RICHARDSON – The Lone Star Conference announced its annual Indoor Track and Field awards on Wednesday. Texas A&M University-Commerce head coach George Pincock was named the Men's Track Coach of the Year, while Florian Obst was named the Outstanding Male Field Athlete. Also, 24 Lions earned All-Lone Star Conference honors, with 14 men and 10 women named to the All-LSC teams.
 
Pincock wins LSC Men's Track Coach of the Year for the second consecutive indoor season after leading the Lions to their fourth consecutive LSC indoor championship and 23^rd overall LSC track title. This is his third LSC Coach of the Year honor including the 2017 outdoor award.
 
Pincock led the Lions to the nation's No. 4 ranking, three national-best marks, three LSC indoor records, and nine school records. The 4x400 meter relay, DeVontae Steele in the triple jump and Florian Obst in the heptathlon have the top mark in the nation. The 400 meter event group has the Nos. 2 and 3 qualifiers for this weekend's NCAA Division II National Championships, and the 200 meter and 400 meter event groups each qualified three runners to the national meet. The Lions' 11 men's national qualifiers are the fourth-most in the field.
 
Obst was named the USTFCCCA South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year earlier this week and adds LSC Outstanding Male Field Athlete to his list of honors. He was also the Oscar Strahan Award winner for Outstanding Male Field Athlete in the 2017 outdoor season. The senior from Emmering, Germany is ranked first nationally in the heptathlon with a score of 5,494 points, which is the 12th best score in NCAA Division II history, a Lone Star Conference record, and a school record.
 
He scored 23 points for the Lions at the LSC Championships, helping lead A&M-Commerce to its fourth consecutive conference indoor title. He placed in five events including the heptathlon championship, and four of the five placements were in the field events.
 
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 scoring 8-13.9 points, and the third team those scoring 6-7.9 points.  Overall, 51 men and 43 women were recognized.
 
The Lion men had 14 all-LSC performers, with eight on the first team, while the Lion women had 10 all-LSC performers, with six on the first team.
 
2017 LSC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
NOTE: The all-conference first team shall consist of event winners, including all members of the winning relay teams, and athletes scoring 14 or more points at the Conference Championships Meet.  The all-conference second team shall consist of athletes scoring 8-13.9 points. The all-conference third team shall consist of athletes scoring 6-7.9 points. 
 
MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Male Track Athlete: Marcus Parker, Eastern New Mexico
Outstanding Male Field Athlete: Florian Obst, A&M-Commerce
Men's Track & Field Coach of the Year:  George Pincock, A&M-Commerce
 

First Team
Athlete	School	Year	Points	Event winner
Charles Greaves	Texas A&M-Kingsville	JR	26	Long Jump
Florian Obst	A&M-Commerce	SO	23	Heptathlon
Ricky Harvie	West Texas A&M	FR	22	Mile
Marcus Parker	Eastern New Mexico	SO	20.5	60 meters, 200 meters
Geoffrey Kipchumba	West Texas A&M	SR	20.5	3000 meters, Distance Medley Relay
Jude Christine	A&M-Commerce	FR	18.5	4x400 Relay
Joseph Brown	A&M-Commerce	SR	18	Weight Throw
Richard Cervantes	Texas A&M-Kingsville	JR	18	Shot Put
Owen Hind	West Texas A&M	SR	16	5000 meters
Javier Lopez	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SR	13.25	60 hurdles
DeVontae Steele	A&M-Commerce	SR	13	Triple Jump
Rashard Clark	A&M-Commerce	JR	12.5	400 meters, 4x400 Relay
Robert Downs	Texas A&M-Kingsville	JR	11.25	800 meters
Hudson Hall	A&M-Commerce	SO	10	Pole Vault
Kenneth Lloyd	Eastern New Mexico	SR	10	High Jump
Dedrian Windham	A&M-Commerce	SR	7.5	4x400 Relay
D'lance Sharp	A&M-Commerce	SR	5.5	4x400 Relay
Jacob Suchors	West Texas A&M	JR	9.5	Distance Medley Relay
Brandon Rivera	West Texas A&M	JR	6.5	Distance Medley Relay
Tobia Lahbi	West Texas A&M	JR	4.5	Distance Medley Relay
Second Team
Briggs Wittlake	West Texas A&M	FR	11
Abraham Seaneke	West Texas A&M	JR	11
Ryan Thomson	West Texas A&M	SR	11
Kylon Drones	West Texas A&M	SR	10
Zach Cabrera	Angelo State	SO	10
Quenten Lassester	Tarleton State	SO	9
Harry Maslen	Angelo State	SO	9
Dalton Stidham	Tarleton State	JR	8
Terrell Sims	West Texas A&M	JR	8
Trivett Jones	Angelo State	SO	8
Paolo Lazaric	West Texas A&M	JR	8
Dragan Pesic	Angelo State	SR	8
Robert Wood	A&M-Commerce	SO	8
Daniel Gyasi	West Texas A&M	SR	8
Third Team
Deandre Wade	Angelo State	JR	7.5
Jarred Elizondo	Tarleton State	SO	7
Gabe Galvan	Angelo State	FR	7
Malcolm Woods	A&M-Commerce	JR	7
Quinton Sansing	West Texas A&M	FR	7
Ivar Moinat	Eastern New Mexico	SO	6 .50
Johen Deleon	Tarleton State	SO	6 .50
Dorian Andrews	A&M-Commerce	FR	6
Nicholas King	Angelo State	SO	6
Chase Graham	A&M-Commerce	SR	6
Michael Rodriguez	Angelo State	SO	6
Tyler Russell	Angelo State	FR	6
Stadrian Taylor	A&M-Commerce	SO	6
Jonathan Harper	Texas A&M-Kingsville	FR	6
Armani Smith	A&M-Commerce	SR	6
Jorge Rios	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SO	6
Tyler Pickens	West Texas A&M	SO	6

