Southwestern Athletics Awards and Honors
Hall of Fame |
Hall of Honor |
Dr. Tex Kassen Award |
Carla Lowry Award |
2008-09 Post Season Honors |
2009 Pirate Anchor Award |
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Nomination Form Hall of Fame Team Nomination Form Hall of Fame Induction Criteria
| Name | Year Inducted |
| Charles Messervie "Lefty" Edens | 1990 |
| Carl Nettles "Bubba" Reynolds | 1990 |
| Chester Lee "Chatter" Allen | 1991 |
| Rodney James "Captain" Kidd | 1991 |
| Joseph C. Barnes | 1992 |
| Alfie Vela Perrin | 1992 |
| Bobby Moegle | 1994 |
| Hershel M. Orr | 1994 |
| Jeanne Bulla | 1995 |
| William Carson "Nemo" Herrera | 1995 |
| Dr. Leo "Tex" Kassen | 1995 |
| Frank "Dutch" O'Neill | 1995 |
| William Harold "Spot" Collins | 1997 |
| Robert Michael "Bobby" Deaton | 1997 |
| J. Russell Martin | 1997 |
| Coach Randolph M. "Med" Medley | 1998 |
| Calvin Daniel Cohen | 2001 |
| Sheri Roberts Pollock | 2001 |
| Ted Bare | 2002 |
| Paul Peak | 2002 |
| Dr. Glada C. Munt | 2004 |
| Scott Neal | 2004 |
| Walter A. Peterson | 2004 |
| Becky Wilson Haughey | 2006 |
| Dr. H. David Medley | 2006 |
| Bryan Neal | 2006 |
Hall of Honor
Baseball
1975 - Ken Cmerek: NAIA All-American 2nd
Team
1977 - Rick Tobolka: AACB All-American 1st
Team
1983 - Robert Zearfoss: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1983 - Russell Martin: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1984 - Scott Neal: NAIA All-American 1st Team
1984 - Phillip Wellman: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1985 - Russell Martin: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1986 - A.J. Waznik: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1986 - Dan Cohen: NAIA All-American 2nd Team
1987 - Dan Cohen: NAIA All-American 2nd Team
1988 - Derek Kempf: NAIA All-American 2nd
Team
1988 - Jim Phillips: NAIA All-American 2nd
Team
1989 - James Mills: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1990 - Don Childs: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1991 - Eric Boyt: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1991 - Michael Peck: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1994 - Amiel Gross: NCAA Division III
All-American 2nd Team
1994 - Amiel Gross: NCAA Division III GTE
Academic All-American
1995 - Amiel Gross: NCAA Division III
All-American 2nd Team
1996 - Amiel Gross: NCAA Division III
All-American 2nd Team
1996 - Amiel Gross: NCAA Division III GTE
Academic All-American
1996 - Amiel Gross: NCAA Post Graduate
Scholarship
1996 - Brian Lopez: NCAA Division III
All-American 3rd Team
1997 - Jason Henley: NCAA Division III
All-American 1st Team
1998 - Matt Gelotti: NCAA Division III
All-American 2nd Team
1999 - Matt Gelotti: NCAA Division III
All-American 1st Team
1999 - Ryan Dowdy: NCAA Division III All-American
1st Team
2000 - Matt Gelotti: NCAA Division III
All-American 1st Team
2000 - Matt Gelotti: NCAA Division III National
Player of the Year
2000 - Forrest Martin: NCAA Division III
All-American 1st Team
2001 - Justin Barnett: NCAA Division III
All-American 3rd Team
2001 - Taylor Paul: NCAA Division III Academic
All-American 2nd Team
2004 - Matt Odom: NCAA Division III All-American
3rd Team
Men's Basketball
1985 - Bobby Deaton: NAIA All-American
Honorable Mention
1986 - Bobby Deaton: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1989 - Chris Plumlee: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1991 - Ron Chovanec: NAIA All-American 2nd
Team
1991 - Ron Chovanec: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1992 - David Delnera: NAIA Division II
All-American 1st Team
1993 - David Delnera: NAIA Division II
All-American 3rd Team
Women's Basketball
1989 - Stephanie Baker: NAIA All-American
Honorable Mention
1991 - Lynn Cole: NAIA All-American 1st Team
1991 - Lynn Cole: Kodak All-American
1991 - Janet Henderson: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1991 - Sheralyn Mott: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
Men's Cross Country
