ASC Announces Fall Distinguished Scholar-Athletes

12/6/2010 3:55:07 PM

RICHARDSON, Texas –– LeTourneau University’s John McClanahan, Louisiana College’s Stephanie Baer, Hardin-Simmons University’s ZaVious Robbins and Amy Kuykendall, and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Mark Miller and Erin Maenius have all earned the title of Distinguished Scholar-Athlete in their respective American Southwest Conference 2010 fall sports, the ASC office announced on Monday (Dec. 6).

Overall, 69 student-athletes from ASC men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball were named to the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team.

The honor, in its fourth academic year, recognizes student-athletes that achieve a higher level of academic achievement (a 3.20 grade-point average or better) while competing as a starter or important reserve on their team. From that list – limited to one nominee per school in each ASC championship sport – the Sports Information Directors from the conference’s 15 member institutions vote on a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete from each sport.

McClanahan (Portland, Texas), a sophomore men’s cross country runner who is majoring in electrical engineering with a 3.94 GPA, is a strong Christian role model and is a leader both on and off the course. McClanahan led the YellowJackets in all five meets in which the team participated, and recorded the ASC’s top time in a four-mile course this season when he completed the Mock 4 event at Louisiana Tech in a time of 21 minutes, 57 seconds.

Bear (Monroe, La.), a junior cross country runner who is majoring in english with a perfect 4.0 GPA, was also the winner of the ASCWomen’s Cross Country Distinguished Scholar Athlete award last year. A member of the SAAC, Baer;s involved in a litany of activities both on and off campus. She was a driving force behind LC’s “Think Pink” fundraiser, in which the school raised the most money in the conference’s ‘Make a Change” competition. She volunteers with Radio LC and is active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Robbins (Mesquite, Texas), a senior football player who is majoring in marketing with a 3.92 GPA, is not only one of the top performers in the league on the field, but is also one of the top all-around student-athletes. Robbins was a first-team All-ASC selection as a wide receiver. He had 86 catches for 1271 yards and 12 touchdowns and he ranked sixth nationally in receiving yards per game and third in receptions. Robbins was a National Football Foundation Academic All-American and was an Academic All-American by CoSIDA.

Miller (Wichita Falls, Texas), a senior soccer player who is majoring in Christian studies with a 3.90 GPA, is a two-time ASC All-Conference First Team selection and a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First Team pick. He is a three-time ASC All-Academic honoree and set a conference record for shutouts as a junior. Miller held opponents to a 0.86 goals against average this season and posted eight shutouts and 84 saves.

Kuykendall (Weatherford, Texas), a senior soccer player who is majoring in accounting with a 3.98 GPA, led Hardin-Simmons to its first national title in NCAA Division III. She was named the ASC women’s soccer offensive player of the year and was a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American. Kuyknedall became the ASC’s all-time leading goal scorer during the season.

Maenius (San Antonio, Texas), a senior volleyball player who is majoring in business marketing with a 3.97 GPA, is a four-time ASC All-East Division selection and led the ASC in digs in each of the past two seasons. Maenius was a three-time ASC All-Academic selection and she also earned First Team Academic All-District VI honors this season. She became the first UMHB student-athlete to earn Preseason Player of the Year honors three times and also finished her career second all-time in ASC history in digs.

All honorees were also named to the Fall 2010 ASC Academic All-Conference Team.

ASC FALL 2010 DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
(+Sport’s Distinguished Scholar-Athlete)

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Name	School	Cl.	Major	Hometown
+John McClanahan	LeTourneau	So.	Electrical Engineering	Portland, Texas
Mark Giardinelli	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Communications	Boerne, Texas
Mitch Barton	East Texas Baptist	Sr.	Psychology	Wylie, Texas
Matt Buchorn	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Education	Georgetown, Texas
Robert Jaramillo	McMurry	So.	History	Hondo, Texas
Will Clingon	Mississippi College	Sr.	Secondary Education	Biloxi, Miss.
Tristan Cooper	Ozarks	Jr.	Biology/Env. Studies	Jasper, Ark.
Lionel Alves	Schreiner	Jr.	Undecided	Houston, Texas
Daniel Ludwig	Texas-Dallas	So.	Economics / History	Orlando, Fla.
Mark Saroni	Texas-Tyler	Gr.	Health & Kinesiology	Mesquite, Texas

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Name	School	Cl.	Major	Hometown
+Stephanie Baer	Louisiana College	Jr.	English	Monroe, La.
Joli Bula	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Kinesiology	Austin, Texas
Kara Beall	East Texas Baptist	Jr.	Chemistry	Kavieng, Papua, New Guinea
Vanessa Montelongo	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Athletic Training	San Antonio, Texas
Kimble Luna	Howard Payne	Jr.	Family Studies	Sonora, Texas
Nicole Leman	LeTourneau	So.	Kinesiology	Anchorage, Ak.
Alaisha Guerra	McMurry	Jr.	Management	Hamlin, Texas
Ivy Price	Mississippi College	Sr.	Chemistry	Corinth, Miss.
Tadera Garland	Ozarks	Jr.	Early Childhood Ed	Pelsor, Ark
Rebecca Tang	Texas-Dallas	Gr.	Accounting / Info. System	The Colony, Texas
Jessica Waninger	Texas-Tyler	So.	Health & Kinesiology	Tyler, Texas
Chelsea Johnson	Texas Lutheran	So.	Business / English	Katy, Texas

