LAKE CHARLES – A Southland Conference-best 27 student-athletes that carried a 4.0 grade point average for the semester highlights McNeese's total of 113 that were named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's 2015 Spring Academic Honor Roll, the league announced on Wednesday.
The 113 Cowboys and Cowgirls to earn honor roll honors is the second-most in the league behind Incarnate Word's 128 honorees.
In addition to the 27 perfect 4.0 GPA student-athletes, a total of 17 were selected to the league's all-academic teams in their respective sports.
The Cowgirl softball team had 23 student-athletes named to the commissioner's honor roll with five posting a perfect 4.0 GPA. Included in those 23 is freshman catcher Erika Piancastelli who was named the league's player, hitter and freshman of the year and became the first player in school history to garner all-America honors by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
The women's track team also put 23 on the honor roll with an amazing 11 that finished the semester with 4.0 GPAs. One of those with the perfect mark is hurdler Lauren Thompson who won a gold medal at the SLC outdoor championships in the 100-meter hurdles and finished third in the long jump and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary round. Another is sprinter and jumper Simone Johnson (3.78 GPA) who was the league's high point scorer in the outdoor meet and went on to compete in the NCAAs in the 100 meters and long jump, two events she won gold medals at the conference outdoor meet.
The Cowboys' baseball team landed 20 on the honor roll with three posting perfect 4.0 GPAs. Andrew Guillotte, who was recently drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft, posted a 3.76 GPA in health education.
The men's track squad had 16 on the honor roll with two finishing with 4.0 GPAs, including Brock Moreaux who was the conference champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
The Cowgirl golf team added 10 to the honor roll as Olivia Hansen and Rebecca Tudor posted a perfect GAP. The women's basketball team added seven to the list including Talisa Boyd who finished with a 4.0 GPA.
McNeese State – 113
Name Cl. GPA Sport Major Hometown
Clay Brast Jr. 3.14 Baseball General Studies Houston, Texas
Bryce Dantin Fr. 3.29 Baseball Engineering Harvey, La.
Matthew Gallier Jr. 3.52 Baseball Psychology Lake Charles, La.
Lewis Guilbeau Jr. 3.47 Baseball Management Austin, Texas
Andrew Guillotte Sr. 3.76 Baseball Health Education Moss Bluff, La.
Collin Kober So. 4.00 Baseball General Studies Lake Charles, La.
Cory LaPeze Sr. 3.75 Baseball Health & Human Performance Houma, La.
Donald Larosa Jr. 3.29 Baseball General Studies Long Beach, Miss.
Connor Lloyd Sr. 3.66 Baseball Educational Leadership Marshall, Texas
Steven O'Bryant Sr. 3.75 Baseball General Studies Baton Rouge, La.
Richard Packard Fr. 3.29 Baseball Marketing Houston, Texas
Phillip Prejean Sr. 4.00 Baseball Biological Sciences Brusly, La.
Joseph Provenzano Fr. 3.57 Baseball Chemical Engineering Downers Grove, Ill.
Lucas Quary Sr. 4.00 Baseball Mathematical Sciences Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Austin Sanders Jr. 3.70 Baseball General Studies Olathe, Kan.
Lance Sefcik Sr. 3.82 Baseball Management Georgetown, Texas
William Sommers Sr. 3.14 Baseball Criminal Justice Moss Bluff, La.
Cameron Toole Jr. 3.35 Baseball Psychology Orlando, Fla.
Matthew Trahan So. 3.70 Baseball Health Education Ragley, La.
Jacob Williams Sr. 4.00 Baseball General Studies Lake Charles, La.
Keelan Garrett Sr. 3.25 M Basketball Health & Human Performance Lake Charles, La.
Kevin Hardy Sr. 3.91 M Basketball Electrical Engineering Lake Charles, La.
Austin Lewis Jr. 3.29 M Basketball General Studies Houston, Texas
Marcus Mathieu So. 3.78 M Basketball General Business Administration Richardson, Texas
Allison Baggett Jr. 3.16 W Basketball Nursing Iota, La.
Talisa Boyd Sr. 4.00 W Basketball General Studies Natchitoches, La.
