Southwestern Oklahoma and Texas A&M-Commerce each had 14 players on the All-Lone Star Conference North Division Football team announced Tuesday by league officials.

      The two teams shared the LSC North title with Central Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma and Northeastern State in a five-way tie.

      A&M-C had six first-team picks on both offense and defense with the Receiver of the Year JaMichael Palmer, Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year Darron Sheppard, Defensive Lineman of the Year Marcus Smith and Co-Freshman of the Year Chris Miller.  The Lions added a second-teamer on both sides of the ball as well.

      SWOSU had four first-team picks on offense including Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year Austin Ellis and two first-team defensive selections.  The Bulldogs added six second-team selections and two honorable mention choices with Co-Freshman of the Year Jake Olivarez.

      Offensive Back of the Year honors went to East Central's Marcus Johnson, while Central Oklahoma's Will Clewis was Linebacker of the Year for the second straight season.

      Northeastern State claimed three individual awards with Defensive Back of the Year Broderick Mondy, Co-Freshman of the Year Jon Evans and Coach of the Year John Horner.

      UCO added 10 total picks, while NSU had eight, SOSU seven and ECU six.

      Overall, 76 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC's postseason awards program, with 29 players named to the first team, 30 on the second team and 17 earning honorable mention.  The all-conference honors were selected by the head coaches of the six North Division teams.

2007 LSC NORTH DIVISION FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.     Player                          Team           Year         Hometown

QB       Marcus Johnson          ECU             So.           Abilene, Texas

RB       Ben Birmingham          UCO            Jr.            Luther, Okla.

RB       Nabil El-Amin             A&M-C       Jr.            Rochester, N.Y.

FB        Josh Postin                  SWOSU       Sr.            Andover, Kan.

WR      Daniel Nichols             SOSU           So.           Cooper , Texas

WR      JaMichael Palmer         A&M-C       Sr.            Terrell, Texas

WR      Jonathan Haggerty        SWOSU       So.           Dallas, Texas

TE       Brock Gruenberg         UCO            Sr.            Tulsa, Okla.

OG       Austin Ellis                  SWOSU       Sr.            Burns Flat, Okla.

OG       Deveon McKinney       A&M-C       Sr.            Sherman, Texas

OT       Matt Wakefield            SWOSU       Sr.            El Reno, Okla.

OT       Luis Salazar                 A&M-C       Sr.            Hollister, Calif.

C          Darron Sheppard         A&M-C       Jr.            Longview, Texas

PK       Jared Homer                NSU             So.           Mustang, Okla.

RS        Nabil El-Amin             A&M-C       Jr.            Rochester, Texas

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Pos.     Player                          Team           Year         Hometown

DT       Jermelle Cudjo             UCO            So.           Lawton, Okla.

DT       AJ Johnson                  A&M-C       So.           Tyler, Texas

DE       Marcus Smith              A&M-C       Jr.            Conroe, Texas

DE       Corey Lewis                UCO            Sr.            Houston, Texas

ILB      Will Clewis                  UCO            Sr.            Fort Worth, Texas

ILB      Garnet Smith                A&M-C       Sr.            Arlington, Texas

OLB     Faoki Fifita                  A&M-C       Sr.            San Bernandino, Calif.

OLB     Ruzell McCoy              SWOSU       Jr.            Frederick, Okla.

CB       Brandon Smith             UCO            Sr.            Carson, Calif.

CB       Elliot Jones                  A&M-C       Jr.            Pasadena, Calif.

S          Broderick Mondy        NSU             Jr.            Plano, Texas

S          Alex Contreras             A&M-C       Jr.            Lockhart, Texas

S          Bernard Daniel             SOSU           So.           Carrolton, Texas

P          Corey Lenahan            SWOSU       Jr.            La Mirada, Calif.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.     Player                          Team           Year         Hometown

QB       Terry Mayo                 A&M-C       Jr.            Greensboro, N.C.

