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

Baseball Men's Basketball Men's Cross Country Men's Golf Men's Lacrosse Men's Soccer
Men's Swimming Men's Tennis Men's Track & Field Women's Basketball Women's Cross Country Women's Golf
Women's Soccer Softball Women's Swimming Women's Tennis Women's Track & Field Volleyball

Baseball

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

Men's Basketball

2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team

  • Anthony Cox

2009 All-SCAC Honorable Mention

  • Travis Barber
  • Zach Bergstrom
  • Anthony Cox

Women's Basketball

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

Men's Cross Country

Chi Alpha Sigma

  • Laura Kromann
  • Kristin Lahaie
  • Ben Sloan
  • Tami Warner

TASPA Scholarship

  • Kristin Lahaie

2009 All-Sportsmanship Team

  • Sam Marsh
  • Kelly Parmet

Women's Cross Country

Women's Golf

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

Men's Golf

2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team

  • Xan Erwin

Men's Soccer

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)

Women's Soccer

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

Softball

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

Men's and Women's Swimming

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

Men's Tennis

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

Women's Tennis

Men's Track & Field

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)

Women's Track & Field

 

Volleyball

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