SLC Recognizes 13 Former Ladyjacks, Humphreys
11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 18, 2013
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – As part of its yearlong 50th Anniversary commemoration, the Southland Conference has announced its All-Time Volleyball Honor Roll. The announcement comes prior to the Southland’s 32nd Volleyball Tournament, to be held Friday through Sunday in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The honor roll includes 83 volleyball student-athletes that have impacted the sport since the league began sponsorship of the sport in 1982. The team includes all former players that earned multiple All-Southland first-team honors, as well as a number of other standouts with 13 former Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks honored. Additionally, seven coaches were recognized for their historic contributions to the sport, including long-time SFA coach Debbie Humphreys.
“Volleyball has been a fantastic sport in the Southland for more than three decades, and we’ve seen our teams participate at the highest levels, including the NCAA national championship,” league commissioner Tom Burnett said. “We’ve had a great combination of coaching legends and standout student-athletes, and we expect that to continue for a very long time.”
Two Texas-Arlington coaches were named to the honor roll, Lisa Love (Southland tenure: 1982-88) and Cathy George (1989-93) directed the team to national accolades during that era, winning a combined nine Southland Coach of the Year honors and coaching a combined 24 first-team all-conference picks and six players of the year. Five other legendary coaches were honor roll selections, including Karen Chisum (1987-2011) of Texas State, Katrinka Jo Crawford of Lamar (1982-86) and Texas-San Antonio (1996-2001), Brenda Gray (1987-current) of Sam Houston State, Debbie Humphreys (1988-current) of Stephen F. Austin and Steven McRoberts (2006-10) of Central Arkansas.
Texas-Arlington placed the most student-athletes on the All-Time Honor Roll with 16. SFA added 13, followed by Texas State with 12, Texas-San Antonio with eight, Lamar and Sam Houston State with seven each, McNeese State with five, Central Arkansas with four, Louisiana-Monroe and Oral Roberts with two, and Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas-A&M-Corpus Christi and North Texas with one each.
To best assess the candidate pool for the All-Time Honor Roll, the Southland Conference developed a metric that analyzed numerous elements of a student-athlete’s performance and value within the league at the time she played. Most notably, the conference honored “real-time” factors such as all-conference/all-tournament selections by coaches and a player’s individual honors and statistical performance among her peers.
Southland Conference 50th Anniversary
All-time Volleyball Honor Roll SFA Ladyjack Members
Head Coach Debbie Humphreys (1988-Current)
Four-time Southland Coach of the Year (1992, 94, 2004, 06)… Led SFA to seven Southland regular-season championships (1994, 95, 96, 2004, 05, 06, 07)… Program has also won four Southland Tournament titles (1994, 97, 99, 2006)… Her 2006 team defeated Alabama in the NCAA Tournament first round… Led team to a record 62 consecutive Southland wins between the 2004-2007 seasons… Has coached 31 first-team All-Southland selections, six Players of the Year, five Freshman of the Year, four Liberos of the Year, and four Tournament MVPs.
Brittany Burton (2000-04)
2004 Player of the Year… A two-time All-Southland first team selection (2003, 04)… Also a two-time Southland All-Tournament pick (2003, 04).
Laura Cramer (2003-06)
2005 Player of the Year… 2005 All-Southland first team selection.
Aubrey Duncan (1991-94)
1994 Player of the Year… A two-time All-Southland first team selection (1993, 94)… A three-time Southland All-Tournament pick (1992, 93, 94)… Southland career leader in block assists (430).
Stephanie Figgers (2003-06)
2006 Player of the Year… 2004, 2005 and 2005 Libero of the Year… A two-time All-Southland first team selection (2005, 06)… Also a two-time Southland All-Tournament pick (2004, 06)… 2006 Tournament MVP… Southland career leader in digs (2,598)… 2006 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American.
Krisna Johnson (1993-96)
1996 Player of the Year… A three-time All-Southland first team selection (1994, 95, 96)… A three-time Southland All-Tournament pick (1994, 95, 96)… 1994 Tournament MVP… Southland season (729 in 1995) and career (2,107) kills leader… Career leader in total attempts (7,899).
J.J. Jones (2004-07)
A three-time All-Southland first team selection (2005, 06, 07)… 2004 Freshman of the Year… 2005 and 2006 Setter of the Year.
Shana Neimann (1996-99)
1999 All-Southland first team selection… 1998 and 1999 All-Tournament pick… 1996 Co-Freshman of the Year.
Brooke Newbury (1993-96)
A two-time All-Southland first team selection (1995, 96)… A three-time Southland All-Tournament pick (1994, 95, 96).
Lauren Railey (2005-08)
A two-time All-Southland first team selection (2007, 08)… Also a two-time Southland All-Tournament pick (2006, 07)… 2005 Freshman of the Year
Michelle Reid (1989-92)
A 1992 All-Southland first team selection… A three-time Southland All-Tournament pick (1990, 91, 92).
Kristy Rhodes (1998-01)
2001 Player of the Year… A three-time All-Southland first team selection (1999, 00, 01)… Also a two-time Southland All-Tournament pick (1999, 01)… 1999 Tournament MVP… 1998 Freshman of the Year.
Traci Rohde. (2004-07)
A two-time All-Southland first team selection (2006, 07)… 2007 All-Tournament pick.
Heather Stumbaugh (1996-99)
A three-time All-Southland first team selection (1997, 98, 99)… 1997 All-Tournament pick.
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