Track & Field Earns Nine All-LSC Picks

Six members of the Angelo State men's track & field team and three members of the women's squad were recognized on Thursday as All-Lone Star Conference selections. To be recognized All-LSC in track and field, a student-athlete must have won an individual event, been part of a first-place relay team or scored at least 14 points in the conference meet. In all, 25 men and 22 women from around the league were honored.

Junior thrower Spencer Tyler led the picks on the men's side as he was recognized as the winner of the Oscar Strahan Award given to the outstanding field athlete of the year. Tyler claimed the title of discus throw at this year's meet while adding a second-place finish in the shot put and a sixth-place finish in the hammer throw for a total of 19 points. Three other conference champions joined Tyler from the men's team in senior Dustin Hafernick (steeplechase), sophomore Ryan McWilliams (decathlon) and sophomore Justin Boyd (400-meter hurdle). Seniors Andrew Roemisch (14 points) and Jason Simmons (16 points) each garnered all-conference honors as well.

On the women's side, freshman Adree Lakey was chosen as the co-winner of the 2006 David Noble Award given to the outstanding female field athlete. Lakey collected a total of 30 points in the conference meet winning both the shot put and and javelin throw and finishing third in the hammer throw and fourth in the discus throw. Junior Kandra Lakey also joined the all-conference squad after claiming the title of discus. The older Lakey scored a total of 24 points as she added a runner-up finish in the javelin and a third-place finish in the shot put. Sophomore Melina Garcia rounded out the Rambelles on the all-conference team as she tallied a total of 16 points in the event with second-place finishes in both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs.

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