1994 - Robbie Dodd: NCAA Academic
All-American
1994 - Ashley Brinkoeter: NCAA Academic
All-American
Women's Cross Country
1992 - Laura Guarascio: NAIA All-American
Scholar Athlete
1995 - Lisa Mikavich: NCAA Academic All-American
Men's Golf
2004 - Ross Goodson: National Golf Coaches
Association of America All-America Scholar
2005 - Ross Goodson: National Golf Coaches
Association of America All-America Scholar
Womens Golf
2000 - Emily Conine: NCAA Division III NGCA
Academic All-American
2000 - Ashlee Martin: NCAA Division III
All-American 2nd Team
2000 - Allison Hooker: NCAA Division III NGCA
Academic All-American
2003 - Mandy Carrasco: NGCA All-Scholar Team
Men's Tennis
1984 - L. Brent Farney: NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete
Volleyball
1981 - Jeanne Bulle: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1981 - Alfie Vela: NAIA All-American 1st Team
1981 - Robyn Hall: NAIA All-American 2nd Team
1982 - Alfie Vela: NAIA All-American 1st Team
1984 - Debbie Williamson: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1984 - Debbie Williamson: AVCA All-American 2nd
Team
1986 - Kathy Chapman: AVCA All-American 1st
Team
1986 - Tela Lindsey: AVCA All-American 1st
Team
1986 - Tela Lindsey: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1986 - Kathy Chapman: NAIA All-American 2nd
Team
1987 - Sheri Roberts: AVCA All-American 1st
Team
1987 - Sheri Roberts: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1987 - Gerrie Bludau: NAIA All-American Honorable
Mention
1987 - Sue Driscoll: NAIA All-American Scholar
Athlete
1988 - Sheri Roberts: AVCA All-American 1st
Team
1988 - Sheri Roberts: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1988 - Becky Wilson: AVCA All-American 1st
Team
1988 - Becky Wilson: NAIA All-American 2nd
Team
1988 - Kim Long: NAIA All-American Honorable
Mention
1989 - Becky Wilson: AVCA All-American 1st
Team
1989 - Becky Wilson: NAIA All-American 1st
Team
1989 - Lori Jones: AVCA All-American 2nd Team
1989 - Lori Jones: NAIA All-American 2nd Team
1990 - Kim Long: AVCA All-American 2nd Team
1990 - Kim Long: NAIA All-American 2nd Team
1990 - Lori Jones: NAIA All-American 3rd Team
1991 - Kim Long: AVCA All-American 2nd Team
1991 - Kim Long: NAIA All-American 2nd Team
1992 - Melissa Cathcart: NAIA All-American
Scholar Athlete
2003 - Brittany Sauser: AVCA All-American
Honorable Mention
Dr. Tex Kassen Award - Male Athlete of the Year
Dr. Tex Kassen served as the Director of Athletics at Southwestern from 1971-1985. During his tenure at Southwestern, the school’s athletic teams achieved statewide and national rankings in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics. He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1989 for outstanding Achievement and Meritorious Service and in 1995 he was inducted into the Southwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame. A lifetime of involvement meant a lifetime of happiness, a lifetime of satisfaction and a lifetime’s worth of honors for Dr. Kassen.
| Name | Classification | Year Awarded |
| Jameson Otto | Senior | 2006-2007 |
| Chris Norris | Senior | 2007-2008 |
| A.C. Cox | Junior | 2008-2009 |
Carla Lowry Award - Female Athlete of the Year
Carla Lowry served as the Director of Athletics at Southwestern from 1984 to 1995. She was and advocate for all student-athletes. Dr. Lowry expected excellence from all student-athletes who participated wearing the Southwestern uniform. She had great respect for those who worked hard, were exceptional performers and those that exemplified great sportsmanship.
| Name | Classification | Year Awarded |
| Marisa Mauldin | Sophomore | 2006-2007 |
| Marisa Mauldin | Junior | 2007-2008 |
| Marisa Mauldin | Senior | 2008-2009 |
2009 Pirate Anchor Award
Snyder and O'Neil Named Anchor
Award Winners
Senior soccer players Eryn Snyder (Spring Branch, TX/Smithson
Valley HS) and Kevin O'Neil (San Antonio, TX/Churchill HS) have
been selected as the 2009 female and male Pirate Anchor award
winners.
