T&F lands seven on All-SLC teams

FRISCO — The Sam Houston men's and women's track teams placed second on the All-Southland Conference outdoor teams, the league announced Thursday.

Bryan Henderson was selected to the first team after he set a new Southland Conference Outdoor Championships meet record in his gold-medal performance in the 100-meter dash. His time of 10.11 seconds bested the previous mark of 10.12.

Joshua Smith was tabbed to the first team and second team for his performance at the outdoor championships. He brought home gold in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.79 seconds, and he also placed second in the 400 hurdles with a time of 51.01.

Andrew Bosquez was Sam Houston's other first-team selection. He captured first place in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:59.13.

Clayton Fritsch took silver in the pole vault to earn second-team All-SLC honors with a height of 5.56 meters, and Cobe Graham also placed second in the shot put with a toss of 16.98 meters.

Brian Orlando and KeAyla Dove earned third-team All-Southland recognition. Orlando placed third in the hammer throw with a mark of 58.88 while Dove won the bronze in the women's shot put with a distance of 16.16, which broke the school record.

Men's Athlete of the Year – Gideon Cheplak, McNeese
Men's Outstanding Running Events Performer– Gideon Cheplak, McNeese
Men's Outstanding Field Events Performer – Christopher Welch, Houston Baptist
Men's Freshman of the Year – Dennis Kipngeno, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Men's Newcomer of the Year – Gideon Cheplak, McNeese
Men's Coach of the Year – Phil Olson, Stephen F. Austin

Women's Athlete of the Year – Natashia Jackson, Northwestern State
Women's Outstanding Running Events Performer – Natashia Jackson, Northwestern State
Women's Outstanding Field Events Performer – Annina Brandenburg, Abilene Christian
Women's Freshman of the Year – Nissi Kabongo, Stephen F. Austin
Women's Newcomer of the Year – Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, Stephen F. Austin
Women's Coach of the Year – Phil Olson, Stephen F. Austin

