RICHARDSON – Twenty-one members of the Texas A&M University-Commerce track and field teams are named to the all-Lone Star Conference teams, including three that received individual special awards by the conference on Wednesday.
 
Ushan Perera (Mahabage, Sri Lanka) is named the Lone Star Conference Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete of the Year after a record-setting jump in the high jump to win the gold medal at the conference meet two weeks ago. Minna Svaerd (Karlstad, Sweden) set three all-time LSC records at the conference meet and is named the LSC Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the Year. Iniuto Ukpong (Arlington – Mansfield Summit) earns the LSC Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year.
 
Along with Ukpong, Gage Marshall (Windsor, Ontario, Canada), Axel Paolucci (Lyon, France), and Svaerd are named to the LSC All-Academic teams.
 
Trayveon Franklin (Montgomery), the winner of the triple jump, Dodley Thermitus (Elizabeth, N.J.), gold medalist in the long jump, Perera, the winner in the high jump, as well as Delan Edwin (Castries, Saint Lucia) and J.T. Smith (Klein Oak) are selected to first team all-Lone Star Conference on the men's side.
 
On the women's side, Svaerd, who earned the gold medal in the 400 meter dash, pole vault, and the 4x400 relay is named to the all-LSC first team, along with her relay partners in the 4x400, Mariana Shostak (Lviv, Ukraine), Sofia Khenfar (Lyon, France), and Francesca Aquillino (Milan, Italy).
 
A bronze medalist in the 60 meter hurdles, Jordan Johnson (Guateng, South Africa) is named to third team all-LSC as are Dakari Hill (Orlando, Fla.), Connor Stockerl (The Woodlands), Alex Speer (Robinson), Nicholas Deustsch (Frisco), Maxime Woirin (Lyon, France), Jordan Hollis (Lancaster), Paolucci, and Octopias Ndiwa (Eldoret, Kenya).
 
Maia Maury (Noisy-Le-Grand, France) earned a silver medal in the high jump and is named to second team all-LSC, while Ukpong is named to the third team.
 
The Lions are on their way to the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas, this weekend.
 
2022 LSC INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
 
MEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM                     

Player	Team	Yr.	Major	Hometown
Jason Cousineau	Cameron	Jr.	Biology	Fergus, Ontario
Noah Metzger	DBU	Grad.	Master's in Theological Studies	McKinney, Texas
Jared Gilley	DBU	Grad.	Masters in Kinesiology	Tyler, Texas
Kevin Washington	Lubbock Christian	So.	Pre-Nursing	Cedar Hill, Texas
Jelte van Atten	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering	Leiden, Netherlands
Colton Meyers	Oklahoma Christian	Sr.	Finance	Allen, Texas
Gage Marshall	A&M-Commerce	So.	Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Axel Paolucci	A&M-Commerce	So.	Health Kines. and Sport Studies	Lyon, France
D.J. Delancy	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	Biomedical Sciences	Bethel Town, Jamacia
Dean Wallace	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Grad.	Kinesiology	Geronimo, Texas
Tristan Meadors	UT Tyler	So.	Pre-Nursing	Gunter, Texas

 
LSC Men's Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year: D.J. Delancy, Texas A&M-Kingsville  
WOMEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM                                                                                   
Player                           Team                             Yr.      Major                                         Hometown

Sara Ramos	Angelo State	Sr.	Coaching, Sport Administration	Uvalde, Texas
Amanda Chacon	DBU	So.	Business Marketing	Whittier, Calif.
Jenna Thorman	DBU	Grad.	Psychology	Plano, Texas
Rylee Cristan	DBU	Jr.	Education	Keller, Texas
Payton Duesing	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	Management	Lantana, Texas
Iniuto Ukpong	A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Health Kines. and Sport Studies	Arlington, Texas
Minna Svaerd	A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Health Kines. and Sport Studies	Karlstad, Sweden
Sophia Ramirez	Texas A&M-Kingsville	So.	Kinesiology	Edinburg, Texas
Summer Grubbs	UT Tyler	Jr.	Biology	Gladewater, Texas
Laiten Greeson	West Texas A&M	So.	Animal Science	Sublette, Kan.
Leah Belfield	West Texas A&M	So.	Sports and Exercise Science	Te Awamutu, New Zealand

