Angelo State’s Oussama El Bouchayby and Lubbock Christian’s Bryce Spencer claimed Lone Star Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field individual honors, while Angelo State’s Maricia Spence swept the women’s student-athlete individual awards to highlight the league’s postseason awards, which were announced Wednesday (May 14) by the league office.
The LSC honored 135 student-athletes for their efforts at the 2023 LSC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held May 4-6 in Lubbock, Texas.
El Bouchayby won the Cap Shelton Award, which goes to the most outstanding male track athlete. He was the high point scorer at the LSC Championships (21.25) and the champion in the 800 and 1,500 meter races.
Spencer claimed the Oscar Strahan Award, which is given to the most outstanding male field athlete. He won the Hammer Throw (60.95), finished runner up in the Discus (55.36) and fourth in the Javelin (57.86).
Spence won the Wes Kittley Award and David Noble Award, which go to the most outstanding female track athlete and field athlete, respectively. She was the high point scorer at the LSC Championships (50 – 28 in track and 22 in field). Spence won the 100 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles, Heptathlon (meet record) and long jump. She was also runner-up in the Javelin.
West Texas A&M’s Matt Stewart won Coach of the Year honors on both the men’s and women’s side for the third consecutive year after sweeping conference titles for the third straight year.
The list of all-conference performers includes the first team, which consists of event winners, all members of the winning relay teams, and athletes scoring 14 or more points at the LSC Championships. The second team includes athletes on the second-place relay teams and those scoring 8-13.9 points, while the third team recognizes members of third-place relay teams and athletes scoring 6-7.9 points. The individual awards were voted upon by the league coaches.
The 2023 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set for May 25-27 at Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colo.
MEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Track Athlete (Cap Shelton Award): Oussama El Bouchayby, Angelo State
Outstanding Field Athlete (Oscar Strahan Award): Bryce Spencer, Lubbock Christian
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
[Athletes with same point totals are sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
First Team
Athlete School Year Points Event winner
| Bryce Spencer |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
23 |
Hammer, |
| Oussama El Bouchayby |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
21.25 |
800 Meters, 1,500 Meters |
| Jeb Williamson |
DBU |
Jr. |
20 |
5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters |
| Ja’Qualon Scott |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
20 |
110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles |
| Isaac Botsio |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
18.50 |
100 Meters, 4x100 |
| Joseph Manu |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
18.50 |
4x100 |
| Kyle Lumpkins |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
16 |
Decathlon |
| Kevin Washington |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
16 |
|
| Quinton Sansing |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
16 |
400 Meters |
| Elvis Kryukov |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
14 |
|
| Torrion Montgomery |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
14 |
Long Jump |
| Nigusom Knight |
St. Edward’s |
So. |
14 |
|
| Ashton Turner |
UT Tyler |
So. |
14 |
|
| Noah Bundrock |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
12 |
3,000 Steeplechase |
| Jeremiah Lauzon |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
12 |
200 Meters |
| Jerry Jakpa |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
11.50 |
4x100 |
| Josh Body |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
11 |
Triple Jump |
| Cason Brown |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
10 |
Discuss |
| Devoux Deysel |
Angelo State |
So. |
10 |
Javelin |
| Danree Delancy |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
10 |
Shot Put |
| Thomas Nieto |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
10 |
Pole Vault |
| Hamdi Ali |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
10 |
High Jump |
| Brien Pittman |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
7.50 |
4x400 |
| Jamarcus Birks |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
| Malick Diop |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
| Ohdel James |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
| Jalen Purcell |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
2.5 |
4x100 |
Second Team
Athlete School Year Points
| Luke Holcombe |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
13 |
| Simon Rey |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
12 |
| Fakhreddine Benhadja |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
12 |
| Paxton Hair |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
12 |
| Adrian Legarreta |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
12 |
| Butare Rugenerwa |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
12 |
| George Garcia |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
10 |
| Garrett Burns |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
10 |
| Adam Whitehead |
DBU |
Jr. |
9 |
| Dylan Burrows |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
9 |
| Traise Cain |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
9 |
| Jay Hall |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
9 |
| Jacobee Jones |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
8 |
| David Morgan |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
8 |
| Romel Plummer |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
8 |
| AJ Espino |
Cameron |
Jr. |
8 |
| Angel Luera |
DBU |
Sr. |
8 |
| Nathan Karseno |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
8 |
| Marco Arevalo |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
8 |
| Markim Felix |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
8 |
| Ty McDaniel |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
8 |
| Seniru Amarasinghe |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
8 |
| Braden Jetton |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
2 |
| Emmett Seals |
Angelo State |
Gr. |
2 |
| Keitron Boyd |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