Snyder, goalkeeper and captain for the 2009 women's soccer team,
is majoring in Anthropology at Southwestern. On campus she is a
Mood Scholar and Zeta Tau Alpha, ODK and SU Libertarians member.
Erin has also held various offices such as historian, reporter and
PR programmer and done volunteer work with Zeta Tau Alpha including
Race for the Cure, Paint the Town Pink and the Crown Classic
Dodgeball Tournament. Erin has also volunteered through Destination
Service where she worked with other SU students to help build a
trail in Gila National Park in Gila, NM. She was a volunteer intern
for ACCION Texas, a non-profit micro-lender that helps small
minority businesses.
Oneil, defenseman and captain for the 2009 men's Pirate soccer
team, is a double major in Business and Physics and has been named
as the Outstanding Senior of the Year in the Physics Department,
Business Department Outstanding Student of the Year, and is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. On-campus, Kevin is a three-year SU
Ambassador for the Admissions Office, three-year member of the
Student Foundation, three-year Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member
where he was the chapter president in the Spring of 2008, and
served as a resident assistant for one year. He has also been the
student homecoming chair, membership chair for Student Foundation,
and part of the Business Ethics Team and Financial Analyst Program
at SU. Kevin was also a student research assistant for two
professors, one at Rice and one at Southwestern, where he
researched, reviewed, planned and presented information. He also
held a commercial real estate internship in the Summer of 2007.
Other finalists for the 2009 Pirate Anchor Award were Nick Parker
(tennis), Ben Sloan (cross country), Jessie Carrier (swimming) and
Natasha Azizi (basketball).
The Anchor award is presented annually by the Student Athletic
Advisory Committee (SAAC) to the male and female athlete who best
display a number of traits that embody the spirit and character of
the SU community. The winners are voted on by any members of the
Southwestern student body, faculty and staff.
2008-2009 Post Season Honors
Player of the Week Honors
- 2/10/2009 Brantley Freeman - Pitcher
2009 All-SCAC Baseball Team
- Michael Murphy - Catcher
- Wes Willis - Pitcher
2009 Honorable Mention
- Kyle Belski (1B)
- Brent McMullen (DH)
- Brantley Freeman (P)
2009 CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
- Brantley Freeman
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Michael Murphy
Chi Alpha Sigma Recipient
- Matt Clark
- John Wooten
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Anthony Cox
2009 All-SCAC Honorable Mention
- Travis Barber
- Zach Bergstrom
- Anthony Cox
2009 Chi Alpha Sigma
- Natasha Azizi
- Jessica Herbst
- Narisa Trammell
- Ali Zein-Eldin
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Natasha Azizi
2009 All-SCAC Second Team
- Natasha Azizi
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Laura Kromann
- Kristin Lahaie
- Ben Sloan
- Tami Warner
TASPA Scholarship
- Kristin Lahaie
2009 All-Sportsmanship Team
- Sam Marsh
- Kelly Parmet
NCAA Championships: 4th Place
- Marisa Mauldin 3rd Place
SCAC Champions
2009 SCAC Golfer of the Year
- Marisa Mauldin
All-SCAC First Team
- Marisa Mauldin
- Emily Bartholet
- Cody Wallace
- Kristen Davenport
Duramed NGCA Division III All-American Team
- Emily Bartholet
- Marisa Mauldin
NGCA All-Region Team (Region 5/West)
- Emily Bartholet
- Kristen Davenport
- Marisa Mauldin
- Cody Wallace
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Victoria Dominguez
SCAC Coach of the Year
- Dan Ruyle
Chi Alpha Sigma Recipients
- Kristen Davenport
- Delilah Dominguez
- Marisa Mauldin
