Cameron senior Lance Barnett and Texas Woman’s junior Malia Viernes headlined a group of 14 student-athletes on the fifth annual Lone Star Conference Athletic Performance All-Conference Team, it was announced by the league office on Friday (April 12).
 
Barnett was named LSC Male Athletic Performance Athlete of Year, while Viernes was voted LSC Female Athletic Performance Athlete of Year. The team recognizes student-athletes who excel in work ethic, dedication to process, attendance, communication, leadership and growth.
 
Barnett, a senior and native of Fort Worth, Texas, demonstrates great dedication to the process by always being the first one in the mornings to arrive in the weight room. He never skips repetitions and always wants to learn more about ways to train. Barnett has seen significant improvement in all categories. His 10-yard dash improved by 16 percent (1.81 seconds to 1.56). He also has a 3-percent improvement in a Fly 10 with a 10-yard build (1.17 seconds to 1.13) and 4.8 percent increase in the Fly 10 with a 20-yard build. His countermovement jump has gone from an average of 26.2 inches to 28.5. In trap bar deadlift and bench press, Barnett has an improvement of 11.7 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively. He has flourished in his senior role and set an example for everyone around him.
 
Barnett is the third student-athlete from Cameron to win the award. He follows fellow baseball player Weston Max, who won last year. Softball player Robyn Haynes won in 2023 on the women’s side.
 
Viernes, a junior and native of Cibolo, Texas, is one of the strongest student-athletes at Texas Woman’s. She is also displays one of the best attitudes and serves as a role model. Viernes currently has a front squat max of 250 pounds, a trap bar deadlift max of 345 pounds, and a floor press max of 145 pounds. She wants to do everything in her power to improve herself and she has gone above and beyond to do that in the weight room. Teammates and student-athletes from every other sport take notice of Viernes’ capabilities. Her positivity is also unmatched as she brings a contagious energy.
 
Viernes is the first student-athlete from Texas Woman’s to win the award.
 
The individual awards are voted upon by the league’s athletic performance staff.
 
DBU, Lubbock Christian, Midwestern State, St. Mary’s, UT Permian Basin and West Texas A&M also had at least one representative on the team.
 
2024 LSC ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
 
Male Athletic Performance Athlete of the Year: Lance Barnett, Cameron (Baseball)
Female Athletic Performance Athlete of the Year: Malia Viernes, Texas Woman’s (Volleyball)
 

Name	School	Year	Sport	Hometown
Lance Barnett	Cameron	Sr.	Baseball	Fort Worth, Texas
Ashlynn Bruce	Cameron	Sr.	Softball	Yukon, Okla.
Madison Parks	DBU	Sr.	Soccer	Lantana, Texas
Bryce Spencer	Lubbock Christian	Gr.	Track and Field	Sundown, Texas
Audrey Robertson	Lubbock Christian	Sr.	Basketball	Kerrville, Texas
Pierre Sanders	Midwestern State	Sr.	Basketball	Hutto, Texas
Zarria Carter	Midwestern State	Jr.	Basketball	Mansfield, Texas
Laurene Robinson	St. Mary’s	So.	Volleyball	Bedford, Texas
Jacob Elizondo	St. Mary’s	Sr.	Baseball	San Antonio, Texas
Malia Viernes	Texas Woman’s	Jr.	Volleyball	Cibolo, Texas
Hayden Kelly	UT Permian Basin	Gr.	Football	Magnolia, Texas
Alexua Quaadman	UT Permian Basin	Gr.	Basketball	Las Vegas, Nev.
Larry Wise	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Basketball	Waxahachie, Texas
Diana Murtha	West Texas A&M	Gr.	Softball	Summerlin, Nev.

ALL-TIME LSC ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
 
Male
2024   Lance Barnett, Sr., Cameron (Baseball)
2023   Weston Max, Sr., Cameron (Baseball)
2022   Benjamin Azamati, So., West Texas A&M (Track and Field)
2021   Caleb Brown, Sr., Midwestern State (Football)
2020   Josh Elvir, Sr., Angelo State (Baseball)
 
Female
2024   Malia Viernes, Jr., Texas Woman’s (Volleyball)
2023   Robyn Bales, Sr., Cameron (Softball)
2022   Hannah Kelley-Lusk, Sr., West Texas A&M (Soccer)
2021   Zada Swoopes, Sr., West Texas A&M (Track and Field)
2020   Lexie Houston, Jr., DBU (Volleyball)