Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 26, 2002

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Nine members of the Lumberjack football team have been named to the 2002 All-Southland Conference football team. Three earned first team All-SLC honors, while six others were named to the second team unit. Four others earned honorable mention honors, bringing to 13 the total number of SFA athletes honored in a vote of conference head coaches.

Port Arthur freshman running back Tony Tompkins was voted the Freshman of the Year in the conference and also earned second team all-conference honors at running back. Tompkins ended his freshman year with 688 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. He also caught two touchdown passes and scored another touchdown on a punt return. Tompkins was second in the SLC with his 13 total touchdowns.

Senior Anthony Dingle earned first team All-SLC honors in 2002 after leading SFA with 42 receptions for 573 yards and five touchdowns. It marks the second straight season Dingle has earned first team All-Southland Conference honors. Dingle was second in the SLC in both receptions per game and receiving yardage per game for the year.

Greg Barnum, a senior from Killeen, was also named to the first team offensive unit at center. Barnum lived up the preseason billing as one of the top centers in the nation and helped SFA?s offensive line improve tremendously. The 'Jacks allowed only 12 sacks in 2002, down from 38 sacks allowed in 2001. The team also improved its rushing totals by 44 percent, from 92.0 yards per game in 2001, to 166.0 yards per game in 2002.

Jasper junior Brent Hafford was the only member of the Lumberjack defensive unit to earn first team honors after leading the team with 113 tackles and leading the Southland Conference with 16 passes defended. Hafford finished the year as the leading tackler in Southland Conference play, averaging just over nine tackles per game in SLC games.

Joining Tompkins on the second team offensive unit were Lufkin senior, Courtnee Garcia and Kemp junior, David Phillips. Garcia was the team?s second leading receiver with 36 catches for 613 yards and one touchdown. Phillips was an academic All-SLC selection in 2001 and is a strong candidate to repeat that honor in 2002.

Three more Lumberjacks earned second team All-SLC honors defensively with linebacker Aubrey Brisendine leading the way. Brisendine finished 2002 as SFA's second leading tackler with 86 total tackles and also led the team with 13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Nederland senior also intercepted one pass, forced a fumble and added four pass break-ups.

Austin senior Walker Molinare was also named to the second team defensive unit after finishing the year with 35 tackles and five tackles for a loss. Molinare was one of the SLC?s leading tacklers among defensive linemen.

Braxton O'Banion was named to the second team unit after finishing the year with 12 passes defended. The Houston senior was second in the category in conference games with nine passes broken up in conference games.

Four other Lumberjacks were named honorable mention All-Southland Conference. Zeke Dixon, a freshman from Westlake, La. garnered votes after starting the final four games of 2002. Joining Dixon were linebacker Michael Adams, running back Gary Allen and cornerback Jamaal Cato.

