Marshall University Athletics
The Herd and All-Conference USA, 2015-16
6/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | General
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A recap of Marshall student-athletes and coaches who received All-Conference USA honors in 2015-16 (compiled by HerdZone.com Columnist Jack Bogaczyk):
Baseball
Keith LeClair Conference USA Coach of the Year - Jeff Waggoner
Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year - Tim Donnelly
Conference USA Newcomer of the Year - Tommy Lane, Jr., 1B (Pendleton, Ore.)
First Team - Chase Boster, Sr., RHP (Stafford, Va.); DJ Gee, Sr., LF (Seattle); Tommy Lane, Jr., 1B (Pendleton, Ore.)
Second Team - Corey Bird, Jr., CF (Elkview, W.Va.)
All-Freshman - Joshua Shapiro, LHP (Columbus, Ohio)
All-Tournament - Aaron Bossi, Sr., 2B (St. Louis); Corey Bird, Jr., CF (Elkview, W.Va.); Chase Boster, Sr. RHP (Stafford, Va.).
All-Academic - DJ Gee, Sr., OF (Seattle), 3.52, Health Science
Men's basketball
Conference USA Newcomer of the Year - James Kelly, Sr., F (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
First Team - James Kelly, Sr., F (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
All-Academic - Jon Elmore, So. (Charleston, W.Va.), 3.60, public communications, management; Austin Loop, r-Jr. (South Webster, Ohio), 3.63, biomechanics/clinical exercise/psychology
Women's basketball
First Team - Leah Scott, Sr., F (Detroit).
Men's cross country
All-Academic - Tony Hayes, Jr. (Fairmont, W.Va.), 3.89, biology
Women's cross country
None
Football
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year - Evan McKelvey, r-Sr., LB (Moncks Corner, S.C.)
Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year - Deandre Reaves, r-Sr., KR-PR (Sterling, Va.)
First Team - Sebastian Johansson, r-Sr. OL (Karlstad, Sweden); Evan McKelvey, r-Sr., LB (Moncks Corner, S.C.); Deandre Reaves, r-Sr., KR (Sterling, Va.).
Second Team - Michael Selby, Jr., C (Sandersville, Ga.); Jarquez Samuel, r-Sr., DT (Valdosta, Ga.); Tyler Williams, Sr., P (Fort Wayne, Ind.); Deandre Reaves, r-Sr., KR (Sterling, Va.); Matt Cincotta, Sr., LS (Charlotte, N.C.).
Honorable Mention - Ryan Yurachek, So., TE (Myrtle Beach, S.C.); Davonte Allen, r-Sr., WR (Belle Glade, Fla.); Gary Thompson, r-Jr. DE (La Mesa, Calif.); D.J. Hunter, r-Sr., LB (Middletown, Ohio); Taj Letman, Sr. S (Elberton, Ga.); Corey Tindal, r-Jr., CB (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.); Tiquan Lang, Jr., S (Valdosta, Ga.)
All-Freshman - Ryan Bee, DE (Ashland, Ohio)
All-Academic - Matt Cincotta, Sr., LS (Charlotte, N.C.), 3.60, biology.
Men's golf
None
Women's golf
None
Men's soccer
Second Team - Nick Edginton, Sr., D (Wellington, New Zealand); Rimario Gordon, Jr., F (Kingston, Jamaica).
All-Academic - Jack Hopkins, Sr., MF/D (Birmingham, Ala.), 3.63, biology.
All-Tournament - Rimario Gordon, Jr., F (Kingston, Jamaica); Dominik Reining, So., GK (Frankfurt, Germany); Arthur Duchesne, Jr., D (Piegut Pluviers, France).
Women's soccer
Conference USA co-Coach of the Year - Kevin Long
First Team - Kelly Culicerto, Sr., MF (Sr., Charlotte, N.C.); Jenna Dubs, Sr., D (Sr., Green Lane, Pa.).
Second Team - Sydney Arnold, Jr., F (Jr., Stafford, Va.); Lizzie Kish, Sr., GK (Sr., Boyertown, Pa.).