 
WOMEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Female Track Athlete: Kami Norton, Angelo State
Outstanding Female Field Athlete:  Kaitlin Lumpkins, Angelo State
Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
 

First Team
Athlete	School	Year	Points	Event winner
Kami Norton	Angelo State	SR	32.5	60 hurdles, Pentathlon
Nikolina Hrelec	West Texas A&M	SR	25	Mile
Rellie Kaputin	West Texas A&M	SR	22
Amira Cunningham	Lubbock Christian	SO	20	3000 meters, 5000 meters
Fatim Affessi	West Texas A&M	SO	20	Long Jump, Triple Jump
Minna Svaerd	A&M-Commerce	FR	18.5	Pole Vault, 4x400 Relay
Kamryn McKee	A&M-Commerce	SR	18.5	4x400 Relay
Gretzel Jimenez	Tarleton State	SO	18.5	Distance Medley Relay
Valda Kabia	West Texas A&M	JR	18	200 meters
Daisy Osakue	Angelo State	SO	16	Shot Put
Danee Bustos	Eastern New Mexico	JR	15
Jordan Nash	Angelo State	JR	14.5
Kennedy Hudson	West Texas A&M	SO	14	60 meters
Laura Alicke	A&M-Commerce	FR	14
Imani Williams	Tarleton State	FR	13.5	Distance Medley Relay
Nele Heinrich	West Texas A&M	SO	12	400 meters
Mason Swanson	Eastern New Mexico	SO	11	800 meters
Kaitlin Lumpkins	Angelo State	SR	10	High Jump
Hailey Wanoreck	A&M-Commerce	JR	10	Weight Throw
Ande Carlton	Tarleton State	JR	7.25	Distance Medley Relay
Kara Bickham	Tarleton State	JR	3.25	Distance Medley Relay
Ro'nisha Simpson	A&M-Commerce	FR	2.5	4x400 Relay
Joy Spann	A&M-Commerce	JR	2.5	4x400 Relay
Second Team
Poro Gahekave	Lubbock Christian	JR	11.5
Kandace Miles	Eastern New Mexico	SO	11
Plaserae Johnson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SR	11
Trenadey Scott	Angelo State	SO	11
Ashley Dendy	Angelo State	SR	10
Norma Cunigan	West Texas A&M	JR	10
Irene Almarcha	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SR	9.25
Kelsey Warren	Angelo State	SR	9
Mackenzie Clark	A&M-Commerce	JR	8
Taytum Morris	Angelo State	JR	8
Madison Thetford	West Texas A&M	SO	8
Carri Yarbrough	West Texas A&M	JR	8
Anitial'a Robins	A&M-Commerce	SR	8
Third Team
Aubri Wrye	West Texas A&M	FR	7
Brandi Stalder	A&M-Commerce	SO	7
Kaitlyn Matthews	Angelo State	FR	6.5
Heather Shaffer	Angelo State	JR	6
Kristin Wright	Angelo State	JR	6
Zada Swoopes	West Texas A&M	FR	6
Julia Seigerroth	A&M-Commerce	SO	6