Jasmine Carswell Fr. 3.83 W Basketball Psychology Bossier, La.
Amber Donnes So. 3.64 W Basketball Health Education Hammond, La.
Gabrielle Guidry Fr. 3.25 W Basketball Elementary Education Lake Arthur, La.
Ann Nwosah Fr. 3.20 W Basketball Management Houston, Texas
Victoria Rachal So. 3.11 W Basketball Health & Human Performance Natchitoches, La.
Martin Eriksson Jr. 4.00 M Golf Finance Orebro, Sweden
Shane Fontenot So. 3.29 M Golf General Studies Lake Charles, La.
Ragnar Gardarsson So. 3.66 M Golf Finance Gullbringusysla, Iceland
Knud Krokeide Fr. 3.16 M Golf General Studies Spikkestad, Norway
Tyler Terry Sr. 3.35 M Golf General Studies Hurst, Texas
Kennedy Bodfield Fr. 3.25 W Golf Foreign Languages Ontario, Canada
Dolores Brown Jr. 3.11 W Golf Health & Human Performance Kent, England
Kaitlin Fox So. 3.25 W Golf Marketing Montgomery, Texas
Lisa Frauenberger Sr. 3.64 W Golf Civil Engineering Grapeland, Texas
Alexandra Graf Jr. 3.64 W Golf Marketing Holland, Ohio
Olivia Hansen Fr. 4.00 W Golf Chemistry Lake Charles, La.
Ashlynn Novak Fr. 3.11 W Golf Finance The Woodlands, Texas
Kendall Tudor Sr. 3.76 W Golf Finance Perrysburg, Ohio
Rebecca Tudor Jr. 4.00 W Golf Management Perrysburg, Ohio
Hannah Valentine Fr. 3.78 W Golf Finance Huntsville, Texas
Jamie Allred Jr. 3.64 Softball Management Hallsville, Texas
Bryanna Castro Fr. 3.40 Softball Health Education Yorba Linda, Calif.
Morgan Catron Fr. 3.57 Softball Biological Sciences Mineola, Texas
Brooke David Sr. 3.47 Softball General Studies Lake Charles, La.
Hailey Drew Fr. 3.78 Softball Criminal Justice Fallbrook, Calif.
Bryce Etzler So. 3.40 Softball Management Red Bluff, Calif.
Lakeyn Fontenot Jr. 4.00 Softball Health & Human Performance Lake Charles, La.
Taylor Goree Jr. 4.00 Softball Chemistry Lake Charles, La.
Shanice Hagler Fr. 3.57 Softball Nursing Vidor, Texas
Lauren Langner Sr. 3.47 Softball General Studies Pearland, Texas
Bianca Lilly Sr. 3.33 Softball Psychology Houston, Texas
Dakota Matiko So. 4.00 Softball General Business Administration Corona, Calif.
Haley Perkins Fr. 3.35 Softball Art Grant, La.
Erika Piancastelli Fr. 3.46 Softball Health & Human Performance Carlsbad, Calif.
Amber Schisler So. 3.14 Softball Finance Santee, Calif.
Taylor Schmidt Jr. 3.35 Softball Criminal Justice Yorba Linda, Calif.
Rachel Smith So. 3.50 Softball Health & Human Performance Baytown, Texas
Shelbi Strickland Fr. 4.00 Softball Biological Sciences Plaquemine, La.
Lauren Stroman Fr. 3.20 Softball Health & Human Performance Las Vegas, Nev.
Marisa Taunton So. 3.78 Softball Health & Human Performance Beaumont, Texas
Jolie Trahan Fr. 4.00 Softball Art Hackberry, La.
Emily Vincent Jr. 3.29 Softball Health & Human Performance Sulphur, La.
Victoria Yanitor So. 3.64 Softball Health & Human Performance Jamul, Calif.