All-Freshman - Jayne Lawman, F (Winfield, W.Va.); Ashley Seltzer, MF (Knoxville, Tenn.).
All-Tournament -- Kelly Culicerto, Sr., MF (Sr., Charlotte, N.C.); Sydney Arnold, Jr., F (Jr., Stafford, Va.); Erin Simmons, Sr., F (Gahanna, Ohio).
All-Academic - First Team: Kelly Culicerto, Sr., MF (Charlotte, N.C.), 3.77, business management; Second Team: Jenna Dubs, Sr., D (Green Lane, Pa.), 3.57, biological sciences; Jordan Parkhurst, Jr., MF (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 3.96, healthcare management.
Softball
First Team - Kaelynn Greene, Sr., OF (Eastvale, Calif.); Taylor McCord, So., C (Gilbert, Ariz.); Morgan Zerkle, Jr.., OF (Milton, W.Va.).
Second Team - Jordan Dixon, Jr., P (Edmond, Okla.).
All-Freshman - Briana Daiss, 1B (Clermont, Fla.); Samantha Loose, 2B (Anaheim Hills, Calif.)
All-Academic - Morgan Zerkle, Jr., OF (Milton, W.Va.), 3.68, clinical exercise physiology.
Swimming & Diving
First Team - 3-meter diving: Megan Wolons, Jr. (Williamsburg, Va.); 400 IM: Caroline Wanner, Fr. (Stafford, Va.)
Second Team - 200 medley relay: Chloe Parsemain, Jr. (Fos-sur-Mer, France), Mikaya Reynolds, Jr. (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Gloriya Mavrova, So., (Alexandria, Va.), Lauren Cowher, So. (Roanoke, Va.); 200 freestyle relay: Lauren Cowher, So. (Roanoke, Va.), Gloriya Mavrova, So. (Alexandria, Va.), Maggie Stovall, Fr. (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Chloe Parsemain, Jr. (Fos-sur-Mer, France); 1,650 freestyle: Anna Lynch, Fr. (Oakwood, Ohio); Platform diving: Megan Wolons, Jr. (Williamsburg, Va.); 200 butterfly: Chloe Parsemain, Jr. (Fos-sur-Mer, France);
Third Team - 800 freestyle relay: Maggie Stovall, Fr. (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Madi Pulfer, So. (Ottawa, Ontario), Brittany Wilkerson, Fr. (Mechanicsville, Va.), Anna Lynch, Fr. (Oakwood, Ohio); 200 IM: Caroline Wanner, Fr. (Stafford, Va.); 1,650 freestyle: Madi Pulfer, So. (Ottawa, Ontario); 100 freestyle: Gloriya Mavrova, So. (Alexandria, Va.); 200 butterfly: Shir Wasserman, Fr. (Yehud, Israel);
All-Academic -Alex Black, Sr. (Palm Bay, Fla.), 3.67, marketing; Madi Pulfer, So. (Ottawa, Ontario), 3.78, criminal justice.
Tennis
Conference USA Player of the Year -- Derya Turhan, Jr. (Bad Salzuflen, Germany).
First Team Singles -- Derya Turhan, Jr. (Bad Salzuflen, Germany).
First Team Doubles - Derya Turhan, Jr. (Bad Salzuflen, Germany) and Anna Pomyatinskaya, Jr. (Sochi, Russia).
Third Team Singles - Rachael Morales, Jr. (Columbus, Ohio); Anna Pomyatinskaya, Jr. (Sochi, Russia).
All-Academic - Derya Turhan, Jr. (Bad Salzuflen, Germany), 4.00, psychology.
Track & field
Indoor
None
Outdoor
Second Team - Heidi Heiniger, Fr., javelin (Sabetha, Kan.).
Third Team - Elena Marchand, Fr., discus (Hickory, Pa.).
All-Academic - Alexandra Phares, Sr., distance (Morgantown, W.Va.), 4.00, geography.
Volleyball
First Team - Ally Kiekover, Jr., MB (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
All-Academic - Allie Kellerman, Jr., L (Louisville, Ky.), 3.90, accounting; Ally Kiekover, Jr., MB (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 3.75, biological sciences.
