National, regional and conference award winners Emilee Boyer and Brevin McCool added 2025 Lone Star Conference Athlete of the Year to their list of season accomplishments and announced by the league office on Thursday (June 26).
 
Boyer, a pitcher with the West Texas A&M softball program, was selected LSC Women's Athlete of the Year while McCool, an outfielder with the Lubbock Christian baseball program, was named the LSC Men's Athlete of the Year.
 
The award recipients were chosen from a distinguished group of 17 women and 16 men nominated by their respective institutions. The LSC Athlete of the Year awards are determined by vote of the conference sports information directors and media representatives. This is the 27th year the Lone Star Conference has presented its Athletes of the Year award.
 
A finalist for the Honda Award representing Division II softball, Boyer (Harrisburg, S.D.) capped her junior season with national player of the year awards from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). A right-handed pitcher who also played first base and designated hitter positions, Boyer was named both LSC Player and Pitcher of the Year and a First Team honoree on the NFCA All-America, NFCA All-South Central Region and LSC All-Conference teams. In addition to her prowess on the diamond, Boyer was named to the LSC Softball All-Academic Team and the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
Boyer finished the 2025 season as the NCAA Division II and LSC leader in home runs (22) and RBI (90) and led the LSC with 236 strikeouts and 28 wins (28-4) in the circle, leading WT to the LSC West Division title, a share of the LSC Championship, and advancement to the NCAA Super Regional.
 
McCool (Hobbs, N.M.) swept the major national and region player of the year awards and recognized as a First Team All-America and All-South Central Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), and D2CCA. Selected as the LSC Player of the Year and an All-Conference First Team pick, McCool hit .406 with 84 RBI and set the Conference home run records for a career (61), season (31) and single game (4). The senior infielder completed the 2025 season ranked second in home runs, third in slugging percentage (.936) and sixth in RBI among Division II players and led LCU to a berth in the LSC Tournament and the NCAA Division II South Central Regional.
 
A biology major, McCool is recipient of the LSC Men's Academic Athlete of the Year and LSC Baseball Academic Player of the Year awards for 2025 and earned a third career All-Academic Baseball Team citation. McCool received the LSC Scholar-Athlete Award for Lubbock Christian.
 
Overall, nominees for this year's LSC Athlete of the Year awards included individuals who led their teams to top national, regional and conference championship finishes; received LSC and national athletic and academic awards; and earned recognition on All-America, All-Region, All-Conference and All-Tournament lists. William Amponsah, West Texas A&M (cross country/track and field); Mere Escobar, Midwestern State (soccer); Ricky Lujuan, DBU (basketball); and Ronald Grueso Mosquera, Texas A&M-Kingsville (track and field), followed McCool in LSC men's award voting. JT Smith, UT Tyler (softball); Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian (basketball); Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman's (basketball); and Delaney Fuller, DBU (volleyball) followed Boyer in voting for the LSC women's award.
 
 
2025 LSC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Women: Emilee Boyer, Jr., West Texas A&M, Softball
Men: Brevin McCool, Sr., Lubbock Christian, Baseball
 
Campus Nominees for 2025 LSC Athlete of the Year
 

Adeline Ortman	Angelo State	Gr.	Volleyball
Braeden Fuller	Angelo State	So.	Football
Kaiden Boren	Cameron	Sr.	Softball
Kgaogelo Moloisi	Cameron	Jr.	Cross Country/Track & Field
Delaney Fuller	DBU	Sr.	Volleyball
Ricky Lujan	DBU	Sr.	Basketball
Jodian Stewart	Eastern New Mexico	So.	Track and Field
Jamoi Jackson	Eastern New Mexico	Jr.	Track and Field
Grace Foster	Lubbock Christian	Sr.	Basketball
Brevin McCool	Lubbock Christian	Sr.	Baseball
Zarria Carter	Midwestern State	Sr.	Basketball
Mere Escobar	Midwestern State	Sr.	Soccer
Kyla Lovelace	Oklahoma Christian	Sr.	Soccer
Leandro Mihaich	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	Golf
Katie Dillon	St. Edward's	Sr.	Softball
Connor Cox	St. Edward's	Jr.	Baseball
Savannah Dupre	St. Mary's	So.	Golf
Lachlan Bofinger	St. Mary's	Gr.	Basketball
Victoria Aguayo	Sul Ross State	Jr.	Basketball
Austin Ogunmakin	Sul Ross State	Sr.	Football
Kennedy Griego	Texas A&M International	Jr.	Softball
Donald Kipsang	Texas A&M International	Fr.	Cross Country
Cynai Christopher	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	Track and Field
Ronald Grueso Mosquera	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	Track and Field
Ashley Ingram	Texas Woman's	Sr.	Basketball
Avalon Munoz	UT Permian Basin	Gr.	Basketball
Tristan Exline	UT Permian Basin	So.	Football
JT Smith	UT Tyler	Sr.	Softball
Drew Schmidt	UT Tyler	So.	Baseball
Emilee Boyer	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Softball
William Amponsah	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Cross Country/Track & Field
Lauryn Carbajal	Western New Mexico	Fr.	Softball
Aaron Perez	Western New Mexico	Sr.	Cross Country/Outdoor Track & Field

