Thursday, July 30, 2009

ACU picked to defend the south; Texans picked to finish third

Abilene Christian picked to defend the south division followed by West Texas A&M. Tarleton picked to finish third, followed by Texas A&M-Kingsville, Midwestern State, Angelo State and Eastern New Mexico.

ACU received 16 out of 20 first place votes. West Texas A&M (3) and Midwestern State (1) recieved the remaining four votes. The Texans tallied 87 total points while ACU received 135 points.

Aston Whiteside (ACU) named south division defensive player of the year.

Tarleton's Roderick Smith, TB, named south division offensive player of the year.

Coach Sam McElroy thanked Stan Wagnon and the LSC for its leadership and how it represents this conference.

Coach McElroy is looking forward to seeing Roderick play this year with the honor he received today.

Quote of the day from most of the coaches: "I'm ready to get practice started."

No comments: