FRISCO, Texas - The Southland Conference announced today that 553 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.

McNeese State led all schools with 70 on the commissioner’s academic honor roll. Highlighting those student-athletes was 2007 SLC Women’s Soccer Student Athlete of the Year Kamryn Koch, who posted a 3.25 grade point average in general studies. In addition, Cowboy football student-athletes David Ballard and Brant Linde were named CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selections, posting a 3.67 and 3.73 in gpa in general studies and accounting, respectively.

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Northwestern State had 64 student-athletes on the commissioner’s fall honor roll, while Stephen F. Austin had 63. For the Ladyjacks, women’s soccer student-athlete Jessica Cotton was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 3.67 grade point average in interdisciplinary studies.

Texas State placed 57 student-athletes on the commissioner’s fall honor roll, highlighted by 2007 SLC Football Student Athlete of the Year Nick Clark, an CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection and a semi-finalist for the Draddy Drophy, as he posted a 3.76 grade point average in math. In addition, volleyball’s Emily Jones was a CoSIDA
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, with a 3.91 grade point average in math and business.

Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas placed 55 and 50 student-athletes on the fall honor roll, respectively, while Southeastern Louisiana placed 45. For the Lions, women’s soccer student athlete Dana Mayer was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 4.0 grade point average in biology.

Nicholls State placed 38 student-athletes on the team, while Lamar added 35, highlighted by 2007 SLC Volleyball Student Athlete of the Year Molli Abel, who was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection after posting a 3.63 grade point average in nursing. In addition, volleyball’s Adrianne Meengs was also a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, tallying a 4.0 grade point average in general business.

UTSA placed 33 student-athletes on the commissioner’s academic honor roll. Women’s soccer student-athlete Ezinne Okpo was a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection, posting a 4.0 grade point average in political science.

UT Arlington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rounded out the commissioner’s fall honor roll with 23 and 20 student athletes, respectively.

Presented by CaptialOne Bank, the honor roll recognizes student-athletes who competed in league championship sports during the fall semester and maintained a 3.0 semester grade point average while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Each Southland institution is responsible in selecting the student-athletes for the fall roll.

Football Players honored:

Central Arkansas:
Ross Brown Gr. Football Family & Consumer Science Gosnell, Ark.
Matt DeLozier Fr. Football Undergraduate Studies Chelsea, Okla.
Cory Estes Fr. Football Undergraduate Studies Harrison, Ark.
Josh Fay So. Football Nursing Mandeville, La.
Vance Fizer Fr. Football Undergraduate Studies Houston, Texas
Patrick Flynn Fr. Football Undergraduate Studies Little Rock, Ark.
Tim Holloway Jr. Football Undergraduate Studies Seminary, Miss.
Zach Hyatt So. Football Kinesiology Benton, Ark.
Brandon Kennemer So. Football General Business Paris, Texas
Steven Moore Jr. Football Pre-Physical Education Conway, Ark.
Brett Orr Fr. Football Undergraduate Studies Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Robbie Park So. Football Pre-Management Keller, Texas
Quad Sanders Jr. Football Health Education Grenada, Miss.
Taylor Scott So. Football Undergraduate Studies Little Rock, Ark.
Casey Thurber So. Football Undergraduate Studies Tulsa, Okla.

McNeese State:
David Ballard Sr. Football General Studies Lake Charles, La.
Marcus Bellow Fr. Football Basic Studies Eunice, La.
Blake Bercegeay Jr. Football Health Performance Gonzales, La.
Ben Bourgeois Fr. Football Engineering Sulphur, La.
Marcus Brown Sr. Football General Studies Tangiapahoa, La.
Kenrick Cormier So. Football Engineering Dry Creek, La.
Cory Crader Fr. Football Engineering Friendswood, Texas
Chad Davis Jr. Football Health Performance Plaquemine, La.
Jared Dolan Sr. Football Marketing Mt. Belvieu, Texas
London Durham Fr. Football Basic Studies Beaumont, Texas
Joshua Earhart So Football Nursing Lafayette, La.
Tyler Fontenot So. Football General Studies Iowa, La.
Derrick Fourroux Jr. Football Nursing Erath, La.
Lance Fremin Sr. Football General Studies Starkville, Miss.
Dorian Hall So. Football Health Performance Kenner, La.
Josh Hurd Sr. Football Criminal Justice Monroe, La.
Jarron Jackson Fr Football Basic Studies Lutcher, La.
LaDarius Key Sr. Football Health Performance Monroe, La.
Robert Killingsworth So. Football Finance Lake Charles, La.
Matthew Kreamer Jr. Football General Studies Shreveport, La.
Jonathan Landry Fr. Football Biology Broussard, La.
Davon Lewis Fr. Football Basic Studies Port Arthur, Texas
Desmund Lighten Fr. Football Basic Studies Monroe, La.
Brant Linde Sr. Football Accounting Mandeville, La.
Wesley Mangan So. Football Secondary Education Brenham, Texas
Bryant Mason Sr. Football General Studies Baton Rouge, La.
Eman Naghavi Jr. Football Management Katy, Texas
Josh Quayhagen Sr. Football Management Leesville, La.
Kurt Reeves Jr. Football Health Performance Orange, Texas
Zackary Saucier Fr. Football General Studies Houston, Texas
Travis Thibodeaux Sr. Football Accounting Ragley, La.
Jonathan Walker Sr. Football General Studies Lake Charles, La.
David Webster So. Football Wildlife Management Pearland, Texas
Toby Willis Sr. Football Health Performance Lake Charles, La.
Frank Wilson So. Football Criminal Justice Katy, Texas
Brandon Zanders So. Football Health Performance Baton Rouge, La.

Nicholls State:
Phillip Blanchard, II Sr. Football Business Entrepreneurship Guntown, Miss.
Brandon Breaux Fr. Football Business Administration Reserve, La.
Chris Broussard Sr. Football Wellness and Sports Science Morgan City, La.
Corey Buchanan Fr. Football General Studies Kingsville, Texas
Zachary Chauvin So Football Heath and Physical Education Thibodaux, La.
Nigel Cormier So. Football Criminal Justice Lafayette, La.
Daniel Dolan Jr. So. Football Marketing Mobile, Ala.
Cody Dimak Sr. Football Biology New Orleans, La.
Robert Dumas So. Football Finance Thibodaux, La.
Davonn Dutton Sr. Football Allied Health New Orleans, La.
Matthew Fairchild Jr. Football Professional Sales Gonzales, La.
Isa Hines Jr. Football General Studies San Francisco, Calif.
Jared Landrum Sr. Football Health and Physical Education Diberille, Miss.
Charles McDade Fr. Football Pre-Law Friendswood, Texas
Vincent Montgomery So. Football General Studies Kingsville, Texas
Zechariah Morgan Sr. Football Criminal Justice Marianna, Fla.
Ivan Perry Sr. Football Heath and Physical Education New Orleans, La.
Ross Schexnayder Jr. Football Social Studies Education Houma, La.

