, Texas
Madison Brown	DBU	Jr.	Biology	Round Rock ,Texas
Rylee Cristan	DBU	Sr.	Education	Keller, Texas
Kiley Cummings	Lubbock Christian	So.	Criminal Justice	Blackwell, Texas
FAITH BROTHERS	St. Edward's	Sr.	Behavioral Neur.	Friendswood, Texas
Vitiana Robert	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	Animal Science	Tarbes, France
Marissa Agee	UT Tyler	So.	Pre-Nursing	Gunter, Texas
Abeni Kratzmeyer	UT Tyler	So.	Nursing	Mineola, Texas
Leah Belfield	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Sports /Ex. Sci.	Te Awamutu, New Zeland
Miriam Zanovello	West Texas A&M	Gr.	Chemistry	Chivasso, Italy
Itzela Darkenwald	Western New Mexico	So.	Kinesiology	Conroe, Texas