Golfer of the Week
- Emily Bartholet 4/7/09
- Marisa Mauldin 3/18/09
- Marisa Maudlin 3/10/09
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Xan Erwin
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Kevin O'Neil
- Josh Spencer
Pirate Anchor Award
- Kevin O'Neil
NSCAA/adidas All-South Central Region
- Kevin O'Neil (Third Team)
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Kevin O'Neil
All-SCAC Men's Soccer Team
- Kevin Jordan (First Team)
- David Lozano (First Team)
- Josh Spencer (Second Team)
- Preston Hollis (Second Team)
- Ryan Tasin (Second Team)
- Kevin O'Neil (Third Team)
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Casey Grier
- Annabelle Ross
- Eryn Snyder
2009 Pirate Anchor Award
- Eryn Snyder
NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-South Region Team
- Laura Kromann (Second team)
- Eryn Snyder (Honorable Mention)
- Casey Grier (Honorable Mention)
NCAA Division III All-South Region
- A.J. Andreola (Second Team)
2009 All-Sportsmanship Team
- Sarah Holifield
All-SCAC
- A.J. Andreola (First Team)
- Laura Kromann (Second Team)
- Lauren Kjolhede (Second Team)
- Madison Stachura (Third Team)
- Danielle Madison (Third Team)
- Casey Grier (Third Team)
- Eryn Snyder (Third Team)
SCAC Player of the Week
- Maria Pollifrone 11/4/08
- Eryn Snyder 10/21/08
- A.J. Andreola 10/14/08
- Berkeley Mengwasser 10/7/08
2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Taylor Turpin
All-SCAC
- Kaitlyn Pavlicek (First Team)
- Katelyn Gola (Honorable Mention)
- Blair Wallace (Honorable Mention)
- Taylor Turpin (Honorable Mention)
SCAC Coach of the Year
- Angela Froboese
NFCA All-Region
- Kaitlyn Pavlicek
SCAC All-Tournament Team
- Blair Wallace
- Katelyn Gola
SCAC West Division Champions
Player of the Week
- Kaitlyn Pavlicek 3/23/09
- Lyndsy Maus 2/17/09
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Jessie Carrier
- Jon LaRochelle
- Stephanie Morton
SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Jon LaRochelle
- Jessie Carrier
DIII Swimming and Diving Nationals Participant
- Jessie Carrier (50 free - 20th, 100 free - 36th, 200 free - 62nd)
SCAC Event Champions
- Bailey Thompson (200 yard backstroke)
- Jessie Carrier (200 yard freestyle)
SCAC Staff of the Year
- Nicole Kaupp and Scott McLean
Academic All-American
- Men's Team
- Women's Team
- Individual - Jessie Carrier
SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Charlotte Huskey
- Charles Prince
All-SCAC Team
- Alex Lam (Honorable Mention)
- Nick Parker (Honorable Mention)
- Charles Prince (Honorable Mention)
- Kelly Finn (Honorable Mention)
- Mary Pennington (Honorable Mention)
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Nick Parker
SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Tami Warner
- Matthew Broussard
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Laura Kromann
- Kristin Lahaie
- Brennen Peel
- Tami Warner
SCAC All-Conference
- Tami Warner (3rd in 800 meter dash)
- Avery Sheppard (3rd in 400 meter dash)
- Jennifer Tindle (3rd in triple jump)
Chi Alpha Sigma
- Samantha Lingamfelter
- Ali Zein-Eldin
SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Samantha Lingamfelter
AVCA National Poll
- 9th place nationally
AVCA Division III All-America
- Audra Gentry (Third Team)
AVCA Division III South All-Region
- Audra Gentry
- Samantha Lingamfelter
- Lindsay Thompson
- Lauren Brown
SCAC Player-of-the-Year
- Audra Gentry
SCAC Freshman-of-the-Year
- Lindsay Thompson
SCAC Backrow Player-of-the-Year
- Samantha Lingamfelter
SCAC Coach-of-the-Year
- Hannah Long
All-SCAC
- Audra Gentry (First Team)
- Samantha Lingamfelter (First Team)
- Lindsay Thompson (Second Team)
- Lauren Brown (Second Team)
SCAC Regular Season Champions








