Four Named To Fall ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team

Abram Choate, SID

RICHARDSON, Texas ––  Howard Payne's Cody Hambrick, Hugo Uribe, Lisa Whitfield, and Patricia Brown have all earned a place on the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete team in their respective American Southwest Conference 2008 fall sports, the ASC office announced on Tuesday. 

FOOTBALL 
Cody Hambrick SO Business Administration 3.89 Paradise, Texas
Cody was one of the top HPU receivers before going down with an injury six games into the season. He had 23 catches for 203 yards and 1 TD. Cody has been a part of the Dean's and President's at Howard Payne.

MEN'S SOCCER
Hugo Uribe JR Criminal Justice/Spanish 3.38 Greenville, Texas
Hugo is a two-time All-Conference defender and has lead the HPU defense this season to its best finish in the three year history of the program. He started 14 games for the Jackets this year totaling 1,136 minutes played.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 
Lisa Whitfield SO Psychology 3.68 Montrose, CO
Lisa was named Academic All-Conference in her first year to be eligible and had been named to the HPU Dean's list. She played in 14 games for the Lady Jackets this season at defender and helped lead that unit to their best season in the program's three year history.

VOLLEYBALL 
Patricia Brown SR Mathematics 3.82 Tomball, Texas
Patricia was named in 2006 and 2007 ASC Honorable Mention West Division as a setter. She was named the 2008 ASC West Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. As a four-year captain for the Lady Jackets, Patricia has 2,794 assists and played in 389 sets and 111 matches in her career at HPU. Her assist numbers rank her amoung the leaders all-time at Howard Payne. She is a three-time Academic All-Conference player, was named to the 2007 ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete team, and last year was named Howard Payne's Female Scholar-Athlete for the highest GPA in the HPU athletic department. As a Math major, Patricia has been on the Dean's and President's list, involved in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and is a part of the HPU education department.

Overall, 68 student-athletes from ASC men's cross country, women's cross country, football, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball were named to the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team. 

The honor, in its second academic year, recognizes student-athletes that achieve a higher level of academic achievement (a 3.20 grade-point average or better) while competing as a starter or important reserve on their team. From that list – limited to one nominee per school in each ASC championship sport – the Sports Information Directors from the conference's 15 member institutions vote on a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete from each sport. 

