FRISCO, Texas – Six McNeese track and field student-athletes have been named to the 2019 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field All-Academic Teams, the league office announced on Wednesday.
 
Five Cowgirl competitors were named to the team – Alanna Arvie, Aleyah Donald, Alex Eykelbosch, Gladys Jerotich and Grace McKenzie, while one Cowboy was selected to the squad – Nemanja Koviljac.
 
McNeese's six selections ranked tied as the fourth-highest amount on the list while topping all Southland Conference Louisiana schools.
 
Both McKenzie and Arvie are making their second appearance on the team while Arvie and Eykelbosch are automatic selections due to their first place finishes at the conference indoor meet – Eykelbosch in the 5,000-meter run and Arvie in the weight throw.
 
McKenzie, who went on to become an All-American in the pentathlon with an eighth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, missed the league outdoor meet and NCAA postseason due to an injury. She's expected to return for the 2020 outdoor season.
 
Eykelbosch posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in exercise physiology; McKenzie a 3.75 in exercise science; Arvie a 3.47 in biology with a concentration in pre-med; Jerotich a 3.27 in basic studies; and Donald a 3.15 in criminal justice.
 
Koviljac, also a two-time recipient of the academic award, compiled a 3.97 GPA in engineering.
 
Abilene Christian's Ryan Cleary was named the men's outdoor student-athlete of the year while Sashane Hanson of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earned the women's top honor.

Southland Conference Track & Field All-Academic Teams are selected by a 50-percent rule. Of the total number of nominees, half are named all-academic selections. Honorees are nominated and voted upon by head coaches, sports information directors, and academic staff members from each university. Student-Athletes of the Year are voted on by the Southland awards committee, consisting of one administrator from each member school.
 
2019 Southland Conference Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team

Name	School	Cl.	GPA	Major
Ryan Simmons3	Abilene Christian	Gr.	3.86	Accounting
Ryan Cleary*	Abilene Christian	Gr.	3.80	Accounting
Blaze Brownlow*2	Abilene Christian	Sr.	3.74	Finance
Kai Schmidt*2	Abilene Christian	Gr.	3.62	Accounting
Ryan Linton*	Abilene Christian	Sr.	3.00	Nursing
Markus Schwiekert*	Central Arkansas	Sr.	3.90	Marketing
Jaron Hamilton	Central Arkansas	Jr.	3.82	Exercise Science
Jared Hamilton	Central Arkansas	Jr.	3.68	Exercise Science
Christos Zachariou	Houston Baptist	Jr.	4.00	Psychology
Andrew Leuthner	Incarnate Word	Sr.	4.00	Accounting
Jordan Cherin	Incarnate Word	Jr.	3.96	Computer Information Systems
Garett Cortez*3	Incarnate Word	Sr.	3.86	Sports Management
Rodney Littlejohn*2	Incarnate Word	Sr.	3.45	Kinesiology
Deion Hardy	Incarnate Word	Sr.	3.10	Business
Jamie Crowe*	Lamar	Gr.	3.77	Kinesiology
Matt Arnold*	Lamar	Gr.	3.66	Kinesiology
Webster Slaughter*	Lamar	So.	3.38	Communications
Nemanja Koviljac2	McNeese	Jr.	3.97	Engineering
Michael Nichols	Sam Houston State	Gr.	3.50	Sports Management
Tyler Adams*4	Sam Houston State	Sr.	3.48	Engineering Technology
Joshua Hernandez*2	Sam Houston State	Sr.	3.40	Kinesiology
Clayton Fritsch	Sam Houston State	Jr.	3.17	Agriculture Business
Aaron Akens*	Sam Houston State	Sr.	3.10	Engineering Technology and Physics
Gerald Coleman	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	3.60	Sports Management
Cord Neal*	Stephen F. Austin	So.	4.00	Animal Science
Drake Murphy*	Stephen F. Austin	Sr.	3.31	Kinesiology
Bjoern Adden	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	3.96	Business Management
Colton Cohea	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	3.62	Mechanical Engineering
Logan Robinson	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	3.50	Kinesiology

 
2019 Southland Conference Women's Track & Field All-Academic Team

Name	School	Cl.	GPA	Major
Carnley Graham3	Abilene Christian	Sr.	3.89	Nursing
Taylor Posey	Abilene Christian	Sr.	3.83	Nursing
Irene Akwitti2	Abilene Christian	Sr.	3.77	Nursing
Annina Brandenburg*	Abilene Christian	Sr.	3.70	Marketing
Briahna Gerlach	Abilene Christian	Jr.	3.53	Social Work
Megan Kirby	Abilene Christian	So.	3.00	Social Studies
Erin Woodward	Central Arkansas	Jr.	4.00	HSC PT
Hannah Noble2	Central Arkansas	Sr.	3.86	Marketing
Ajah Criner	Central Arkansas	Jr.	3.26	Exercise Science
Ana Kriletic*3^	Houston Baptist	Sr.	4.00	Psychology
Kaitlin Smith	Houston Baptist	So.	3.94	Kinesiology
Danielle Martinez3	Incarnate Word	Sr.	3.87	Marketing
Dominique Allen*	Incarnate Word	Jr.	3.67	Rehabilitative Sciences
Deja Keys*	Incarnate Word	Jr.	3.40	Criminal Justice
Erekha Sebastion	Incarnate Word	So.	3.40	Interdisciplinary Studies
Sarea Alexander*2	Incarnate Word	Sr.	3.08	English
Katie Buckley	Lamar	Gr.	3.88	Kinesiology
Migle Muraskaite*	Lamar	So.	3.50	Exercise Science
Thai Williams*	Lamar	Sr.	3.03	Kinesiology
Alex Eykelbosch*	McNeese	Sr.	4.00	Exercise Physiology
Grace McKenzie2	McNeese	Sr.	3.75	Exercise Science
Alanna Arvie*2	McNeese	Jr.	3.47	Biology (Pre-Med)
Gladys Jerotich	McNeese	Sr.	3.27	Basic Studies
Aleyah Donald	McNeese	Jr.	3.15	Criminal Justice
Callie Scull	Nicholls	Sr.	3.90	Biology/Pre-Med
Brooke Petkovich	Northwestern State	Jr.	4.00	Health and Exercise Science
Jasmyn Steels2	Northwestern State	Jr.	3.62	Psychology
Kelsey Frank*	Northwestern State	Sr.	3.07	Social Work
Halie Daniel2	Sam Houston State	Sr.	3.97	Criminal Justice
Jamie Eckford2	Sam Houston State	Sr.	3.33	Health Sciences
Grace Walford	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	3.83	Elementary Education
Ashley Davis*	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	3.20	Criminal Justice
Kelsey Ramirez*	Stephen F. Austin	So.	4.00	Kinesiology
Taryn Surratt2	Stephen F. Austin	Jr.	4.00	Music
Jillian Turner	Stephen F. Austin	Sr.	3.50	Kinesiology
Kendall Rodriguez	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	4.00	Accounting
Sierra Pruitt	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	3.55	Psychology
Sashane Hanson*3	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	3.42	Biomedical Science

 
* Automatic selection
² Two-time all-academic selection
³ Three-time all-academic selection
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