Northwestern State:
Justin Aldredge FR Football Business Administration Ruston, LA
Ryan Beard Jr. Football General Studies Lafayette, La.
Will Bearden Fr. Football Biology Olla, La.
Chad Bell Fr. Football Criminal Justice Shreveport, La.
Drew Branch Jr. Football Health and Exercise Science Exeter, Calif.
Charlie Brooks Sr. Football General Studies Alexander City, Ala.
Marshall Burton Sr. Football Accounting Shreveport, La.
Matt Currie Fr. Football Radt. Tech. West, Monroe, La.
Mack Dampier Jr. Football Health Performance West Monroe, La.
Patrick Earl So Football Electronics Engineering Timpson, Texas
Wesley Eckles So. Football Business Administration Mansfield, La.
Yaser Elqutub Fr. Football Scholar’s College Houston, Texas
Justin Featherly Jr. Football General Studies Murrieta, Calif.
Gordon Freeman So. Football Criminal Justice Longview, Texas
Quinten Goodie So. Football Computer Information Systems Lafayette, La.
Dudley Guice Jr. Football Criminal Justice Fayette, Miss.
Joseph Guyton Jr. Football General Studies Slidell, La.
Marshall Harris Fr. Football General Studies Opelousas, La.
Tim Henderson Jr. Football General Studies Keatchie, La.
Adam Jones Fr. Football Accounting Carrollton, Texas
Phillip LeBlanc Fr. Football Business Administration Metarie, La.
Xavier Lee Fr. Football Electronics Technology Monroe, La.
Phillip Leger Fr. Football Business Administration Galliano, La.
Carson Martinez Fr. Football Electronics Engineering Jennings, La.
Eric Pease Fr. Football Industrial Engineering Haughton, La.
Kendall Rodrigue So. Football Accounting Walker, La.
Everett Scott Jr. Football Health Performance Elgin, Texas
John T. Smith Fr. Football Business Administration Hughes Spring, Texas
Adam Varnado Jr. Football Social Studies Big Sandy, Texas
Scott Wattigny So. Football History New Orleans, La.
David Wheatley Fr. Football Business Administration Baton Rouge, La.

Sam Houston State:
Patrick Best Jr. Football Accounting Houston, Texas
Maxwell Boe Fr. Football General Studies Wylie, Texas
Jordan Bowersox Sr. Football Finance Wichita, Texas
Joshua Brown Sr. Football Health Elmendorf, Texas
Nolen Bucek Sr. Football Marketing Montgomery, Texas
Chris Crockett Fr. Football Management Info Sys. Converse, Texas
John Dirk Sr. Football Kinesiology Huntsville, Texas
R. C. Fairchild Jr. Football Marketing The Woodlands, Texas
Jonathan Goree Sr. Football Kinesiology Marshall
Justin Humphrey Jr. Football General Business Huntsville, Texas
Stanley Garrett Sr. Football General Business Arlington, Texas
Eric Mikolajckak Sr. Football Biology Houston, Texas
Jarvis Pippins So. Football Mass Communications Longview, Texas
Derrick Raymer Sr. Football Kinesiology Goodland, Texas
Shane Richburg Jr. Football Criminal Justice Huntsville, Texas
Justin Rock Fr. Football General Business Mc Allen, Texas
Hunter Schmidt Jr. Football Kinesiology Rosharon, Texas
Travis Watson Fr. Football History Norman, OK
William Welch Fr. Football General Business Cypress, Texas
Jordan Williams Jr. Football Accounting Em Mott, Texas

Southeastern Louisiana:
Brian Babin Soph. Football Business St. Amant, La.
Brad Bardy Jr. Football Kinesiology Covington, La.
Nathan Clophus Fr. Football Kinesiology Sulphur, La.
Tommy Connors So. Football Accounting Marrero, La.
Chris DiCarlo Sr. Football Undeclared Alpharetta, Ga.
Trey Douglas Jr. Football General Studies Hammond, La.
Johnny Flowers Sr. Football Biology Baton Rouge, La.
Ryan Godare Fr. Football Kinesiology Sulphur, La.
Kyle LeBlanc Sr. Football Kinesiology Baton Rouge, La.
Aylon Putt Sr. Football Horticulture Senatobia, Miss.
Byron Ross Sr. Football Management Kentwood, La.
Bradd Schlosser Soph. Football Undecided Suwanee, Ga.
David Ward Soph. Football Undecided Sugar Hill, Ga.
Cole Wardell Fr. Football Mathematics Rockwall, Texas
Re”Keem Wilson Fr. Football General Studies Franklinton, La.