2021 Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Teams

Event	First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Women's 100m	Taylor Tolen, ACU	Ajah Criner, UCA	Capri Wilson, TAMU-CC
Men's 100m	Bryan Henderson, SHSU	Zachary Jewell, UCA	Kie'Ave Harry, NSU
Women's 200m	Ajah Criner, UCA	Natashia Jackson, NSU	Diana Granados, NSU
Men's 200m	Zachary Jewell, UCA	Jonathon Sawyer, SLU	Kennedy Harrison, NSU
Women's 400m	Natashia Jackson, NSU	Imani Nave, SFA	Indya Jackson, SLU
Men's 400m	Jonathon Sawyer, SLU	Muzuri Mattar, SFA	James Benson II, SLU
Women's 800m	Jessica Rabius, HBU	LaSean Davis, SFA	Brianna Nolen, SFA
Men's 800m	Alec Snell, UNO	Terry Robinson Jr., UCA	Keenan Lawrence, TAMU-CC
Women's 1,500m	Kelsey Ramirez, SFA	Sophie Daigle, SLU	Tamara Reeves, UCA
Men's 1,500m	Andrew Bosquez, SHSU	Declan Neary, LU	Jaden Forester, UNO
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase	Sara Steimel, UCA	Ariana Jimenez, UNO	Rachel Taylor, SFA
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase	Benjamin Drew, HBU	Matthew Arnold, LU	Kolyn Saltzman, UNO
Women's 5,000m	Irene Rono, ACU	Arina Kleshchukova, UNO	Kelsey Ramirez, SFA
Men's 5,000m	Gideon Cheplak, MCN	Dennis Kipngeno, TAMU-CC	Bradley Makuvire, SLU
Women's 10,000m	Irene Rono, ACU	Arina Kleshchukova, UNO	Elsa Rijpstra, NICH
Men's 10,000m	Gideon Cheplak, MCN	Dennis Kipngeno, TAMU-CC	Henry Kiplagat, MCN
Women's 100m Hurdles	Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, SFA	Janiel Moore, NSU	Kaitlin Smith, HBU
Men's 110m Hurdles	Joshua Smith, SHSU	Paul Martin, SFA	Jordan Atkins, UCA
Women's 400m Hurdles	Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, SFA	Nissi Kabongo, SFA	Janiel Moore, NSU
Men's 400m Hurdles	Leonardo Ledgister, TAMU-CC	Joshua Smith, SHSU	Gerald Coleman, UNO
Women's 4x100m Relay	R. Byrd, D. Granados, N. Jackson, J. Fields, NSU	L. Ceasar, E. Sebastion, G. Thomas, D. Keys, UIW	T. Tolen, S. Walker, M. Henson, A. Ambelang, ACU
Men's 4x100m Relay	P. Martin, J. Curry, A. Robinson, A. Callahan, SFA	K. Cumberbatch, I. Kone, J. Grant, E. Cummings, UNO	J. Williams, A. Williams, A. Franklin, J. Marshall, ACU
Women's 4x400m Relay	D. Granados, J. Moore, E. Wilson, N. Jackson, NSU	T. Rhode, T. Rose, A. Anderson, A. Criner, UCA	T. Dawkins, J. Wagner, L. Manciaz, Y. Steele, TAMU-CC
Men's 4x400m Relay	M. Mattar, P. Martin, J. Curry, A. Robinson, SFA	R. Ruffin, J. Sawyer, D. Storr, J. Benson II, SLU	K. Lawrence, K. Humber, T. Barrett, L. Ledgister, TAMU-CC
Women's High Jump	Nissi Kabongo, SFA	Sullivan Wilke, UIW	Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon, SFA
Men's High Jump	Slavko Stevic, SLU	Asani Hylton, SFA	Parker Barrett, UIW
Women's Pole Vault	AnnMarie Broussard, NSU	Riley Floerke, SFA	Kaylee Bizzell, SFA
Men's Pole Vault	Branson Ellis, SFA	Clayton Fritsch, SHSU	Hudson Hall, HBU
Women's Long Jump	Jasmyn Steels, NSU	Grace McKenzie, MCN	Kaitlin Smith, HBU
Men's Long Jump	Rodney Ruffin, SLU	Chris Welch, HBU	Asani Hylton, SFA
Women's Triple Jump	Ella Anttila, ACU	Jasmyn Steels, NSU	Malaiya Jedkins, MCN
Men's Triple Jump	Christopher Welch, HBU	Tylen Guidry, LU	Sean Germany, ACU
Women's Shot Put	Annina Brandenburg, ACU	Ashley Davis, SLU	KeAyla Dove, SHSU
Men's Shot Put	Tyler Richardson, ACU	Cobe Graham, SHSU	Stevon Crooks, SLU
Women's Discus	Annina Brandenburg, ACU	Bellodgia Roberson, SFA	Kristin McDuffie, NSU
Men's Discus	Tommy Nedow, SLU	Kevin Steward, SFA	Thomas Wilson, ACU
Women's Hammer Throw	Alanna Arvie, MCN	Jemira Thomlinson, MCN	Bellodgia Roberson, SFA
Men's Hammer Throw	Trenton Bridges, SFA	Vojislav Gvero, UNO	Brian Orlando, SHSU
Women's Javelin Throw	Charlotte Wissing, SLU	Annina Brandenburg, ACU	Blanche Beard, MCN
Men's Javelin Throw	Franck DiSanza, SLU	Donavon Banks, MCN	Cord Neal, SFA
Heptathlon	Grace McKenzie, MCN	Parl Eelma, LU	Avery Ellis-Byerly, SFA
Decathlon	Scott Boon, HBU	JJ Ply, ACU	Noah Berney, SFA

T&F lands seven on All-SLC teams

Players Mentioned

Andrew Bosquez

KeAyla Dove

Clayton Fritsch

Cobe Graham

Bryan Henderson

Brian Orlando

Joshua Smith

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