HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University track student-athletes Henry Rop, Brittany Pfantz and Renada Living were named to the 2011 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field/Cross Country All-Academic Teams which were announced by the league office on Wednesday.

The two-time Southland Conference Men's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year, Rop, a health education major with a 3.46 grade point average, earned Southland All-Academic honors for the second season. Both Pfantz, a 3.95 student in kinesiology, and Living, a nursing major who carries a 3.37 grade point average, were named to the team for the first time.

Rop, a senior from Kapsabet, Kenya, was an All-Southland performer during both the cross country and outdoor seasons. At the Southland Cross Country Championships, Rop finished sixth and then moved on to finish 16th at the NCAA South Central Regionals. At the league outdoor meet, Rop finished third in the 10,000 meter run.

Pfantz, a sophomore from DeRidder, was the team's top pole vaulter. At the Southland Outdoor Championships, she earned All-Southland honors with a second place finish and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round. A member of the Southeastern Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Pfantz posted a fourth-place finish at the Southland indoor meet.

Living, a junior from Lafayette, led a young group of Lady Lion throwers. The highlight of her season came at the Southland Indoor Championships, where she earned All-Southland honors in the weight throw. Living finished second at the meet with a throw of 57 feet (17.37 meters).

Sam Houston State's Chris Cralle and Trecey Rew of Northwestern State were selected as the Southland Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athletes of the Year. The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 12 member schools, voted for the student-athletes of the year. The student-athlete of the year award is presented to the one male and one female student-athlete who achieve excellence in both academics and athletics. All nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and demonstrated achievement in athletics for at least two years at the nominating institution.

The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance administrators from each Southland university. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.

The 2011 Southland Conference Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Teams are comprised of student-athletes that competed in cross country, indoor track and field and/or outdoor track and field. Student-athletes earn automatic qualification onto the Southland Conference All-Academic Team if they maintain a GPA of 3.0 in addition to earning either first-team all-conference honors in any of the three seasons and/or a CoSIDA Academic All-District VI Selection.

2011 Southland Conference Men's Track and Field and Cross Country All-Academic Team

Name – University – Class – Hometown – GPA – Major/Minor
Sohji Izumi – Central Arkansas – Gr. – Hiroshima, Japan – 3.82 – Health Education
Sage Raphael – Central Arkansas – Jr. – Tampa Bay, Fla. – 3.01 – MISWD/E-Commerce
Matt Johnson – Lamar – So. – Broulee, Australia – 3.20 – Kinesiology
Jarrett LeBlanc – McNeese State – Jr. – Jennings, La. – 3.06 – Exercise Science
Sam Vidrine – McNeese State – Jr. – Mamou, La. – 3.00 – Criminal Justice
Greg Hall – Northwestern State – Gr. – Alexandria, La. – 3.70 – Sports Administration
Chris Cralle – Sam Houston State – Sr. – College Station, Texas – 3.36 – Political Science
Henry Jordan – Sam Houston State – Jr. – Conroe, Texas – 3.59 – Management
Jason Russell – Sam Houston State – Sr. – Kerens, Texas – 3.81 – Kinesiology
Henry Rop – Southeastern Louisiana – Sr. – Kapsabet, Kenya – 3.46 – Health Education
Xavier Rodriguez – Stephen F. Austin – Jr. – Poth, Texas – 3.03 – Kinesiology
Adam Saloom – Stephen F. Austin – So. – Lafayette, La. – 3.74 – Kinesiology
Adam Wolfe – Stephen F. Austin – Sr. – Burleson, Texas – 3.35 – Political Science
Heinz Schwarzkopf – UT Arlington – Sr. – Buda, Texas – 3.30 – Biology
Devon Bond – UTSA – Sr. – Trenton, N.J. – 3.08 – Economics
Nate Brunette – UTSA – So. – Humble, Texas – 3.94 – Civil Engineering
Albert Cardenas – UTSA – Jr. – Converse, Texas – 3.14 – Information Systems
Canel Cole – UTSA – Sr. – Killeen, Texas – 3.01 – Biology
Cole Reveal – UTSA – Jr. – Frisco, Texas – 3.43 – Mathematics
Phil Steinert – UTSA – Sr. – Round Rock, Texas – 3.82 – Kinesiology
Ari Perez – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Gr. – Corpus Christi, Texas – 3.40 – Finance
Gil Sheleg – Texas State – So. – Pardessia, Israel – 4.00 – Electrical Engineering