Hannah Brett Fr. 3.27 W Tennis Health & Human Performance Wokingham, Berkshire, UK
Klaudia Gawlik Jr. 3.70 W Tennis Civil Engineering Nowy Sacz, Poland
Julia Kral So. 4.00 W Tennis General Business Administration Teublitz, Germany
Claudia Nenu Sr. 3.25 W Tennis Business Administration Stefanesti Arges, Romania
Anastasija Trubica Jr. 3.85 W Tennis Mass Communication Riga, Latvia
Alfred Bartie Jr. 3.29 M Track & Field Criminal Justice Lake Charles, La.
Enock Bor Jr. 3.29 M Track & Field Mathematical Sciences Eldoret, Kenya
Zack Cart Jr. 3.55 M Track & Field General Studies Lake Charles, La.
Zachary Dibbern Fr. 3.29 M Track & Field Mechanical Engineering Bay City, Texas
Kartavius Hamilton Jr. 3.11 M Track & Field Agricultural Sciences Colfax, La.
William Hamilton So. 3.06 M Track & Field Civil Engineering Lake Charles, La.
Ryan Holroyd Sr. 4.00 M Track & Field Health & Human Performance Leek, Staffordshire, UK
Oliver James So. 3.81 M Track & Field Biological Sciences Sunderland, England
Nathan Jones Fr. 3.50 M Track & Field Health Education Rhyl, UK
John Lemke So. 3.64 M Track & Field Accounting Lake Charles, La.
Brock Moreaux Sr. 4.00 M Track & Field Health & Human Performance Delcambre, La.
Finlay Murray Fr. 3.60 M Track & Field Health Education Tain, Scotland
Clayton Sexton So. 3.30 M Track & Field Health & Human Performance Kirbyville, Texas
Bradley Traviss Fr. 3.47 M Track & Field Psychology Halifax, UK
Anderson Yego Fr. 3.40 M Track & Field Nursing Rabiyet, Rift Valley, Kenya
Jillian Biagini Sr. 3.53 M Track & Field Health & Human Performance Staten Island, N.Y.
Gemma Bridge Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Oxford, UK
Laura Casey Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Accounting Lurgan, Ireland
Nicole Casper Jr. 3.70 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Buna, Texas
Lauren Cooper Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Accounting Oro Valley, Ariz.
Rhian Dawes Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Glasgow, UK
Amity Delaney Jr. 4.00 W Track & Field Mass Communication Sydney, Australia
Katelyn Doyle Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Lake Charles, La.
Erin Fakler Fr. 4.00 W Track & Field Electrical Engineering Phoenix, Ariz.
Breyauna Jackson Fr. 3.33 W Track & Field Engineering Houston, Texas
Kaitlyn Jeter Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Benton, La.
Simone Johnson Sr. 3.78 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Ville Platte, La.
Danielle Jones Sr. 3.71 W Track & Field General Studies Rio Rico, Ariz.
Aria Kelly So. 3.06 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance League City, Texas
Maegan Moore So. 4.00 W Track & Field Athletic Training Ville Platte, La.
Kristian Ojonta Fr. 3.35 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance Houston, Texas
Alison Smegal So. 3.81 W Track & Field Biological Sciences Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Lauren Thompson Sr. 4.00 W Track & Field Health & Human Performance London, UK
Taylor Thompson Fr. 3.33 W Track & Field Biological Sciences Mandeville, La.
Kathryn Thornton Fr. 3.33 W Track & Field Agricultural Sciences Orange, Texas
Rakira Turner Jr. 3.60 W Track & Field Elementary Education Huntsville, Texas
Leonie Weber Fr. 3.82 W Track & Field Biological Sciences Wiesbaden, Germany
Ayanna Weeks So. 3.29 W Track & Field History San Antonio, Texas
Katja Woelfl Fr. 4.00 W Track & Field General Studies Ellhofen, Germany
The Cowboys' golf team, which qualified for their first ever NCAA Division I Regional this past season, had four players make the honor roll list while the men's basketball team put four on the team, including Kevin Hardy who was named to the all-academic team for the second straight season.
Stephen F. Austin boasted 106 student-athletes on the spring honor roll followed by Sam Houston State with 103, Central Arkansas 100, Lamar 99, Southeastern Louisiana 97, Houston Baptist 94, Abilene Christian 92, Northwestern State 86, New Orleans 68, and Nicholls 67.