Stephen F. Austin:
Andy Anderson So. Football Management Dearfield Beach, Fla.
Cory Barlow So. Football Kinesiology Friendswood, Texas
Gordon Booker Fr. Football Undecided Longview, Texas
Greg Carlson Fr. Football Undecided Spring, Texas
Kenneth Charles Fr. Football Undecided Stafford, Texas
Brad Chmelar So. Football Kinesiology Ennis, Texas
Jeremy Claybon Fr. Football Undecided Lufkin, Texas
Taylor Cobb Sr. Football History Conroe, Texas
Devin Ducote Fr. Football Undecided Baton Rouge, La.
Jamie Fernandez Fr. Football Undecided Lufkin, Texas
Jesse Funk So. Football Undecided Carrollton, Texas
Andre Hicks So. Football Physics Missouri City, Texas
Blake Hinton Fr. Football Kinesiology The Woodlands, Texas
Tobi Kaiyewu Sr. Football Interdisciplinary Studies Missouri City, Texas
Tim Knicky So. Football Kinesiology Cedar Park, Texas
Cory Long Jr. Football Finance Richardson, Texas
Michael Motte Sr. Football Health Science Houston, Texas
Michael Noel Fr. Football General Business Grapevine, Texas
Trey Parker Fr. Football Undecided Sugarland, Texas
Jonathan Patke Jr. Football Management Houston, Texas
Bry Roby Fr. Football Undecided Houston, Texas
Joe Savoie So. Football Management Rosharon, Texas
Nathan Scott Fr. Football Marketing Bryan, Texas
Britton Smallwood Fr. Football Undecided Canton, Texas
Danny Southall Sr. Football Finance Hitchcock, Texas
Josh Steger Fr. Football Undecided Rowlett, Texas
Jay Walbran So. Football Math Euless, Texas
Garret Williams Fr. Football Undecided Houston, Texas

Texas State:
Phillip Alexander Jr. Football Accounting Giddings, Texas
Steve Alvarez So. Football Management Austin, Texas
William Bolvin Jr. Football Exercise and Sports Science San Antonio, Texas
Ramel Borner Sr. Football Exercise and Sports Science Dallas, Texas
Charles Boswell Fr. Football Exercise and Sports Science Austin, Texas
Jeffrey Bowen Jr. Football Management North Richland Hills, Texas
Blake Burton Jr. Football Exercise and Sports Science Hungerford, Texas
Michael Carmona So. Football Undecided Round Rock, Texas
Nick Clark Sr. Football Physics Ft. Worth, Texas
Delbert Current So. Football Management San Antonio, Texas
Bryan Forester Fr. Football Exercise and Sports Science Weatherford, Texas
Alvaro Garcia Fr. Football Criminal Justice Laredo, Texas
Bradley George So. Football Industrial Technology New Braunfels, Texas
Travis Houston So. Football Computer Information Systems Converse, Texas
Bryan Iwuji Fr. Football Undecided Lewisville, Texas
Steven Kenney Fr. Football Biochemistry Pearland, Texas
Nate Langford Sr. Football Recreational Administration San Marcos, Texas
Erik Ledvina So. Football Undecided Crosby, Texas
Chris MacDonald Sr. Football Occupational Education Mesa, Ariz.
Alfred Paige Jr. Football Management Galveston, Texas
Brian Quackenbush Jr. Football Public Administration Chandler, Ariz.
Paul Sienkiewich Jr. Football Exercise and Sports Science Junction, Texas
Collin Stubbs Football Marketing
William Thompson So. Football Undecided Katy, Texas
Clint Toon Jr. Football Exercise and Sports Science Kilgore, Texas
Daniel Varvel Sr. Football Communication Studies Bakersfield, Calif.
Garrett Vavala Fr. Football Undecided San Antonio, Texas
Jonathan Vernon Fr. Football Undecided Port Arthur, Texas
Brian Williams Fr. Football Undecided Eagle Lake, Texas

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