All-Time Winners

RICHARDSON, Texas – Sul Ross State sophomore basketball player Zakk Revelle and Howard Payne senior tennis player Samantha Guerrero have been named winners of the 2013-14 American Southwest Conference Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award, the conference office announced on Monday (June 2) after a vote of the league’s athletic directors.
 
Revelle and Guerrero each made school history as their school’s first recipients of the ASC Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award. Revelle is the first Sul Ross State student-athlete overall to receive the award and Guerrero is the first Howard Payne women’s student-athlete to accept the honor.
 
Revelle (Burnet, Texas/Burnet) started 25-of-26 games for the Lobos this season and averaged 2.4 points per game and ranked third on the team with 47 assists. A mainstay at point guard for the Lobos shooting .457 from the field and .357 from behind the arc, Revelle received the ASC Sportsmanship Award for men’s basketball for the second consecutive season. A communications major with a 3.195 grade-point average, Revelle also serves as a member of the Sul Ross State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
 
“It’s nice to see him recognized; he’s a quality teammate and a great ambassador for Sul Ross. He’s a shining light for our athletic program, if you spend five minute with Zakk, you know what kind of person he is. I’m pleased to see that he was honored,” said Sul Ross State University Interim Director of Athletics Bobby Mesker.
 
Guerrero (Big Lake, Texas / Reagan County) led HPU with 10 overall wins in singles play and had a team-best 6-3 mark against conference opponents. On campus this year, she was a member of the HPU cheer team (2 years), a student intramural director (2 years) and a member of Delta Chi Rho sorority (4 years). In the fall of 2013, she worked at the Boys & Girls Club teaching three weekly dance/cheer classes to girls ranging in age from 7-18. In 2013, she was an honorable mention All-West Division honoree and second-team All-West Division in 2012. With a 3.24 grade-point average, she will be a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree at the end of the year.
 
“We are very proud of Samantha and her accomplishments at Howard Payne University. She is an outstanding young lady and very deserving of this honor," said HPU Athletic Director Mike Jones.
 
Revelle and Guerrero will now represent the American Southwest Conference on the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award ballot. The NCAA will announce the Student-Athlete Sportsmanship awards in July.
 
The ASC Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award honors a male and female student-athlete who best displays the attributes of sportsmanship, leadership, citizenship and academic integrity in their athletic, academic and life pursuits. To become a nominee on the conference-wide ballot, a student-athlete must win the ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year award in their respective sport. This is the 15th year the ASC has presented its Sportsmanship Award and ninth time the award is being presented after being renamed in honor of the Conference’s first commissioner, Fred Jacoby.
 
All-Time Sportsmanship Winners
 

Year	Men	Women
2013-14	Zakk Revelle, Sul Ross State	Samantha Guerrero, Howard Payne
2012-13	Marcus Bobb, Ozarks	Jennifer Cooper, Mississippi College
2011-12	Collin Janssen, Concordia Texas	Hannah Langley, Mississippi College
2010-11	Ryan Yezak, East Texas Baptist	Whitney Wyly, Texas-Tyler
2009-10	(co) David Ashlock, Texas-Tyler	Kristen Chapman, LeTourneau
	(co) Sam Walker, Hardin-Simmons
2008-09	Ty Palmer, Texas Lutheran	Krissy Seaman, Texas-Dallas
2007-08	Tyler Winford, Mississippi College	Lindsey Peters, Texas-Tyler
2006-07	Ryan Potter, LeTourneau	Michelle Heckmann, Concordia-Texas
2005-06	Kyle Shipp, Mary Hardin-Baylor	Bethany Harris, Mississippi College
2004-05	Drew McMaster, Howard Payne	Katie DeDeaux, Mississippi College
2003-04	Cody Brotherton, McMurry	Lyndsay Llewellyn, McMurry
2002-03	Preston Meyer, Mary Hardin-Baylor	Julie Richardson, Ozarks
2001-02	Phil Kaiser, Ozarks	Lindsey Brotherton, Schreiner
2000-01	Michael Kawazoe, Austin College	Sarah Birge, Austin College
1999-00	Joe Fox, Austin College	Courtney Shires, Mississippi College

 
2013-14 ASC Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year Bios
Biographical information provided by each student-athletes’ sports information director or head coach.
 
Men’s Sportsmanship Nominees
 
Sean Aleman, Hardin-Simmons (Golf), Junior, Marketing
Aleman played in every tournament this season and is one of the leaders of the team. His outgoing personality makes him a favorite among competitors and he is just a general encourager who makes everyone feel better about themselves.
 
J.P. Harris, Texas-Dallas (Cross Country), Junior, Biology
Harris placed 65th at the 2013 ASC Men’s Cross Country Championship; Named Academic All-ASC and was UTD’s nominee for Men’s Cross Country Distinguished Scholar-Athlete.
 
Billy Lirely, Texas-Tyler (Baseball), Senior, Accounting
Lirely finished his career hitting .281 his senior season, playing in 41 games. He played all four seasons at Texas-Tyler, and was named Honorable Mention All-ASC in 2014, and academic All-ASC for three seasons.
 
Enoch Shipman, Texas-Tyler (Soccer), Senior, Nursing
Shipman had a stellar year for the Patriots, garnering NSCAA Second Team All-American honors, NSCAA First Team All-Region honors, First Team All-ASC honors and ASC Men’s Soccer Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. Shipman helped lead the Patriots to the 2013 ASC tournament finals, scoring three goals, recording one assist and shifting from midfield to defense throughout the year.  Shipman is a four-year letter winner for the Patriots, and a three-time Academic All-ASC.
 
