Dawson and Blalock Named to Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team

Travis Dawson and Stacey Blalock

Abram Choate, SID

RICHARDSON, Texas –– Howard Payne's Travis Dawson and Stacey Blalock were named to the 2008 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete in their respective American Southwest Conference winter sport, the ASC office announced on Wednesday.

Overall, 23 student-athletes from ASC men's and women's basketball teams were named to the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team.

The honor, in its first 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.

Travis Dawson  Sr. Ex. & Sport Science  Valera, TX
Travis played in first 13 of the 25 regular season games for the Yellow Jackets before a knee injury ended his year. Dawson started in eight games to start the season. He was averaging 7 points per game, leading the team in field goal percentage this season, and was shooting 43.8% from behind the arc in his career at HPU before his injury. Travis plans on teaching and coaching after graduation.

 


Stacey Blalock  Sr. Elementary Education  Magnolia, TX
Blalock was named to the All-ASC team this season for the first time. She has played in over 100 games for the Lady Jackets and has surpassed 1000 points and 500 rounds in her career at HPU. Off the court she volunteers at the Head Start program of Brownwood and plans on teaching after graduation.



Both honorees were named to the 2007-08 ASC Academic All-Conference Team.

ASC WINTER 2007-08 DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM

(+Sport's Distinguished Scholar-Athlete)

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown

Travis Dawson Howard Payne Sr. Ex. & Sport Science 3.57 Valera, TX

Jesse Hayes LeTourneau So. Kinesiology 3.46 Missouri, City, TX

Zane Johnston Mary Hardin-Baylor So. Ex. & Sport Science 3.35 Albany, TX

Ernest Lowery Texas-Dallas Jr. Account./Info. Mgmt 3.78 Houston, TX

Joel McDonald Concordia Texas Jr. Business 3.53 Lubbock, TX

Charlie Pannell Hardin-Simmons Jr. Ministry/History 3.23 Fort Worth, TX

Josh Scott Texas Lutheran Jr. Kinesiology 3.47 The Woodlands, TX

Morey Skluzacek La. College Sr. Bus. Mgt./Marketing 3.23 Alexandria, LA

+Tyler Winford Mississippi College Sr. Biology 3.97 Madison, MS

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Name School Cl. Major GPA Hometown
Ericka Baker Texas-Dallas Sr. Psychology 3.70 Copperas Cove, TX

Kassandra Bills Concordia Texas Jr. Biology 3.21 Pflugerville, TX

Stacey Blalock Howard Payne Sr. Elementary Edu. 3.30 Magnolia, TX

Kasey Buggs Texas-Tyler Sr. Elec. Engineering 3.22 Lake Dallas, TX

Rachel Ciseneroz Hardin-Simmons Sr. Advertising/Comm. 3.76 DeLeon, TX

Erica Eneks Ozark Sr. Socio./Envir. Studies 3.44 Mountainburg, AR

Amber Lowe Texas Lutheran Jr. Kinesiology 4.0 Sugar Land, TX

Ashley Peairs La. College Jr. Nursing 3.68 Pride, LA

+Tarra Richardson McMurry Sr. Finance 3.87 Fort Worth, TX

Lynn Stow Schreiner Sr. Mathematics/Edu. 3.38 Lake Elsinor, CA

Kellie Thomas Mary Hardin-Baylor So. Mathematics 3.37 New Braunfels, TX

Erin Wait LeTourneau Sr. Biology/Pre-Med 4.00 White Oak, TX

Karlee Wilson East Texas Baptist So. Nursing 3.58 Hallsville, TX

Emily Younger Mississippi College So. Nursing 3.65 Madison, MS

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