The annual Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winners for 2007-08 were announced on Monday, with 29 student-athletes honored by league officials.

      Each academic year, the LSC presents a Scholar-Athlete Award to one male and one female student-athlete at each member institution. These student-athletes are selected as representatives of the outstanding accomplishments in athletics, scholarship and leadership that are displayed on each LSC campus during the year.

      To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must have participated at least two years in their sport and must have exhausted their athletic eligibility.

      Besides representing each of the league's 15 member institutions, this year's recipients represent 10 of the 16 sports that are sponsored by the conference.  Football and softball had the most Scholar-Athletes with seven selections each.

      The 2007-08 Scholar-Athletes led their respective teams to six LSC divisional titles and one regular season championship. 

      Texas is home for 16 of the honorees, with five from Oklahoma, two from New Mexico and one each from Kansas, Colorado, Canada, South Africa, Missouri and Florida.

      This year's LSC Scholar-Athlete Award recipients are:

           Member Institution    Scholar-Athlete             Sport(s)                  Hometown

               Abilene Christian    Ben Maynard                 Baseball                  Loveland, Colo.

                                                Alex Guiton                    Basketball               Bedford, Texas

                    Angelo State    Whitney Meeks              Softball                   Denton, Texas

                                              Josh Hammerquist        Football                  Flower Mound, Texas

                          Cameron    Merrisa Martinuzzi         Basketball               Ontario, Canada

                                              Jorey Price                     Baseball                  Elk City, Okla.

           Central Oklahoma    Alli Blake                        Softball                   Oklahoma City, Okla.

                                              Chance Tatum               Golf                         Pawnee, Okla.

                     East Central    Chris Kriel                      Tennis                    East London, South Africa                           Betty Hernandez    Cross Country                   Bowie, Texas

       Eastern New Mexico    Keith Vargas                  Soccer                    Rio Rancho, N.M.

                                              Stephanie Sanchez       Soccer                    Belen, N.M.

             Midwestern State    Kristen Stonecipher      Softball                   Flower Mound, Texas

                                              Tony Burson                  Football                  Bellville, Texas

          Northeastern State    Nick Willson                  Football                  Douglassville, Texas

                                              Kelsey Totten                 Softball                   Shawnee, Okla.

Southeastern Oklahoma    Cliff Eddings                  Football                  Coalgate, Okla.

                                              Ashley Graham              Softball                   Grand Prairie, Texas

Southwestern Oklahoma    Rachel Ingram               Cross Country       Springfield, Mo.

                                              Josh Postin                   Football                  Andover, Kan.

                  Tarleton State    Kelli Gayle                      Softball                   Angleton, Texas

                                              Ranardrick Phillips       Football                  Madison, Fla.

   Texas A&M-Commerce    Trae Grimes                   Football                  Round Rock, Texas

                                              Jackie Orr                      Volleyball               Mesquite, Texas

     Texas A&M-Kingsville    Isaac Saldivar                Track and Field     Cotulla, Texas

                                              Julia Canales                 Softball                   Kingsville, Texas

               Texas Woman's    Romy Luna                     Soccer                    Lewisville, Texas

             West Texas A&M    Jisel Bailon                    Cross Country       El Paso, Texas

                                              Tyler Cooper                 Basketball               Amarillo, Texas