All-LSC North Division Football Awards

SWOSU, A&M-C top All-LSC North Division Football honors

RICHARDSON, Texas – Southwestern Oklahoma and Texas A&M-Commerce each had 14 players on the All-Lone Star Conference North Division Football team announced Tuesday by league officials.

The two teams shared the LSC North title with Central Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma and Northeastern State in a five-way tie.

A&M-C had six first-team picks on both offense and defense with the Receiver of the Year JaMichael Palmer, Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year Darron Sheppard, Defensive Lineman of the Year Marcus Smith and Co-Freshman of the Year Chris Miller. The Lions added a second-teamer on both sides of the ball as well.

SWOSU had four first-team picks on offense including Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year Austin Ellis and two first-team defensive selections. The Bulldogs added six second-team selections and two honorable mention choices with Co-Freshman of the Year Jake Olivarez.

Offensive Back of the Year honors went to East Central’s Marcus Johnson, while Central Oklahoma’s Will Clewis was Linebacker of the Year for the second straight season.

Northeastern State claimed three individual awards with Defensive Back of the Year Broderick Mondy, Co-Freshman of the Year Jon Evans and Coach of the Year John Horner.

UCO added 10 total picks, while NSU had eight, SOSU seven and ECU six.

Overall, 76 student-athletes were recognized by the LSC’s postseason awards program, with 29 players named to the first team, 30 on the second team and 17 earning honorable mention. The all-conference honors were selected by the head coaches of the six North Division teams.

2007 LSC NORTH DIVISION FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
QB Marcus Johnson ECU So. Abilene, Texas
RB Ben Birmingham UCO Jr. Luther, Okla.
RB Nabil El-Amin A&M-C Jr. Rochester, N.Y.
FB Josh Postin SWOSU Sr. Andover, Kan.
WR Daniel Nichols SOSU So. Cooper , Texas
WR JaMichael Palmer A&M-C Sr. Terrell, Texas
WR Jonathan Haggerty SWOSU So. Dallas, Texas
TE Brock Gruenberg UCO Sr. Tulsa, Okla.
OG Austin Ellis SWOSU Sr. Burns Flat, Okla.
OG Deveon McKinney A&M-C Sr. Sherman, Texas
OT Matt Wakefield SWOSU Sr. El Reno, Okla.
OT Luis Salazar A&M-C Sr. Hollister, Calif.
C Darron Sheppard A&M-C Jr. Longview, Texas
PK Jared Homer NSU So. Mustang, Okla.
RS Nabil El-Amin A&M-C Jr. Rochester, Texas

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
DT Jermelle Cudjo UCO So. Lawton, Okla.
DT AJ Johnson A&M-C So. Tyler, Texas
DE Marcus Smith A&M-C Jr. Conroe, Texas
DE Corey Lewis UCO Sr. Houston, Texas
ILB Will Clewis UCO Sr. Fort Worth, Texas
ILB Garnet Smith A&M-C Sr. Arlington, Texas
OLB Faoki Fifita A&M-C Sr. San Bernandino, Calif.
OLB Ruzell McCoy SWOSU Jr. Frederick, Okla.
CB Brandon Smith UCO Sr. Carson, Calif.
CB Elliot Jones A&M-C Jr. Pasadena, Calif.
S Broderick Mondy NSU Jr. Plano, Texas
S Alex Contreras A&M-C Jr. Lockhart, Texas
S Bernard Daniel SOSU So. Carrolton, Texas
P Corey Lenahan SWOSU Jr. La Mirada, Calif.


SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
QB Terry Mayo A&M-C Jr. Greensboro, N.C.
RB Josh Lewis NSU Fr. Arlington, Texas
FB Kwesi Keller UCO Jr. Moore, Okla.
WR Mark Hodges ECU Sr. Mesquite, Texas
WR Marcus Pitts ECU Sr. Bassfield, Miss.
WR Kory Dowell ECU Sr. Stephenville, Texas
WR Brandon Covington SOSU Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
TE Jared Temple SOSU So. Carrolton, Texas
OG Nick Willson NSU Sr. Douglassville, Texas
OG David Thompson ECU Sr. Mesquite, Texas
OT Caleb Grazier NSU Sr. Oologah, Okla.
OT Jay Reaves ECU Jr. Springtown, Texas
C Jonathan Llama UCO Jr. Walnut Creek, Calif.
PK Spenser Daniel SWOSU So. Sulpher Springs, Texas
RS Patrick Weaver SWOSU Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
DT TJ Raymond NSU Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas
DT Eddie Walton SWOSU Sr. Irving, Texas
DE Jeremiah Spencer SOSU Sr. Rockwall, Texas
DE Joe Castle SWOSU Sr. Beaumont, Texas
ILB Greg Franklin SWOSU Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla.
ILB Shane Cates NSU Sr. China Spring, Texas
OLB Johnny Seals SOSU Fr. Tishomingo, Okla.
OLB Andre Morgan SWOSU Sr. Garland, Texas
OLB Latarus Sykes NSU Jr. Calhoun City, Miss.
CB Jairus Martin SOSU Sr. Antlers , Okla.
CB Jonathan Thomas SWOSU Sr. Irving, Texas
S Desmond Baker SWOSU Jr. Garland, Texas
S Marcus Martinez UCO Jr. Wichita, Kan.
S T.J. Shaw UCO Jr. Edmond, Okla.
P Daniel Swaim A&M-C Fr. Kilgore, Texas

SPECIAL AWARDS

Offensive Back of the Year
Marcus Johnson, ECU

Receiver of the Year
JaMichael Palmer, A&M-C

Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year
Austin Ellis, SWOSU and
Darron Sheppard, A&M-C

Defensive Back of the Year
Broderick Mondy, NSU

Defensive Lineman of the Year
Marcus Smith, A&M-C

Linebacker of the Year
Will Clewis, UCO

Co-Freshman of the Year
Jake Olivarez, SWOSU, Chris Miller, A&M-C and Jon Evans, NSU

Coach of the Year
John Horner, NSU

HONORABLE MENTION
Pos. Player, Team, Year*
QB Steve Day, SWOSU, So.
FB Warren Kirk, NSU, Jr.,
FB Trae Grimes, A&M-C, Sr.
OT Jake Olivarez, SWOSU, R-Fr
C Doug Bond, NSU, Sr.
RS Jerome Hewitt, SOSU, So.
DT Charles Cohee, ECU, Sr.
DE Nick Jones, NSU, Jr.
DE Avery Andersen, ECU, Sr.
DE Noble Polk, SOSU, Sr.
ILB Jon Evans, NSU, R-Fr.
ILB Steven Marshall, ECU, Sr.
CB Cornelius Burks, NSU, Sr.
CB Curtis Mayfield, NSU, Jr.
S Colby Onic, NSU, Jr.
P Ryan Massengale, UCO, So.
P Joe Kok, NSU, So.