Southland Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year: Chris Cralle, Sam Houston State

2011 Southland Conference Women's Track and Field and Cross Country All-Academic Team

Name – University – Class – Hometown – GPA – Major/Minor
Jessica Potter – Central Arkansas – So. – Fayetteville, Ark. – 3.63 – Physical Therapy
Taylor Cloy – Lamar – Jr. – Magnolia, Texas – 3.45 – Nursing
Sam Walkow – Lamar – So. – Surrey, British Columbia – 3.77 – Psychology
Tinette Burger – McNeese State – Sr. – Upington, South Africa – 3.65 – Art-Graphic Design
Alvy Carragher – McNeese State – Sr. – Tipperary, Ireland – 3.81 – Mass Communication
Fionnuala Ross – McNeese State – So. – Craigavon, N. Ireland – 3.72 – HP-Exercise Science
Ashleigh Wells – McNeese State – So. – Corona, Calif. – 3.72 – Mass Communication
Samantha Calhoun – Nicholls – Jr. – Morgan City, La. – 3.16 – Allied Health
Aja Scott – Nicholls – So. – St. Francisville, La. – 3.16 – Marketing
Carrie Lantrip – Northwestern State – So. – Ruston, La. – 3.57 – Psychology
Trecey Rew – Northwestern State – Gr. – Garland, Texas – 3.86 – Sports Administration
Constance Seibles – Northwestern State – So. – Natchitoches, La. – 3.10 – Psychology
Morgan Davis – Sam Houston State – Jr. – Waller, Texas – 3.68 – Biology
Alyssa Dooley – Sam Houston State – So. – Flower Mound, Texas – 3.23 – Kinesiology
Jessica Fisher – Sam Houston State – Sr. – Houston, Texas – 3.23 – Kinesiology
Renada Living – Southeastern Louisiana – Jr. – Lafayette, La. – 3.37 – Nursing
Brittany Pfantz – Southeastern Louisiana – So. – DeRidder, La. – 3.95 – Kinesiology
Kaitlyn Andrews – Stephen F. Austin – Sr. – Georgetown, Ontario – 3.58 – Kinesiology
Danielle Burchett – Stephen F. Austin – Jr. – Arlington, Texas – 3.75 – Professional Accountancy
Megan Jenkins – Stephen F. Austin – Sr. – Houston, Texas – 3.67 – Secondary Education
Amy Shackleford – Stephen F. Austin – Sr. – Port Neches, Texas – 4.00 – Secondary Education
Macy Wade – Stephen F. Austin – Jr. – Crandall, Texas – 4.00 – Kinesiology
Randi Wymer – Stephen F. Austin – Jr. – Arp, Texas – 3.82 – Biology
Esther Abuto – UT Arlington – Sr. – Fort Worth, Texas – 3.34 – Nursing
Brittany Culbertson – UT Arlington – Sr. – Frisco, Texas – 3.91 – Kinesiology
Katie Bragg – UTSA – So. – Peachtree City, Ga. – 3.34 – Interdisciplinary Studies
Katherine Evans – Texas State – Sr. – Helotes, Texas – 3.59 – Business Administration
Elena Horn – Texas State – Jr. – Biberg, Germany – 3.67 – Mathematics
Jiovanna Martinez – Texas State – Sr. – Pharr, Texas – 3.33 – Physical Education

2011 Southland Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year: Trecey Rew, Northwestern State