Angelo State’s William Opare and West Texas A&M’s Fran Bonifacic, Blessing Akintoye and Esther Conde-Turpin and claimed Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field individual honors to headline the league’s postseason awards, which were announced Thursday (March 12) by the league office.
The LSC honored 124 athletes for their efforts at the 2026 LSC Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, which were held Feb. 27-28 at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Opare was named LSC Indoor Outstanding Male Track Athlete. The freshman from Accra, Ghana totaled a meet-high 21.50 points. Opare took gold in the 200 meter (20.89) and 400 meter (45.95), and also earned points in the 4x400 meter relay.
Bonifacic earned the title of LSC Indoor Outstanding Male Field Athlete. The junior from Punat, Croatia earned points in the pole vault (4.81m) and long jump (7.05m), as well as the 60-meter hurdles (8.30). Bonifacic, who also had a top-10 finish in the shot put (13.86m), earned a silver medal in the pole vault and totaled 15 points.
Akintoye was voted LSC Indoor Outstanding Female Track Athlete after taking gold in both the 400 (52.28) meters and 200 meters (23.67). The junior from Ogun state, Nigeria set an all-time LSC and meet record in the 400. It was also a personal best time. She totaled 20 points.
Conde-Turpin was dubbed LSC Indoor Outstanding Female Field Athlete. The junior from Reunion Island, France had top-3 finishes in the long jump (5.91m), shot put (13.40m) and high jump (1.63m). She also took gold in the 60-meter hurdles (8.32). Conde-Turpin totaled a meet-high 28.50 points.
Opare, Bonifacic, Akintoye and Conde-Turpin were also members of the All-Conference First Team.
WT’s Matt Stewart won Men’s Coach of the Year honors for the sixth straight year after guiding a sixth straight conference title. Stewart also secured Women’s Coach of the Year honors for a sixth straight time after leading a 13th-straight LSC championship.
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 special awards were voted upon by the league coaches.
2026 LSC INDOOR TRACK AND 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: William Opare, Angelo State
Outstanding Field Athlete: Fran Bonifacic, West Texas A&M
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
First Team
Athlete School Year Points Event(s) winner
William Opare Angelo State Fr. 21.25 200, 400
Adrian Legaretta West Texas A&M Sr. 20 3000, 5000
Fran Bonifacic West Texas A&M Jr. 15
Maurice Gray Lubbock Christian Jr. 14
Aidan Killian DBU Jr. 11 Mile
Chris Kopecky UT Tyler So. 10.50 DMR
Emeka Nmesirionye West Texas A&M Fr. 10 High Jump
Oyeyoni Oyewale-Johnson West Texas A&M Jr. 10 Triple Jump
Hemon Joseph Eastern New Mexico Sr. 10 Long Jump
Mathew Cordero Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 10 Shot Put
Solomon Ross Oklahoma Christian Sr. 10 Weight Throw
Django Segovia Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr. 10 Pole Vault
Jason Gordon Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 10 Heptathlon
Strahinja Radakovic Eastern New Mexico So. 10 60 Hurdles
James Dadzie West Texas A&M Sr. 10 60
Eloy Serrano-Borrego Eastern New Mexico Fr. 10 800
David Soto UT Tyler Jr. 4.50 DMR
Joseph Mouha Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 2.50 4x400
Tony Benitez Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr. 2.50 4x400
Darius Bouakel Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 2.50 4x400
Michael Samihamba Texas A&M-Kingsville Gr. 2.50 4x400
Stephon Nickerson UT Tyler Fr. 2.50 DMR
Brandon Jimenez UT Tyler Sr. 2.50 DMR
Second Team
Athlete School Year Points
Austin Ponder UT Tyler Jr. 13
Berry Cox West Texas A&M Sr. 11
Tobias Ritter West Texas A&M Jr. 12
Jerry Japka West Texas A&M Sr. 10
Isaac Pendley DBU Sr. 10
Christopher Gonzalez Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 10
Rami Balti Angelo State Sr. 9.25
Jayden McCoy Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 9
Nikolas Kosmopoulos West Texas A&M Fr. 9
Caden Soliz Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 9