 
LSC Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year: Iniuto Ukpong, A&M-Commerce 2022 LSC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
 
MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Male Track Athlete: Benjamin Azamati, West Texas A&M
Outstanding Male Field Athlete: Ushan Perera, A&M-Commerce
Men's Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
 
First Team

Athlete	School	Year	Points	Event winner
Angel Contreras	UT Tyler	SO	20	5000 meters
Benjamin Azamati	West Texas A&M	SO	20	60 meters, 200 meters
Johnathon Harper	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SR	18.50
Innocent Murwanashyaka	West Texas A&M	JR	18	3000 meters
Sifiso Miya	West Texas A&M	FR	18
Delan Edwin	A&M-Commerce	JR	15.50
Tyrin Lewis	West Texas A&M	SR	15	60 hurdles
Trayveon Franklin	A&M-Commerce	JR	14	Triple Jump
J.T Smith	A&M-Commerce	FR	13
Danree Delancy	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SO	12	Shot Put
Elvis Kryukov	Angelo State	SO	12	Heptathlon
Dodley Thermitus	A&M-Commerce	JR	12	Long Jump
Dean Wallace	Texas A&M-Kingsville	JR	11.50
Emmett Seals	Angelo State	JR	11.25	400 meters
Jeb Williamson	DBU	FR	11
Butare Rugenerwa	West Texas A&M	JR	11	Mile
Jared Gilley	DBU	SR	10.75	800 meters
Quinton Sansing	West Texas A&M	SR	10.50
Ushan Perera	A&M-Commerce	FR	10	High Jump
Canon Andrews	Angelo State	SR	10	Weight Throw
Jacobee Jones	Angelo State	SO	10	Pole Vault
Jeremiah Lauzon	West Texas A&M	FR	8.50	4x400 Relay
Ohdel James	West Texas A&M	FR	8.50	4x400 Relay
Malick Diop	West Texas A&M	SO	2.50	4x400 Relay
Jelte van Atten	Oklahoma Christian	SO	8.50	Distance Medley Relay
Owen Pearce	Oklahoma Christian	FR	8.50	Distance Medley Relay
Camden Miller	Oklahoma Christian	SO	3.50	Distance Medley Relay
Ethan Anthony	Oklahoma Christian	SO	2.50	Distance Medley Relay

 
Second Team

Dylan Burrows	Oklahoma Christian	SO	9
Ray Dixon	West Texas A&M	JR	9
Harry Louradour	West Texas A&M	FR	9
Luke Holcombe	West Texas A&M	FR	8
Torrion Montgomery	Oklahoma Christian	SO	8
Gabe Imery	West Texas A&M	SO	8
Gerard Bryant	West Texas A&M	SO	8
Hamdi Alamin	West Texas A&M	FR	8
Noah Metzger	DBU	JR	8
Sterling Riles	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SO	7
Asa Harris	UT Tyler	SR	2.50
Joseph Swierc	Texas A&M-Kingsville	SR	2
Michael Samihamba	Texas A&M-Kingsville	FR	2
Kalen Barlow	UT Tyler	SO	2
Alex Asad	UT Tyler	FR	2

 
THIRD TEAM

Josh Body	Angelo State	SO	7
Noah Bundrock	West Texas A&M	JR	6.25
Kyle Lumpkins	Angelo State	SO	6
Jordan Johnson	A&M-Commerce	SO	6
Peniel Richard	West Texas A&M	JR	6
Chandler King	Texas A&M-Commerce	SO	6
Bryce Spencer	Lubbock Christian	JR	6
Dakari Hill	A&M-Commerce	SR	6
Cody Fountain	Texas A&M-Kingsville	FR	6
Marco Arevalo	Texas A&M-Kingsville	JR	6
Conner Stockerl	A&M-Commerce	FR	4.50
Alex Speer	A&M-Commerce	FR	4.50
Nicholas Deutsch	A&M-Commerce	FR	2.50
Maxime Woirin	A&M-Commerce	FR	1.50
Jordan Hollis	A&M-Commerce	JR	1.50
Axel Paolucci	A&M-Commerce	FR	1.50
Octopias Ndiwa	A&M-Commerce	JR	1.50

  SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Female Track Athlete: Minna Svaerd, A&M-Commerce
Outstanding Female Field Athlete: Antonija Radic, Angelo State
Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year: Matt Stewart, West Texas A&M
 
FIRST TEAM

Athlete	School	Year	Points	Event winner
Antonija Radic	Angelo State	SR	28	High Jump, Long Jump
Summer Grubbs	UT Tyler	JR	24.75
Maricia Spence	Angelo State	FR	24	Pentathlon, 60 hurdles
Taylor Nelloms	West Texas A&M	SO	24	Triple Jump
Minna Svaerd	A&M-Commerce	SR	22.50	400 meters, Pole Vault, 4x400 Relay
Madison Brown	DBU	SO	20.50	Mile
Eleonora Curtabbi	West Texas A&M	SO	20	3000 meters, 5000 meters
Leah Belfield	West Texas A&M	SO	20	60 meters, 200 meters
Zada Swoopes	West Texas A&M	SR	18	Shot Put
Marissa Insinna	DBU	JR	15.50
Grace Dwyer	West Texas A&M	SR	14
Sara Ramos	Angelo State	SR	14	Weight Throw
Elliot Harrison	West Texas A&M	FR	14
Malethabo Seema	Eastern New Mexico	SR	10.50	800 meters
Emme O'Donnell	DBU	FR	8.50	Distance Medley Relay
Mariana Shostak	A&M-Commerce	FR	10.50	4x400 Relay
Sofia Khenfar	A&M-Commerce	FR	7.50	4x400 Relay
Francesca Aquillino	A&M-Commerce	FR	3.50	4x400 Relay
Emily Kent	DBU	JR	2.75	Distance Medley Relay

 
SECOND TEAM

Alana Wilson	West Texas A&M	FR	13.50
DeOndra Green	West Texas A&M	FR	13
Maia Maury	A&M-Commerce	FR	13
Hekla Magnusdottir	West Texas A&M	FR	13
Miriam Zanovello	West Texas A&M	SO	12
Betty Bajika	West Texas A&M	FR	11
Madelyn Merrell	Lubbock Christian	FR	11
Aminata Kenyawani	Eastern New Mexico	SR	8
Abeni Kratzmeyer	UT Tyler	FR	8
Katryna Hernandez	Texas A&M-Kingsville	FR	8
Shiean Walters	Angelo State	SO	7
Zykia McDaniel	Angelo State	SO	6
Rebekah Carr	West Texas A&M	SR	2
Raquel Chavez	West Texas A&M	FR	2
Genevie Rivera	Angelo State	SR	2

 
THIRD TEAM

Nathalia Escontrias	Midwestern State	FR	7.25
Arianna Hayde	Eastern New Mexico	JR	7
Abby Zamzow	Angelo State	SO	7
Iniuto Ukpong	A&M-Commerce	SR	7
Kimberly Ortolon	Texas A&M-Kingsville	JR	6
MyKaela Alfred	UT Tyler	SR	6
Abril Escamilla	DBU	SR	6
Mia Van Oudsthoorn	Angelo State	SR	6
Laiten Greeson	West Texas A&M	SO	6
Kenya Bailey	Oklahoma Christian	JR	6
Taylor Mixon	West Texas A&M	SO	6
Rebeca Morales	Oklahoma Christian	SR	6
Anna Salisbury	Lubbock Christian	FR	6
Jordan Brown	West Texas A&M	SO	5.50
Sherifatu Sheriff	West Texas A&M	FR	2.50
Lethabo Seema	Eastern New Mexico	JR	2
Alisha Hayde	Eastern New Mexico	FR	2
Kaylyn De la Rosa	Eastern New Mexico	SO	2
Moillet Kouakou	West Texas A&M	JR	1.50
Marta Pascoa	Eastern New Mexico	SO	1.50