FOOTBALL

Name	School	Cl.	Major	Hometown
+ZaVious Robbins	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Marketing	Mesquite, Texas
Zach Mullins	East Texas Baptist	So.	Biology	Plano, Texas
Dustin McClure	Howard Payne	Sr.	Ex. & Sport Science / AT	Bangs, Texas
Ben McLaughlin	Louisiana College	Sr.	Math Education	Dierks, AR
Quincy Daniels	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Gr.	Business Admin.	Belton, Texas
Kyle Wayne Kelley	McMurry	Jr.	Management	Mineral Wells, Texas
Nolan Willisson	Mississippi College	Sr.	Business Admin	Fairhope, AL
Samuel Hernandez	Sul Ross State	So.	Kinesiology / Sport Sci.	Marfa, Texas
Allen Cain	Texas Lutheran	So.	Mathematics	San Antonio, Texas

MEN’S SOCCER

Name	School	Cl.	Major	Hometown
+Mark Miller	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Christian Studies	Wichita Falls, Texas
Drew Kasper	Concordia Texas	Jr.	History	Pflugerville, Texas
John Salazar	East Texas Baptist	So.	Business Marketing	Livingston, Texas
Isaiah Hicks	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Business	Waco, Texas
Paul Deets	Howard Payne	Jr.	Spanish	Mesquite, Texas
Jeff Weatherspoon	LeTourneau	Sr.	Mech. Engineering	Longview, Texas
Nic Philpot	Louisiana College	So.	Athletic Training	Pineville, LA
Matt Mouer	McMurry	So.	History	Austin, Texas
Barry Prather	Mississippi College	Sr.	Kinesiology	Clinton, MS
Tony Santoro	Ozarks	Jr.	Mathematics	Houston, Texas
Eric Pekkala	Texas- Dallas	So.	Finance / Economics	Austin, Texas
Brandon Warren	Texas-Tyler	Sr.	Marketing	Duncanville, Texas
Kyle Harper	Texas Lutheran	Sr.	Kinesiology / Business	San Antonio, Texas

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Name	School	Cl.	Major	Hometown
+Amy Kuykendall	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Accounting	Weatherford, Texas
Dalaine Whitlock	Concordia Texas	So.	Behavioral Science	Belton, Texas
Danica Saxon	East Texas Baptist	Jr.	Biology	Tyler, Texas
Lauren H. Hatcher	Howard Payne	Jr.	Elementary Education	Midlothian, Texas
Jody Lang	LeTourneau	Jr.	Mech. Engineering	Brandon, Ore.
Emily Breaux	Louisiana College	So.	Athletic Training	Lafayette, La.
Angel Kemmerer	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Cellular Biology	Little Elm, Texas
Bethany Roberson	Mississippi College	So.	Undecided	Collierville, Tenn.
Morgan O’Neil	Ozarks	So.	Environ. Studies	Marion, Ill.
Genevieve Monroe	Schreiner	So.	Ex. Science	Galveston, Texas
Leah Bowyer	Texas-Dallas	Jr.	Geography	Lubbock, Texas
Ashley Crawford	Texas-Tyler	Sr.	Finance	Grand Prairie, Texas
Kaysie Boomhower	Texas Lutheran	Jr.	Communications	San Antonio, Texas

VOLLEYBALL

Name	School	Cl.	Major	Hometown
+Erin Maenius	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Business Marketing	San Antonio, Texas
Kevyn Jackson	Concordia Texas	Jr.	Nursing	Baytown, Texas
Kerri Kalina	East Texas Baptist	So.	Athletic Training	Bedford, Texas
Erin Davis	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Education	Abilene, Texas
Tamika Heline	Howard Payne	Jr.	Business Admin.	Spring Branch, Texas
Bailey Marcum	McMurry	Jr.	General Bus.	Monahans, Texas
Katie Rowland	Mississippi College	Sr.	Secondary Education	Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Misty Fletcher	Schreiner	Sr.	Marketing	La Vernia, Texas
Josette Delgado	Sul Ross State	So.	Science / Management	El Paso, Texas
Jessica Nassau	Texas-Dallas	Sr.	Psychology	Orlando, Fla.
Whitney Clements	Texas-Tyler	Sr.	Education	Flint, Texas
Jessica Stetler	Texas Lutheran	Sr.	Psychology	San Antonio, Texas

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