Emil Meggle West Texas A&M So. 8.50
Issac Botsio West Texas A&M Sr. 8
Tyron Schmidt Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 8
Manuel Cuesta West Texas A&M Jr. 8
Davyon Williams Angelo State Jr. 8
Kameron Shropshire Oklahoma Christian Gr. 8
Raphael Gomis West Texas A&M Jr. 8
Daniel Sianez Lubbock Christian So. 8
Chris Moffett Lubbock Christian Sr. 6
Reuel Campbell Lubbock Christian Sr. 5
Leon Doran Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 3
Aden Soto Lubbock Christian So. 3
Joshua Perez Texas A&M-Kingsville Fr. 2
Jacob Swierc Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 2
Aiden Summers Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 2
Third Team
Athlete School Year Points
Matthew Gordon Lubbock Christian Fr. 7.50
Tommaso Toppi West Texas A&M Jr. 7
Gage Upton Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 7
William McLilly Eastern New Mexico So. 6
Phillip Lawrence Oklahoma Christian Sr. 6
Lamont Reed Angelo State Fr. 6
Mahmoud Ibrahim West Texas A&M Fr. 6
Dylan Bennett UT Tyler So. 6
Dameon Smith Jr. UT Tyler Fr. 6
Travis Matthews Angelo State Fr. 6
Preston Ayers UT Tyler Fr. 3.50
Jakai Timmons UT Tyler Fr. 2.50
Maximus Mancilla Lubbock Christian So. 1.50
Joel Morales Lubbock Christian So. 1.50
Samuel Bryan Lubbock Christian So. 1.50
Corbin Parker UT Tyler So. 1.50
Zachary Paul UT Tyler So. 1.50
WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Track Athlete: Blessing Akintoye, West Texas A&M
Outstanding Field Athlete: Esther Conde-Turpin, West Texas A&M
Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
First Team
Athlete School Year Points Event(s) winner
Esther Conde-Turpin West Texas A&M Sr. 28.50 60 Hurdles
Abigail Abugire West Texas A&M So. 20 800, Mile
Naomi Addo West Texas A&M So. 20 3000, 5000
Blessing Akintoye West Texas A&M Jr. 20 200, 400
Kamryn Williams Angelo State Jr. 18 Weight Throw
Lesli Salas DBU Jr. 16
Juliane Frueh UT Tyler Jr. 15.75 Pentathlon
Kalkidan Vincendeau West Texas A&M Sr. 10.50 DMR
Emiliia Tangara West Texas A&M Fr. 10.50 4x400
Madison Ramos Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr. 10 High Jump
Leidy Cuesta West Texas A&M So. 10 Triple Jump
Laniyah Curry Oklahoma Christian So. 10 Long Jump
Karina Alvarez Texas A&M-Kingsville Jr. 10 Shot Put
Kenzie Kurdys Texas A&M-Kingsville Jr. 10 Pole Vault
Nyla Bentley Oklahoma Christian Fr. 10 60
Asana Hamidu West Texas A&M So. 7.50 4x400
Helena Klutsey-Carboo West Texas A&M Jr. 8.50 4x400
Eliette Chaput West Texas A&M Sr. 8.50 DMR
Sarah Koomson West Texas A&M Jr. 8.50 DMR
Cassandra Uribe West Texas A&M Sr. 5 4x400, DMR
Second Team
Athlete School Year Points
Deborah Acheampong West Texas A&M Jr. 13
Aerin Thompson UT Tyler Jr. 12
Oneika Brissett Texas A&M-Kingsville So. 12
Julie Lafare West Texas A&M Sr. 11
Kennedy Johnson Midwestern State So. 9
Ashley Richburg Eastern New Mexico So. 9
Baylor Wright Angelo State Fr. 8
Marie Schuler Angleo State Sr. 8
Jasmine Haywood UT Tyler So. 8
Celina Thomas Eastern New Mexico Jr. 8
Ella Pando Midwestern State Sr. 8
Laila Ahmed Oklahoma Christian So. 8
Sierra Cornell West Texas A&M Fr. 8
Cierra Wheeler DBU Jr. 8
Kendal Brown DBU Jr. 8
Maggie Neal Midwestern State So. 7.50
Jadyn Dangerfield Midwestern State Sr. 6.50
Kamaria Carr UT Tyler Jr. 4
Jessie Heath Midwestern State Jr. 3.50
Hannah Lakin UT Tyler So. 3.25
Grace Pineda Midwestern State So. 2
Third Team
Athlete School Year Points
Shackelia Green Angelo State Sr. 7.25
Jada Owens UT Tyler So. 7
Kylie Frush Angelo State Sr. 6.75
Ellie Frye DBU Sr. 6.75
Brooke Latham Oklahoma Christian Sr. 6.50
Isabel Jakobsen UT Tyler Jr. 6
Whitney Willeford DBU Sr. 6
Courtney Richman DBU Jr. 6
Minerva Cerda-Hernandez Eastern New Mexico Jr. 6
Hadleigh Harp Oklahoma Christian Fr. 6
Hope Gray West Texas A&M Sr. 6
Kinlee Lawlis Angelo State Fr. 6
Kinley Kite Oklahoma Christian So. 2.50
Elizabeth Florez Lubbock Christian Jr. 1.50
Joy Egwu Lubbock Christian Sr. 1.50
Kerrigan Huynh Lubbock Christian Jr. 1.50
Jozlyn Arana Lubbock Christian Sr. 1.50
Lilli Giddens Oklahoma Christian Fr. 1.50
Alethia Bigelow Oklahoma Christian Fr. 1.50