West Texas A&M’s Aziz Mohammed, Luke Holcombe, Florance Uwajeneza and Laiten Greeson claimed Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track and Field individual honors to highlight the league’s postseason awards, which were announced Wednesday (May 15) by the league office.
The LSC honored 139 student-athletes for their efforts at the 2024 LSC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held May 9-11 in San Angelo, Texas.
Mohammed won the Cap Shelton Award, which goes to the most outstanding male track athlete. The sophomore took gold in both the 1500 (3:46.30) and 800 (1:48.46) meters. He accumulated 20 points.
Holcombe claimed the Oscar Strahan Award, which is given to the most outstanding male field athlete. He was the high point scorer with 22, winning the shot put (16.94m). The junior also collected bronze in the hammer throw (53.43m) and discus (49.47m).
Uwajeneza earned the Wes Kittley Award, which goes to the most outstanding female track athlete. The senior was the champion in both the 5000 (17:04.66) and 10000 (37:05.97) meters. Her 5K time was a meet record. She totaled 20 points overall.
Greeson was voted winner of the David Noble Award, which is given to the most outstanding female track athlete. The senior was the high point scorer with 23. She won the heptathlon (5,238) and took silver in the 100 meters (14:06). Greeson was fourth in the high jump (1.59m).
All four athletes helped fuel their teams to an LSC championship.
West Texas A&M’s Matt Stewart won Coach of the Year honors on both the men’s and women’s side for the fourth consecutive year after sweeping conference titles for the fourth 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 2024 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set for May 23-25 at Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kan.
2024 LSC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
[The all-conference first team consists of event winners, including all members of the winning relay teams and athletes scoring 14 or more points at the LSC Championships. The all-conference second team consists of all members of the second-place relay teams and athletes scoring 8-13.9 points. The all-conference third team consists of all members of the third-place relay teams and athletes scoring 6-7.9 points.
MEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Track Athlete (Cap Shelton Award): Aziz Mohammed, West Texas A&M
Outstanding Field Athlete (Oscar Strahan Award): Luke Holcombe, West Texas A&M
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
Athletes with same point totals are sorted in alphabetical order by team name.
First Team
| Athlete |
Team |
Yr. |
Pts. |
Event winner |
| Luke Holcombe |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
22 |
Shot Put |
| Ashton Turner |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
21.25 |
110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles |
| Paxton Hair |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
21 |
|
| Jerry Jakpa |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
20.5 |
200m, 4x100 Relay |
| Bryce Spencer |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
20 |
Discus, Hammer |
| William Amponsah |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
20 |
5000m, 10000m |
| Aziz Mohamed |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
20 |
800m, 1500m |
| Enrico Oddone |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
16 |
|
| Matthys Bourse |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
15 |
3000 Steeplechase |
| Nathan Williams |
UT Tyler |
So. |
14.5 |
|
| Romet Vahter |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
14.5 |
|
| Mark Burdin |
Angelo State |
So. |
14 |
Decathlon |
| George Garcia |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
12.75 |
400m |
| Isaac Botsio |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
12.5 |
100m, 4x100 Relay |
| Antonio Blair |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
10.5 |
4x400 Relay |
| Markim Felix |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
10 |
Javelin |
| Thomas Nieto |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
10 |
Pole Vault |
| Hamdi Ali |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
10 |
High Jump |
| Manuel Cuesta |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
10 |
Triple Jump |
| Joseph Oreva |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
10 |
Long Jump |
| Max Wassmer |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
7.5 |
4x400 Relay |
| Jeremiah Lauzon |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
7.5 |
4x100 Relay |
| Charles Frimpong |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
4.5 |
4x400 Relay |
| Jace Lynch |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
2.5 |
4x100 Relay |
| Bossman Pinkrah |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
2.5 |
4x400 Relay |
Second Team
| Athlete |
Team |
Yr. |
Pts. |
| Gabe Field |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
13 |
| George Garcia |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
12.75 |
| Roel DeLeon |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
12.5 |
| Torrion Montgomery |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr. |
12.25 |
| Adrian Legarreta |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
12 |
| Ke’Andre Jones |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
11 |
| Antonio Blair |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
10.5 |
| Hemon Joseph |
Eastern New Mexico |
Jr. |
10.25 |
| David Richards |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
10 |
| David Soto |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
10 |
| Dustin Earhart |
UT Tyler |
So. |
9 |
| Jon Tucker |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
9 |
| Jefferson Jean |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
8 |
| Cole Paxton |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
8 |
| Jamoi Jackson |
Eastern New Mexico |
So. |
8 |
| Alex Williams |
Eastern New Mexico |
So. |
8 |
| Ose Olumese |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
8 |
| Reid Barba |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
8 |
| Sterling Riles |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
8 |
| Jacob Berryhill |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
8 |
| Louis Moreau |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
8 |
| Solomon Odonkor |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
7 |
| Taylor Chaney |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
6 |
| David Morgan |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
6 |
| Dorion Leda |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
2 |
| Tony Benitez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
2 |
Third Team
| Athlete |
Team |
Yr. |
Pts. |
| MThabisi MPofu |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
7.5 |
| Harry Louradour |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
7 |
| Savion DeGraffe |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
7 |
| Jarred Baca |
Western New Mexico |
Jr. |
7 |
| Timothy Frederick |
Eastern New Mexico |
Jr. |
6.25 |
| Luis Alvarado |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
6 |
| Colton Howard |
Dallas Baptist |
So. |
6 |
| Luis Holguin |
Eastern New Mexico |
Jr. |
6 |
| Ethan Anthony |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr. |
6 |
| Sam Fisher |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
6 |
| Eric Edison |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
6 |
| Kobi Valchar |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
6 |
| Brandon Arenas |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
6 |
| Kenyon Mosley |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
6 |
| Seniru Amarasinghe |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
6 |
| Nicholas Davis |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
5.75 |
| Chris Rader |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
4.75 |
| Keitron Boyd |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
2.75 |
| Jackson Crysup |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
2.75 |
WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Track Athlete (Wes Kittley Award): Florance Uwajeneza, West Texas A&M
Outstanding Field Athlete (David Noble Award): Laiten Greeson, West Texas A&M
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
Athletes with same point totals are sorted in alphabetical order by team name.