2 |
| Ryan Gordon |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
2 |
| Chris Rader |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
2 |
Third Team
Athlete School Year Points
| Michael Samihamba |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
7.50 |
| Brien Pittman |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
7.50 |
| Gabe Field |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
7 |
| Gerald Bryant |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
7 |
| Timothy Frederick |
Eastern New Mexico |
Jr. |
6.25 |
| Micah Fitch |
DBU |
Fr. |
6 |
| Isaac Pendley |
DBU |
Fr. |
6 |
| Alex Williams |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
6 |
| Dustin Bryant |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
6 |
| Chaney Martin |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
6 |
| Reid Barba |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
6 |
| Stephen Cardenas |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
6 |
| Ray Dixon |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
6 |
| Cecil Dosoo |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
6 |
| Emaceo Davis |
DBU |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Brooks King |
DBU |
Sr. |
1.5 |
| Matthew Moore |
DBU |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Noah Shelby |
DBU |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Tony Benitez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Bryson Dyer |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
1.5 |
| Sterling Riles |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
1.5 |
| Michael Samihamba |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
1.5 |
WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Track Athlete (Wes Kittley Award): Maricia Spence, Angelo State
Outstanding Field Athlete (David Noble Award): Maricia Spence, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
[Athletes with same point totals are sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
First Team
Athlete School Year Points Event winner
| Maricia Spence |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
50 |
100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, Long Jump, Heptathlon |
| Laiten Greeson |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
25 |
|
| Katryna Hernandez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
24 |
Shot Put |
| Taylor Nelloms |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
24 |
Triple Jump |
| Madison Brown |
DBU |
Sr. |
21 |
|
| Elliott Harrison |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
21 |
|
| Leah Belfield |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
20.50 |
200 Meters, 4x100 |
| Abby Zamzow |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
20 |
|
| Florance Uwajeneza |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
20 |
5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters |
| Elenora Curtabbi |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
20 |
1,500 Meters, 3,000 Steeplechase |
| Allison Vaughn |
Angelo State |
So. |
19 |
|
| DeOndra Green |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
18.50 |
100 Meters, 4x100 |
| Marissa Insinna |
DBU |
Sr. |
16 |
|
| Betty Bajika |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
14 |
|
| Corrssia Perry |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
14 |
|
| Veronica Garcia |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
13 |
Discuss |
| Shadae Findley |
Angelo State |
So. |
12 |
800 Meters |
| Alana Wilson |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
12.50 |
4x100 |
| Anna Salisbury |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
11.25 |
400 Meters |
| Diana Bustos-Torres |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
11 |
Hammer |
| Talena Murray |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
10 |
Javelin |
| Abeni Kratzmeyer |
UT Tyler |
So. |
10 |
Pole Vault |
| Brooke Urban |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
10 |
High Jump |
| Jordanae Scott |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
8.50 |
4x100 |
| Cynai Christopher |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
| Sophia Ramirez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
| Vitiana Robert |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
| Melanie Roland |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
2.5 |
4x400 |
Second Team
Athlete School Year Points
| Tamia Smith |
Eastern New Mexico |
Jr. |
13 |
| Zykia McDaniel |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
12 |
| Anna Riccomagno |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
12 |
| KayCee Keller |
DBU |
So. |
11 |
| Tiamara Hill-Johnson |
Angelo State |
So. |
10 |
| Asia Robertson |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
10 |
| Miriam Zanovello |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
10 |
| Brookyln House |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
9 |
| Hekla Magnusdottir |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
9 |
| Camryn Barros |
Angelo State |
So. |
8 |
| Rylee Cristan |
DBU |
Sr. |
8 |
| Madison Ramos |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
8 |
| Jordan Brown |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
8 |
| Raquel Chavez |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
8 |
| Shiean Walters |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
6 |
| Fatoumata Kabo |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
2 |
Third Team
Athlete School Year Points
| Jenna Howard |
DBU |
So. |
7 |
| Jadyn Dangerfield |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
6.50 |
| Kylie Frush |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
6 |
| Coryn Peters |
Angelo State |
So. |
6 |
| Kennedy Ulmer |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
6 |
| Elizabeth Butzke |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
6 |
| Bryah Davis |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
6 |
| Leah Oguntope |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
6 |
| Mackenzie Contreras |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
6 |
| Daniela Pesic |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
6 |
| Steveanna Hearn |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Daiza Jones |
Midwestern State |
So. |
1.5 |
| Da’Shrana Sims |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Kennedy Smith |
Midwestern State |
So. |
1.5 |
| Corinne Thorpe |
Midwestern State |
So. |
1.5 |