RB       Josh Lewis                   NSU             Fr.            Arlington, Texas

FB        Kwesi Keller                UCO            Jr.            Moore, Okla.

WR      Mark Hodges               ECU             Sr.            Mesquite, Texas

WR      Marcus Pitts                 ECU             Sr.            Bassfield, Miss.

WR      Kory Dowell                ECU             Sr.            Stephenville, Texas

WR      Brandon Covington      SOSU           Jr.            Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

TE       Jared Temple               SOSU           So.           Carrolton, Texas

OG       Nick Willson                NSU             Sr.            Douglassville, Texas

OG       David Thompson         ECU             Sr.            Mesquite, Texas

OT       Caleb Grazier               NSU             Sr.            Oologah, Okla.

OT       Jay Reaves                   ECU             Jr.            Springtown, Texas

C          Jonathan Llama            UCO            Jr.            Walnut Creek, Calif.

PK       Spenser Daniel             SWOSU       So.           Sulpher Springs, Texas

RS        Patrick Weaver             SWOSU       Jr.            Oklahoma City, Okla.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Pos.     Player                          Team           Year         Hometown

DT       TJ Raymond                NSU             Jr.            Grand Prairie, Texas

DT       Eddie Walton               SWOSU       Sr.            Irving, Texas

DE       Jeremiah Spencer         SOSU           Sr.            Rockwall, Texas

DE       Joe Castle                     SWOSU       Sr.            Beaumont, Texas

ILB      Greg Franklin               SWOSU       Jr.            Oklahoma City, Okla.

ILB      Shane Cates                 NSU             Sr.            China Spring, Texas

OLB     Johnny Seals                SOSU           Fr.            Tishomingo, Okla.

OLB     Andre Morgan             SWOSU       Sr.            Garland, Texas   

OLB     Latarus Sykes              NSU             Jr.            Calhoun City, Miss.

CB       Jairus Martin                SOSU           Sr.            Antlers , Okla.

CB       Jonathan Thomas         SWOSU       Sr.            Irving, Texas

S          Desmond Baker           SWOSU       Jr.            Garland, Texas

S          Marcus Martinez          UCO            Jr.            Wichita, Kan.

S          T.J. Shaw                     UCO            Jr.            Edmond, Okla.

P          Daniel Swaim               A&M-C       Fr.            Kilgore, Texas

SPECIAL AWARDS

Offensive Back of the Year

Marcus Johnson, ECU

Receiver of the Year

JaMichael Palmer, A&M-C

Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year

Austin Ellis, SWOSU and

Darron Sheppard, A&M-C

Defensive Back of the Year

Broderick Mondy, NSU

Defensive Lineman of the Year

Marcus Smith, A&M-C

Linebacker of the Year

Will Clewis, UCO

Co-Freshman of the Year

Jake Olivarez, SWOSU, Chris Miller, A&M-C and Jon Evans, NSU

Coach of the Year

John Horner, NSU

HONORABLE MENTION

Pos.     Player, Team, Year­

QB       Steve Day, SWOSU, So.                                  

FB        Warren Kirk, NSU, Jr.,

FB        Trae Grimes, A&M-C, Sr.

OT       Jake Olivarez, SWOSU, R-Fr

C          Doug Bond, NSU, Sr.

RS        Jerome Hewitt, SOSU, So.

DT       Charles Cohee, ECU, Sr.

DE       Nick Jones, NSU, Jr.

DE       Avery Andersen, ECU, Sr.

DE       Noble Polk, SOSU, Sr.

ILB      Jon Evans, NSU, R-Fr.

ILB      Steven Marshall, ECU, Sr.

CB       Cornelius Burks, NSU, Sr.

CB       Curtis Mayfield, NSU, Jr.

S          Colby Onic, NSU, Jr.

P          Ryan Massengale, UCO, So.

P          Joe Kok, NSU, So.