ALL-TIME LSC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
 

Women
2025	Emilee Boyer, Jr., West Texas A&M, Softball
2024	Florance Uwajeneza, Gr., West Texas A&M, Track and Field
2023	Tatum Goff, Jr., UT Tyler, Softball
2022	Zada Swoopes, Sr., West Texas A&M, Track and Field
2021	Shanna McBroom, Sr. West Texas A&M, Softball
2020	Maddi Chitsey, Sr., Lubbock Christian, Basketball
2019	Fatim Affessi, Jr., West Texas A&M, Track and Field
2018	Kami Norton, Angelo State, Sr., Track and Field
2017	Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M, Sr., Track and Field
2016	Isabel Jimenez-Perea, Tarleton State, Sr., Golf
2015	Brenna Moore, Midwestern State, Sr., Golf
2014	Renee Erwin, West Texas A&M, Jr., Softball
2013	Katie Hines, Texas Woman's, Jr., Softball
2012	Elsamartina Apo, Angelo State, Sr., Softball
2011	Carla Cooper, Tarleton State, Sr., Golf
2010	Aisha Adams, Angelo State, Sr., Track and Field
2009	Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, Sr., Basketball
2008	Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, Jr., Basketball
2007	Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, So., Basketball
2006	Emily Brister, West Texas A&M, Fr., Basketball
2005	Celeste Stevenson, West Texas A&M, Basketball
2004	Michelle Hofmann, Angelo State, Softball
2003	LaTasha Mosley, Angelo State, Track and Field
2002	Brandi Robinson, Southeastern Okla., Basketball
2001	Precious Thibodeaux, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Basketball/Track and Field
2000	Sarah Butler, West Texas A&M, Volleyball
1999	Tracy Barnes, Abilene Christian, Track and Field
Men
2025	Brevin McCool, Sr., Lubbock Christian, Baseball
2024	William Amponsah, Jr., West Texas A&M, Cross Country/Track and Field
2023	Kade Bragg, Jr., Angelo State, Baseball
2022	Benjamin Azamati, West Texas A&M, So., Track and Field
2021	Benjamin Azamati, West Texas A&M, So., Track and Field
2020	Zimari Manning, Tarleton State, Sr., Football
2019	Markus Jones, Angelo State, Sr., Football
2018	Luis Perez, Texas A&M-Commerce, Sr., Football
2017 (co)	Daeshon Francis, UT Permian Basin, Jr., Basketball
2017 (co)	Marshall Kasowski, West Texas A&M, Jr., Baseball
2016	Marqui Christian, Midwestern State, Sr., Football
2015	Steve Naemark, Angelo State, Jr., Baseball
2014	Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M, Sr., Football
2013	Alex Carpenter, Abilene Christian, Sr., Golf
2012	Nick Jones, Abilene Christian, Sr., Track and Field
2011	Chase Larsson, Cameron, Jr., Baseball
2010	Cyril Bouniol, Abilene Christian, Jr., Golf
2009	Bernard Scott, Abilene Christian, Sr., Football
2008	Sam Belt, Central Oklahoma, Sr., Basketball
2007	Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian, Sr., Cross Country/Track and Field
2006	Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian, Football
2005	Drew Beard, Southeastern Okla., Football
2004	Cole Province, Central Oklahoma, Wrestling
2003	Olan Coleman, Tarleton State, Football/Track and Field
2002	Steve Kelly, Tarleton State, Football
2001	Roberto Garza, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Football/Track and Field
2000	Roberto Garza, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Football/Track and Field
1999	Eddie Robinson, Central Oklahoma, Basketball