FRISCO, Texas – Eight Southeastern Louisiana University track and field athletes, and the men's 4x100-meter relay team, earned All-Conference honors, the Southland Conference announced Thursday.

Derek Hampton (men's javelin), Jeffrey Milliron (men's discus), Alicia Noel (women's 400-meter hurdles) and Clarence Robinson (men's high jump), along with the relay team of Brandon Daniels, T.J. Herbert, Billy Minnifield and Jerome Rudolph, earned first-team honors.

Milliron (men's shot put) and Jonathan Kinchen (men's discus) earned second-team honors while Misha Frazier (women's hammer), Casey Revere (men's javelin) and Shalicia Rochon (women's shot put) picked up third-team honors

The top-three finishers in each event earned All-Southland Conference honors. The winner earned first-team honors, the second place finisher earned second-team accolades while third place finishers are honored with third-team awards.

McNeese State graduate student David Rooney and junior Jasmine Webb were named the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year by vote of the league's head coaches.

Rooney earned consecutive men's outdoor track and field athlete of the year honors after he won the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs at the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships last weekend. The graduate student from Dublin, Ireland, was the fifth highest scorer at the meet while winning the 5,000-meter run in a time of 14 minutes 22.17 seconds, which was 15 seconds better than the second-place finisher. The Cowboy claimed victory in the 10,000-meter run in dominating fashion after setting a Southland championships record with a time of 29:50.83. Rooney was also tabbed as the men's outstanding running performer.

Webb became the second consecutive Cowgirl and third in school history to earn women's outdoor track and field athlete of the year recognition. Mariah Georgetown claimed the award last year while Sita Waru won back-to-back honors in 2000 and 2001. The junior from Dallas, Texas, was the women's high-point scorer of the meet after she claimed victory in the 100 and 200 meters before running a leg of the first-place 4x100-meter relay team. The Cowgirl was also tabbed women's newcomer of the year and women's outstanding running performer.

Oral Roberts senior Jack Whitt claimed the men's outstanding field performer award following a victorious performance in the pole vault. The Norman, Okla., native, set the outdoor championships record when he cleared 18 feet, 2.5 inches to beat his closest competitor by six inches. Whitt also set the pole vault record at the indoor championships in February in the Golden Eagles' first year as a Southland member.

Northwestern State's Janae Allen notched top women's track performer accolades after following three top-five finishes at the championship. The senior from Abbeville, La., won the discus throw with a distance of 161-7 before finishing second the shot put after a throw of 47-7.75. The Lady Demon placed fifth in the hammer throw with a throw of 169-0. Allen is the fourth Lady Demon to claim the award while Northwestern has claimed the award five times in the last 11 years.

Oral Roberts senior Morrie Turner earned the men's newcomer of the year merit. Turner proved too much in the long jump where he won the event with a distance of 24-7. Since the award was introduced 2006, six different schools have been represented.

Northwestern's Hanoj Carter and Central Arkansas' Brooke Cassar were named men's and women's freshmen of the year, respectively.

Carter is the first Demon to win the award in school history after scoring the most points by any freshmen in the championship. The freshman from Shreveport, La., won the 200 meters in a time of 20.73 seconds. He medaled in 100 meters after finishing third in a time of 10.45.

Cassar impressed as she won the 5,000 meters by more than eight seconds with a time of 17:30.24. The Bear from New South Wales, Australia, claimed gold in 10,000 meters by more than 30 seconds after she completed the race in 36:12.47. Cassar is the first Central Arkansas representative to earn the honor.

Stephen F. Austin coach Phil Olson was named the men's and women's coach of the year as Stephen F. Austin swept the championships for the second time in school history (2011). Olson and the SFA track and field squads also swept the titles at the indoor track and field championships making Stephen F. Austin the third school in Southland Conference history to claim all four titles. Louisiana-Monroe (1987) and Texas State (2004) are the only other schools to accomplish the feat. Olson led the women's team to its fifth consecutive title while leading the men's team to its second title in three years. He has claimed the women's coach of the year award in five consecutive seasons. On the men's side, Olson garnered the men's coach of the award for the second time (2011).

Individual Award Winners
Male Athlete of the Year: David Rooney, McNeese State
Female Athlete of the Year: Jasmine Webb, McNeese State
Male Outstanding Field Events: Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts
Female Outstanding Field Events: Janae Allen, Northwestern State
Male Outstanding Running Events: David Rooney, McNeese State
Female Outstanding Running Events: Jasmine Webb, McNeese State
Male Newcomer of the Year: Morrie Turner, Oral Roberts
Female Newcomer of the Year: Jasmine Webb, McNeese State
Male Freshman of the Year: Hanoj Carter, Northwestern State
Female Freshman of the Year: Brooke Cassar, Central Arkansas
Men's Coach of the Year: Phil Olson, Stephen F. Austin
Women's Coach of the Year: Phil Olson, Stephen F. Austin