Ryan Spencer, Texas-Tyler (Tennis), Senior, Criminal Justice
Spencer was named the 2013 ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. Spencer always has a smile on his face, and a positive attitude on the court. He helped lead the Patriots to an undefeated ASC regular season and an ASC Championship.
 
Buck Thompson, Texas-Tyler (Track & Field), Senior, History
Thompson is a five-time All-American for the Patriots, garnering three outdoor track and field honors and two indoor track and field merits this season. Thompson is the top-ranked discus-thrower in the nation this season, with a season-best throw of 56.94 meters which is tops in the nation. He also ranks seventh in the men’s shot put, with a season-best toss of 16.70 meters. Thompson is respected by other athletes in the conference and around the country, always willing to lend a helping hand and a word of encouragement.
 
Women’s Sportsmanship Nominees
 
Caitlin Rowlette, Concordia Texas (Cross Country), Senior, Nursing
Rowlette helped the Concordia Texas women’s cross country squad to a runner-up finish at the American Southwest Conference Championships and a berth in the NCAA Division III South/Southeast Regional. She placed third at the conference championship meet with a time of 24:36.24 and earned first-team all-league honors. Rowlette also garnered ASC Fall 2013 All-Academic Honor Roll honors.
 
Blair Allen, Concordia Texas (Golf), Senior, Accounting
Allen ranked second on the team with an 84.18 stroke average. She finished runner-up at the UTD Lady Comet Invitational (March 17-18) and third in a dual two weeks later. She logged three top-10 finishes during the season, and shot a low-round score of 78 at the Schreiner Shootout on March 4.
 
Madison Kaufman, East Texas Baptist (Cross Country), Senior, Kinesiology
Kauffman ran in five of ETBU’s meets finishing in the top 60 or better in all the meets. Her best finish came at Northwestern State with a 25th-place finish and a time of 24:08, her best time of the year. She finished 40th at the ASC Championships with a time of 29:28.91 helping ETBU to a fifth-place finish.
 
Kelsey Biscoe, East Texas Baptist (Soccer), Senior, Business Administration
Biscoe helped ETBU to their third ASC Tournament appearance in four years with a fifth seed. She was voted to the All-ASC second team for the second consecutive season as she finished the year with three assists as a midfielder/defender. ETBU recorded three shutouts while also defeating regionally ranked Texas-Tyler in the final match of the year qualifying for the ASC Championship. She started and played in all 15 matches and finished her career starting all 61 matches she played in her career at ETBU. She had two game winning assists with her first assist of the year on the game-winning goal against Centenary (2-1), in the first game of the year and then in a 2-1 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor. She finished with 15 shots overall as eight were on goal and a .533 shooting percentage. She also averaged one shot per game.
 
Paige Goen, Hardin-Simmons (Track & Field), Sophomore, Pre-Physical Therapy
Goen will do whatever is asked of her for her team. She has run the sprints, hurdles and relays. She won her first career race in the 400m hurdles at the ASC Championship, which gave HSU the team lead with three races remaining. She is on the leadership council of the team.
 
Meagan Pearson, Louisiana College (Softball), Senior, Health & Physical Education
Pearson has been a model of consistency and excellence both on and off the field during her career as a Lady Wildcat. A three-time Academic All-Conference honoree, Pearson has started 98 straight games as both a catcher and shortstop. After moving to shortstop before the 2013 season, Pearson enjoyed her finest year as a collegiate player in 2014, earning First-Team All-ASC honors while hitting a team-high six home runs and recording 36 RBI. Before a knee injury sidelined her during the 2014 season, Pearson was leading the Lady Wildcats as well as the ASC in virtually every offensive category, including batting average (.547), home runs (5), and RBI (32). She finished with a single-season school record .500 batting average. A Health & Physical Education major, Meagan is set to graduate with honors in the coming year.
 
Sarah Krippner, LeTourneau (Volleyball), Sophomore, International Business
Krippner received the ASC Sportsmanship Award as well as honorable mention honors, earlier this fall. The setter has made an immediate impact on the program, serving as the team captain and Chaplin. She led the YellowJackets in assists (717) and finished the regular season third in the ASC in assists per set (6.96), plus she was second on the team in aces (30). Krippner was named to the ASC All-Academic for her efforts in the classroom.
 
Asrelle Anderson, Sul Ross State (Basketball), Senior, Kinesiology and Sports Science
Anderson led the Lobos in scoring this season, (9.5) while playing 19.5 minutes per game in a system in which 10 players split the majority of the playing time. She started all 24 games she appeared in, missing one game due to an injury. Anderson led SRSU with 89 field goals and led the team in scoring or tied for the lead on nine occasions. As a junior, she led the Lobos in scoring, averaging 14 points per game while playing 30.7 minutes per contest.
 
Amy Friesenhahn, Texas-Tyler (Tennis), Junior, Psychology and Political Science
Friesenhahn was named Second Team All-ASC, and helped lead the Patriots to an undefeated regular season and ASC Championship. Friesenhahn has played in different roles this season, from No. 1 to No. 3 in singles and doubles, and always maintains a positive attitude and helping hand to other players.