ASC FALL 2008 DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
(+Sport's Distinguished Scholar-Athlete)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
+R.J. Cowan Texas-Tyler Gr. Health & Kines. 3.81 Whitehouse, TX
Thomas Ryan Roehr Concordia Texas Sr. Communication 3.43 Houston, TX
Brian Verrett La. College Jr. Biblical Studies 3.67 Denham Springs, LA
Corey Werner McMurry Jr. Marketing 3.49 Pasadena, TX
Will Clingon Mississippi College So. Secondary Edu. 3.75 Biloxi, MS
Isaac Doss Ozarks So. Mathematics 3.77 Eureka Springs, AR
Kendall Smith Sul Ross State Jr. Range/Animal Sci. 4.0 Johnson City, TX
Joseph Nguyen-Lee Texas-Dallas Sr. Biology 3.67 Orange, CA
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
+Julianne Armstrong Texas-Tyler Sr. Health & Kines. 3.73 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Angel Emerson Concordia Texas Sr. Business 3.81 Houston, TX
Rachel Weaver East Texas Baptist So. Chemistry 3.79 Jacksonville, TX
Katie Watson Louisiana College Jr. Bilogy/Chemistry 3.84 Walker, LA
Karlie Dieterich McMurry So. Biology 3.31 Crawford, TX
Ivy Price Mississippi College So. Biology 3.88 Corinth, MS
Samantha Puent Ozarks Sr. Music 3.46 Pangor, WI
Emily Tang Texas-Dallas Sr. Electrical Eng. 3.87 The Colony, TX
Jacqueline Allen Texas Lutheran Jr. Kinesiology 3.86 Katy, TX
FOOTBALL
Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
+Doug Carlton East Texas Baptist Sr. Chemistry 3.75 Bridge City, TX
Ryan Hunter Hardin-Simmons Sr. Criminal Justice 3.91 Gatesville, TX
Cody Hambrick Howard Payne So. Business Admin. 3.89 Paradise, TX
John Kyle Smith Louisiana College Sr. Health and P.E. 3.34 Hemphill, TX
John Hamilton Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. Cellular Biology 3.67 Temple, TX
Taylor Penn McMurry So. Management 3.75 Van Alstyne, TX
Brannon Willisson Mississippi College Sr. Business Admin. 3.41 Fairhope, AL
Fernie Acosta Sul Ross State Jr.. Kinesiology 3.3 El Paso, TX
Ty Palmer Texas Lutheran Sr. Kinesiology 3.85 Kerrville, TX
MEN'S SOCCER
Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
+Brian Sarber Ozarks Sr. Accounting 3.84 Allen, TX
Brian Friend Concordia Texas So. History 4.0 Bannockburn, IL
Ryan Collins East Texas Baptist Jr. Biology 3.48 Tyler, TX
Berto Martinez Hardin-Simmons Sr. Biology 3.78 Harker Heights, TX
Hugo Uribe Howard Payne Jr. Crim. Just./Spanish 3.38 Greenville, TX
Daniel Iya LeTourneau Sr. Mech. Eng/Design n/a Jos/Nigeria
Charles Walton Louisiana College Sr. Nursing 3.34 Alexandria, LA
Daniel Green Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. Chemistry 3.78 Abilene, TX
Chris Ryan McMurry Jr. Mathematics 3.66 Kingsville, TX
Andrew Dailey Mississippi College So. Business Admin. 3.56 Tupelo, MS
Jeremy Reinhard Schreiner Sr. n/a 3.65 San Antonio, TX
Bruno Alonso Texas-Dallas Sr. Business Adm. 3.72 Mendoza, Argentina
Adam McAlpine Texas-Tyler Gr. Marketing 3.82 Kingwood, TX
Karl Ybarra Texas Lutheran So. Kinesiology 3.5 Fredericksburg, TX
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
+Amy Kuykendall Hardin-Simmons Jr. Accounting 3.95 Weatherford, TX
Lya Morfitt Concordia Texas So. Business 3.81 Brownsville, TX
Zane Gruznina East Texas Baptist Sr. Business Admin. 3.92 Talsi, Latvia
Lisa Whitfield Howard Payne So. Psychology 3.68 Montrose, CO
Merideth Bowman LeTourneau Jr. Education 3.45 Magnolia, TX
Jennifer Zundel Louisiana College Jr. Accounting 3.80 Baton Rouge, LA
Lauren Thorne Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Finance 3.47 Round Rock, TX
Morgan Allen McMurry Sr. Sociology 3.94 Rowlett, TX
Carrie Kirk Mississippi College Jr. Christian Studies 3.81 Madison, MS
Emalee Pearson Ozarks Jr. Strategic Comm. 3.58 Salt Lake City, UT
Stephanie Crane Schreiner Sr. Pre-Med 3.6 Ft. Worth, TX
Emily George Texas-Dallas Jr. Accounting 3.92 Lubbock, TX
Kelly Buchanan Texas-Tyler Sr. Health & Kines. 3.44 Houston, TX
Alicia Gangemi Texas Lutheran Jr. Biology 3.51 Converse, TX
VOLLEYBALL
Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
+Brooke McGehee East Texas Baptist Sr. Biology 4.0 Savoy, TX
Sara Keithley Concordia Texas Sr. Kinesiology 3.61 Colorado Springs, TX
Kaela Parnell Hardin-Simmons Jr. Biology/Pre-Med 4.0 Carrollton, TX
Patricia Brown Howard Payne Sr. Mathematics 3.82 Tomball, TX
Abigail Hews LeTourneau Sr. Elementary Ed. n/a Clive, IA
Erin Maenius Mary Hardin-Baylor So. Management 3.89 San Antonio, TX
Shannon Higgins McMurry Sr. Exercise Science 3.78 Big Spring, TX
Amanda Greene Mississippi College So. Nursing 3.81 Alabaster, AL
Caitlyn Gayle Schreiner So. Mathematics n/a Bandera, TX
Krissie Seaman Texas-Dallas Sr. Math Studies 3.60 Mansfield, TX
Whitney Clements Texas-Tyler So. Special Education 3.74 Flint, TX
Jamie Jahns Texas Lutheran Jr. Business/Marketing 3.45 Spring, TX
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