Men's Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
100-Meter Dash	Justin Walker, NWLA	Diontae Spencer, MCN	Hanoj Carter, NWLA
100-Meter Hurdles	Nick McCloud, SHSU	Matthew Viverette, SHSU	Matt Johnson, SHSU
200-Meter Dash	Hanoj Carter, NWLA	Cass Brown, SFA	Justin Walker, NWLA
400-Meter Dash	Cass Brown, SFA	Chance Tanner, UCA	Rodney Jones, SHSU
400-Meter Hurdles	Jeffery Gibson, ORU	Josh Taylor, SFA	Matthew Viverette, SHSU
800-Meter Run	De'Quad Binder, SHSU	Tyler Banks, ORU	Brandon Lacy, AMCC
1,500-Meter Run	Joe Wade, LU	Patrick Kimeli, AMCC	Clint Anders, SHSU
3,000-Meter Steeple	Adam Saloom, SFA	Philipp Baar, AMCC	Edward Limo, UCA
5,000-Meter Run	David Rooney, MCN	Matt Johnsen, LU	Alex Bruce-Littlewood, MCN
10,000-Meter Run	David Rooney, MCN	Jarrett LeBlanc, MCN	Matt Johnsen, LU
4x100-Meter Relay	Southeastern Louisiana	Sam Houston State	Stephen F. Austin
4x400-Meter Relay	Stephen F. Austin	Sam Houston State	Central Arkansas
High Jump	Clarence Robinson, SLU	Roger De La Cruz, AMCC	Lionel Ellison, NWLA
			Jonathan Reece, LU
Long Jump	Morrie Turner, ORU	Jamal Peden, SFA	Kartavius Hamilton, MCN
Triple Jump	Karique Stephen, SHSU	Charles White, SHSU	Emmanuel Williams, NWLA
Pole Vault	Jack Whitt, ORU	Dustin Gehrke, ORU	Colton Ross, SFA
Shot Put	Jon Arthur, SFA	Jeffrey Milliron, SLU	Thomas Canchola, MCN
Discus	Jeffrey Milliron, SLU	Jonathan Kinchen, SLU	Thomas Canchola, MCN
Javelin	Derek Hampton, SLU	Stephen Eccles, MCN	Casey Revere, SLU
Hammer	Jon Arthur, SFA	Trevor Sealy, SHSU	Thomas Canchola, MCN
Heptathlon	Matthew Johnson, SHSU	Cody Rhodes, SFA	Trey Carter, UCA

Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams

	1st	2nd	3rd
100-Meter Dash	Jasmine Webb, MCN	Tanesha Maxwell, UCA	Brarysheyia Simpson, SFA
100-Meter Hurdles	Kryshell Rolle, NICH	Bria McIver, SFA	Winnie Ileso, SHSU
200-Meter Dash	Jasmine Webb, MCN	Brarysheyia Simpson, SFA	Ashleigh Wells, MCN
400-Meter Dash	Madison Reynolds, ORU	Quiana Griffin, NWLA	Lygia Foreman, SHSU
400-Meter Hurdles	Alicia Noel, SLU	Ruth Amaku, SHSU	Desarae Couthren, MCN
800-Meter Run	DeJernel Jordan, SFA	Jackie White, NICH	Jasmine Boutte, AMCC
1,500-Meter Run	Tessni Carruthers, NICH	Jackie White, NICH	Becky Gough, LU
3,000-Meter Steeple	Erika Setzler, UCA	Samantha Watson, ORU	Laurie Byrd, SFA
5,000-Meter Run	Brooke Cassar, UCA	Becky Gough, LU	Claire Miles, LU
10,000-Meter Run	Brooke Cassar, UCA	Lauren Smith, SFA	Claire Miles, LU
4x100-Meter Relay	McNeese State	Oral Roberts	Stephen F. Austin
4x400-Meter Relay	Sam Houston State	Stephen F. Austin	Northwestern State
High Jump	Caitlin Jones, SFA	Heather McPherson, SFA	Maya Tunwar, MCN
Long Jump	Jasmine Cornelius, MCN	Sarah Jones, NWLA	Porsha Thomas, NWLA
Triple Jump	Kelli Hermes, SFA	Jerrica Tillery, NWLA	Sarah Jones, NWLA
Pole Vault	Shelbie Zotyka, SHSU	Nicole Caspar, MCN	Lauren McFarland, ORU
Shot Put	La'Tricia Griffin, SFA	Janae Allen, NWLA	Shalicia Rochon, SLU
Discus	Janae Allen, NWLA	Rechelle Bessard, NWLA	La'Tricia Griffin, SFA
Javelin	Jaimee Springer, NICH	Madison Johnston, SFA	Jessica Talley, NWLA
Hammer	Adrienne Quillin, SHSU	La'Shantena Rounds, MCN	Jermisha Frazier, SLU
Heptathlon	Jasmine Ellis, UCA	Shambrail Woods, SFA	Megan Snow, UCA