First Team
| Athlete |
Team |
Yr. |
Pts. |
Event winner |
| Laiten Greeson |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
23 |
Heptathlon |
| Allison Vaughn |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
21 |
|
| Deborah Acheampong |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
20.5 |
200m, 4x100 Relay |
| Florance Uwajeneza |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
20 |
5000m, 10000m |
| Kennedy Ulmer |
Eastern New Mexico |
So. |
18 |
Javelin |
| Juliane Frueh |
UT Tyler |
So. |
18 |
High Jump |
| Betty Bajika |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
18 |
15000m |
| Anna Riccomagno |
Angelo State |
So. |
17.5 |
|
| Grizell Scarlett |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
16.5 |
100m |
| Amari Weatherford |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
16.5 |
4x100 Relay |
| Abby Zamzow |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
16 |
Long Jump |
| Devon Williams |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
16 |
Discus |
| Corrssia Perry |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
16 |
400m |
| Meadow Gallentine |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
15 |
Hammer |
| Fatoumata Kabo |
Angelo State |
So. |
14.5 |
400 Hurdles, 4x400 Relay |
| Sarah Koomson |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
14 |
|
| Miriam Zanovello |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
13 |
Triple Jump |
| Kylie Frush |
Angelo State |
So. |
12.5 |
4x400 Relay |
| Averie Griffith |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
12 |
100 Hurdles |
| Ellie Frye |
DBU |
So. |
10.75 |
800m |
| Shadae Findley |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
10.5 |
4x400 Relay |
| Camryn Barros |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
10 |
Pole Vault |
| Olivia Weider |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
10 |
3000 Steeplechase |
| Katryna Hernandez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
10 |
Shot Put |
| DeOndra Green |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
7.5 |
4x100 Relay |
| Joy Udo-Gabriel |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
6.5 |
4x100 Relay |
| Zykia McDaniel |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
4.5 |
4x400 Relay |
Second Team
| Athlete |
Team |
Yr. |
Pts. |
| Elise Leveel |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
13 |
| Ariyah Samuels |
Angelo State |
So. |
12 |
| Tamia Smith |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
12 |
| Jada Sewell |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Abigail Provost |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
10 |
| Jodian Stewart |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
9.5 |
| Alliyah Harrison |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
9 |
| Temitope Adenuga |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
8.5 |
| Raquel Chavez |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
8.5 |
| Tiamara Hill-Johnson |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
8 |
| Jenna Howard |
DBU |
Jr. |
8 |
| Lesli Salas |
DBU |
Fr. |
8 |
| Abigail Jones |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
8 |
| Jalyn Ball |
Oklahoma Christian |
Fr. |
8 |
| Isabel Jakobsen |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
8 |
| Abeni Kratzmeyer |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
8 |
| Elayna Metzger |
UT Tyler |
So. |
8 |
| Aerin Thompson |
UT Tyler |
So. |
8 |
| Kiana Ortiz |
Western New Mexico |
Jr. |
8 |
| Kamaria Carr |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
2 |
| Jasmine Haywood |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
2 |
Third Team
| Athlete |
Team |
Yr. |
Pts. |
| Anna Salisbury |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
7.75 |
| Megan Smith |
DBU |
Sr. |
7 |
| Lexi Maul |
West Texas A&M |
So |
7 |
| Nidhi Singh |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
6.25 |
| Mary Brown |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
6 |
| Deziree Bosquez |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
6 |
| Nathalia Escontrias |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
6 |
| Kaylea Demetrius |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
6 |
| Maya Espinosa |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
6 |
| Madison Ramos |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
6 |
| Olivia Mitchell |
UT Tyler |
So. |
6 |
| Lilly Wolf |
UT Tyler |
So. |
6 |
| Kailee Benton |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
6 |
| Kalkidan Vincendeau |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
6 |
| Anika Beukes |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
4.75 |
| Jozlyn Arana |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
2.75 |
| Elizabeth Florez |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
2.5 |
| Helena Klutsey-Carboo |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
1.5 |
| Riley Midgett |
Eastern New Mexico |
So. |
1.5 |