The Lone Star Conference recognized 14 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments Wednesday evening when league officials announced the volleyball academic awards at the LSC Championship banquet.
For the second straight year, Angelo State’s Meghan Parker, a senior exercise science major from San Antonio, Texas, topped the team as the LSC Academic Player of the Year.
ASU led the selections with three All-Academic honorees. Lubbock Christian, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Texas Woman's each added two honorees, while Texas A&M International, Texas A&M-Kingsville, UAFS, UT Permian Basin, and West Texas A&M each had one selection.
Joining Parker were teammates Sophia Berg and Kailyn Gilbreath; LCU’s Morgan Schwarz and Ashlee Vanfleet; TAMIU’s Anabella Forncrook, A&M-C’s Shelley Chapron and Nicki Gonelli; TAMUK’s Emily North; TWU’s Courtney Noel and Trixie Oche; UAFS’ Anna Demmer; UTPB’s Megan Ashton; and WT’s Lindsey Smith.
Parker and Noel were named to the squad for the third year, while Chapron and Smith were repeat selections.
The All-Academic team is selected by the league’s sports information directors, who select players based on both athletic and academic achievement. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must have played in at least 50 percent of team’s contests, reached sophomore athletic and academic standing (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not eligible), completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution, and have a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade point average based on the 4.0 system for his/her entire collegiate career.
2019 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Player of the Year: Meghan Parker, Angelo State
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Meghan Parker |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
S |
Exercise Science |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Sophia Berg |
Angelo State |
So. |
MB |
Biology |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Kailyn Gilbreath |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
RS |
Kinesiology |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Morgan Schwarz |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
MB |
Pre-PT |
Burleson, Texas |
| Ashlee Vanfleet |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
OH |
Pre-PT |
Cedar City, Utah |
| Anabella Forncrook |
Texas A&M International |
So. |
DS |
Nursing |
Vancouver, Wash. |
| Shelley Chapron |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
MB |
Public Health |
Houston, Texas |
| Nicki Gonelli |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
So. |
RS |
Sociology |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Emily North |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
S |
Kinesiology |
Red Oak, Texas |
| Courtney Noel |
Texas Woman's |
Sr. |
MB |
Mathematics |
Nederland, Texas |
| Trixie Oche |
Texas Woman's |
So. |
MB |
Kines.-Exer. Science/Pre-PT |
Richardson, Texas |
| Anna Demmer |
UAFS |
Sr. |
OH |
Media Communication |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
| Megan Ashton |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
DS |
Chemistry |
Midland, Texas |
| Lindsey Smith |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
MB |
Psychology |
Fort Worth, Texas |