First Team Offense
POS 	NAME 	        UNIVERSITY 	HT. 	WT. 	CL. 	HOMETOWN
QB 	Josh Son 	Nicholls State 	6-2 	205 	Jr. 	Baton Rouge, La.
RB 	Vick King 	McNeese State 	5-11 194 	Jr. 	Cutoff, La.
RB 	Derrick Johnese Northwestern St. 	5-10 215 	So. 	Baton Rouge, La.
FB 	Luke Lawton 	McNeese State 	6-0 	236 	Jr. 	Lafayette, La.
WR 	Jermaine Martin McNeese State 	5-6 	147 	Sr. 	Lafayette, La.
WR 	Anthony Dingle Stephen F. Austin 	5-11 	195 	Sr. 	Tyler, Texas
TE 	Jeff Hamilton 	McNeese State 	6-4 	235 	Sr. 	Westlake, La.
OL 	Jason Davis 	McNeese State 	6-0 	319 	Sr. 	Lake Charles, La.
OL 	Greg Barnum Stephen F. Austin 	6-1 	302 	Sr. 	Killeen, Texas
OL 	Deon White 	Jacksonville State 	6-3 	330 	Sr. 	Birmingham, Ala.
OL 	Dwight Hudler 	McNeese State 	6-2 	277 	Jr. 	Mesquite, Texas
OL 	Matt Deroche 	Nicholls State 	6-6 	305 	Sr. 	Houma, La.
PK 	John Marino 	McNeese State 	5-9 	198 	So. 	Covington, La.
First Team Defense
DL 	Roy Locks 	Northwestern St. 	5-11 240 	Sr. 	Orange, Texas
DL 	B.J. McNutt 	McNeese State 	6-4 	290 	Sr. 	Houston, Texas
DL 	John Paul Jones McNeese State 	6-3 	300 	Fr. 	Carencro, La.
DL 	Ahmad Willis 	Northwestern St. 	6-1 	262 	Sr. 	Quitman, Texas
LB 	Roderick Royal 	McNeese State 	6-1 	241 	Jr. 	Baton Rouge, La.
LB 	Ryan Garrison 	McNeese State 	6-1 	230 	Jr. 	Franklin, La.
LB 	Kurt Rodriguez 	Northwestern St. 	6-2 	238 	Sr. 	New Orleans, La.
CB 	Keith Smith 	McNeese State 	6-0 	185 	Jr. 	Leesville, La.
CB 	Chris Thompson 	Nicholls State 	6-0 	190 	Jr. 	New Orleans, La.
S 	Hadley Prince 	McNeese State 	5-9 	195 	Sr. 	Sulphur, La.
S 	Brent Hafford Stephen F. Austin 	6-0 	175 	Jr. 	Jasper, Texas
P 	Richie Rhodes 	Jacksonville State 	6-0 	208 	So. 	Alexander City, Ala
RS 	LeJuan Walker 	Nicholls State 	5-8 	170 	So. 	Tallahassee, Fla.
Second Team Offense
QB 	Scott Pendarvis McNeese State 	6-3 	219 	So. 	Walker, La.
RB 	Lee Davis 	Southwest Texas 	5-10 	190 	Sr. 	East Bernard, Texas
RB 	Tony Tompkins Stephen F. Austin 	5-8 	165 	Fr. 	Port Arthur, Texas
FB 	Colt Colletti 	Nicholls State 	5-9 	215 	So. 	River Ridge, La.
WR 	Jason Mathenia 	Sam Houston St. 	6-1 	193 	So. 	Copperas Cove, Texas
WR 	Courtnee Garcia 	Stephen F. Austin 	5-9 	160 	Sr. 	Lufkin, Texas
TE 	Jason Glover S	outhwest Texas 	6-3 	240 	So. 	Sherman, Texas
OL 	Billy Williams 	Sam Houston St. 	6-3 	340 	Sr. 	Marshall, Texas
OL 	Chase Denton 	Sam Houston St. 	6-6 	318 	Sr. 	Houston, Texas
OL 	Greg Buckley 	Northwestern St. 	6-3 	279 	So. 	Lewisville, Texas
OL 	David Phillips 	Stephen F. Austin 	6-5 	305 	Jr. 	Kemp, Texas
OL 	Ken McKoy 	Southwest Texas 	6-5 	365 	So. 	Killeen, Texas
PK 	Joey Price 	Sam Houston St. 	5-8 	190 	So. 	Port Neches, Texas
Second Team Defense
DL 	Kelvin Randall 	Sam Houston St. 	6-2 	260 	Sr. 	Alief, Texas
DL 	Burnell Taylor 	Nicholls State 	6-2 	285 	Sr. 	New Orleans, La.
DL 	Germaine Hoyt 	Jacksonville State 	6-2 	277 	Sr. 	Gadsden, Ala.
DL 	Walker Molinar 	Stephen F. Austin 	6-3 	240 	Sr. 	Austin, Texas
LB 	Greg Pitts 	Southwest Texas 	6-4 	230 	Sr. 	Lockhart, Texas
LB 	Germond Williams Northwestern St. 	6-0 	213 	Sr. 	Reserve, La.
LB 	Aubrey Brisendine 	Stephen F. Austin 	6-0 	230 	Sr. 	Nederland, Texas
CB 	Markee Coleman 	Jacksonville State 	5-11 	192 	Sr. 	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
CB 	Braxton O'Banion Stephen F. Austin 	5-11 	180 	Sr. 	Houston, Texas
S 	Rod Gulley 	McNeese State 	6-2 	190 	Jr. 	Newton, Texas
S 	DeJuan Davis 	Sam Houston St. 	5-9 	195 	Jr. 	Italy, Texas
P 	John Manly 	Nicholls State 	6-2 	180 	Jr. 	Shake Heights, Ohio
RS 	B.J. Sams 	McNeese State 	5-10 	168 	Jr. 	Mandeville, La.