Sewell named SLC academic athlete of the year
6/18/2007 1:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Sam Houston State 's Jennie Sewell and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Shadrack Songok have been named 2007 Capital One/Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athletes of the Year in their respective divisions. Songok and Sewell are among 34 athletes named to the 2007 All-Academic Teams. The all-academic team encompasses student-athletes who participated in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field.
A Dean's List Student from Rockwall, senior Jennie Sewell serves as an officer for the Sam Houston State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and sports a 3.60 GPA, majoring in political science and sociology.
Named the 2006 Outstanding Field Performer for indoor track and field, Sewell is a seven-time pole vault champion, including the 2006 Indoor (13-01.75) and 2007 Outdoor (13-05.00) pole vault titles. Winning 20 pole vault events during her SHSU career, Sewell won nine pole vault competitions in the 2007 outdoor season, including the 2007 NCAA Regional (13-11.75.) She recently finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championship.
“If feels really good because it shows I succeeded in both the areas of being a student athlete,” Sewell said. “When I started school here I just had to prioritize everything. I stayed busy and I think I do better when I have a lot of stuff going on anyway.”
Joining Sewell on the list from Sam Houston State were; Dustin Joubert, a junior on the men's team from Coppell who had a 4.00 GPA as a Kinesiology major; Shannon Brown a sophomore on the womens team from LaMarque who had a 3.32 GPA as a Psychology & Criminal Justice major and Regina Offord, a sophomore from Crandall who put together a 3.53 GPA as a Health & Biology major.
The all-academic team honors student-athletes who were named as a national all-academic recipient this year while also earning at least a 3.00 grade point average. Remaining spots on the all-academic teams are then voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance administrators. Student-athletes must have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition.
The student-athlete of the year is annually presented to the individual in each conference sport who achieves excellence in academics and athletics. Nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average to go along with superior athletics achievement.
The 2007 CAPITAL ONE/SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
TRACK AND FIELD ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
MEN
NAME UNIVERSITY CLASS HOMETOWN GPA/MAJOR
Shadrack Songok* Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Kapsabet, Kenya 3.33, Chemistry
Brent Bartz Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Belton, Texas 3.88, Biomedical Sciences
Brad Gebauer McNeese State Grad. Bad Axe, Mich. 3.50, Exercise Physiology
Luke Johnson UTSA Jr. Amarillo, Texas 3.59, Kinesiology
Dustin Joubert Sam Houston State Jr. Coppell, Texas 4.00, Kinesiology
Keith Mahipala Stephen F. Austin Fr./RS Plano, Texas 3.59, Biology
Jon McDowell UTArlington Sr. Odessa, Texas 3.11, Criminology & Crim. Justice
Coby Morrison UTArlington Sr. Wichita Falls, Texas 3.38, Mathematics
Samuel Norton Northwestern State Jr. Haughton, La. 3.63, Computer Information Sys.
Ryder Peacock Stephen F. Austin Sr. Woodson, Texas 3.79, Kinesiology
Justin Reyes Stephen F.Austin Jr. Richland Springs, Texas 3.02, Physics
Cote' Ryland Southeastern Louisiana So. Deville, La. 3.85, Biology
WOMEN
NAME UNIVERSITY CLASS HOMETOWN GPA/MAJOR
Jennie Sewell* Sam Houston State Sr. Rockwall, Texas 3.60, Pol. Science & Sociology
Ashley Allen UTSA Jr. Buffalo Gap, Texas 3.47, Kinesiology
Betsy Baldwin Southeastern Louisiana Sr. St.Amant, La. 3.12, Kinesiology
Shannon Brown Sam Houston State So. LaMarque, Texas 3.32, Psychology & Crim. Justice
Dawn Comeaux Northwestern State Jr. Rayne, La. 3.09, Biology
Tenley Determan Texas State Jr. Sheridan, Wyo. 3.63, Psychology & Sport Psy.
Ryanne Dupree UTSA Sr. San Antonio, Texas 3.05, Psychology
Sarah Emerson Stephen F.Austin Sr. LaSalle, Ontario 3.70, Speech & Hearing Therapy
Leonie Ezegbunam Southeastern Louisiana Jr. Nassau, Bahamas 3.92, Accounting
Jodi Hulett UTArlington Jr. Arlington, Texas 3.74, Kinesiology & Education
Amanda King Lamar Sr. Tauranga, New Zealand 3.22, Psychology
Clerc Koenck Lamar Jr. Anacoco, La. 3.76, Exercise Science
Katya Kostetskaya Texas State Jr. St. Petersburg, Russia 3.24, International Studies
Leslie Lambert Northwestern State Sr. Covington, La. 3.96, Biology
Kimbri Lettkeman Stephen F.Austin Jr. Watonga, Okla. 3.82, Biology
Liudmila Litvinova Texas State Sr. Moscow, Russia 3.77, Accounting
Vanessa Maida UTArlington Sr. Abilene, Texas 3.26, Biology
Katrina Nicholas Stephen F.Austin Sr. Natchitoches, La. 3.90, Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Regina Offord Sam Houston State So. Crandall, Texas 3.53, Health & Biology
Linda Rosema UTArlington Sr. Azle, Texas 3.82, Biochemistry
Veronica Silva UTSA Sr. San Antonio, Texas 3.20, Interdisciplinary Studies
Ivorita Taylor UTArlington Sr. Manderville, Jamaica 3.66, Accounting
* Named SLC Student-Athlete of the Year
