2016-17 Shepherd Athletics Year in Review


Overall Records

Football (13-1, 10-0 MEC/Super Region One Champion)

Men's Golf (4th at MEC Championship/Regional Participant)

Volleyball (12-20, 5-11 MEC/10th)

Men's Soccer (1-15-0, 0-12-0 MEC/7th)

Women's Soccer (7-9-1, 6-9-1 MEC/5th)

Women's Basketball (15-17,  11-11 MEC/7th)

Men's Basketball (19-11, 15-7 MEC/4th)

Baseball (33-24, 24-8 MEC North Champions/MEC Tournament Champions/Regional Participant)

Softball (41*-22, 21-11 MEC North/1^st/Regional Runner-up)
* Most wins in a season in any sport in Shepherd history

Women's Lacrosse (6-12, 3-2 MEC/3rd)

Men's Tennis (10-11, 3-4 MEC/5th)

Women's Tennis (9-11, 2-5 MEC/6th)

Conference Champions (2)
Football
Baseball

Conference Division Champions (2)
Baseball
Softball

Regional Championship
Football (Super Region One)

Regional Appearances (4)
Football
Baseball
Softball
Men's Golf

Harlon Hill Award Finalist
Jeff Ziemba (7th)

American Football Networks DII Player of the Year
Billy Brown

All-Americans (16)

Football (14)
Billy Brown (Second Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Jeff Ziemba (Third Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Myles Humphrey (Third Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Lavonte Heights (Honorable Mention - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Tre Sullivan (Honorable Mention - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Octavius Thomas (Honorable Mention - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Billy Brown (First Team – D2Football.com)
Tre Sullivan (First Team – D2Football.com)

Jeff Ziemba (Honorable Mention - D2Football.com)
Lavonte Hights (Honorable Mention – D2 Football.com)
Myles Humphrey (Honorable Mention – D2 Football.com)
Lavonte Hights (First Team – D2CCA)
Billy Brown (Second  Team – D2CCA)
Lavonte Hights (Third Team – AP Little All-America)


Baseball (2)
Ryan Pansch (Third Team – ABCA/Rawlings)
Ryan Pansch (Third Team – NCBWA)

All-Region (35)

Football (20)
Billy Brown (First Team – D2CCA)
Jeff Ziemba (First Team – D2CCA)
Lavonte Hights (First Team – D2CCA)
Myles Humphrey (First Team – D2CCA)
Octavius Thomas (First Team – D2CCA)
James Gupton (Second Team – D2CCA)
Tre Sullivan (Second Team – D2CCA)
Billy Brown (First Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Jeff Ziemba (First Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Lavonte Hights (First Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Myles Humphrey (First Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Octavius Thomas (First Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Tre Sullivan (First Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Brandon Hlavach (Second Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
James Gupton (Second Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
James King (Second Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Jamie Deason (Third Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Jake Kingston (Third Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
Ruan Venter (Third  Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
CJ Davis (Third Team - Don Hansen's Football Gazette)

Women's Soccer (1)
Regan Stout (NSCAA – Second Team)

Men's Golf (2)
Joey Burkinshaw (GCAA)
Ryan Crabtree (GCAA)
 
Baseball (7)
JJ Sarty (First Team – NCBWA)
Ryan Pansch (First Team – NCBWA)
JJ Sarty (First Team – ABCA/Rawlings)
Ryan Pansch (First Team – ABCA/Rawlings)
JJ Sarty (First Team – D2CCA)
Ryan Pansch (First Team –D2CCA)
Chase Hoffman  (Second Team –D2CCA)
 
Softball (5)
Alexandra Witt (First Team - D2CCA)
Kaitlyn Konopka (Second Team – D2CCA)
Tara Hanson (Second Team – D2CCA)
Alexandra Witt (Second Team – NFCA)
Kaitlyn Konopka (Second Team – NFCA)

Vince Lombardi Foundation Coach of the Year
Monte Cater

East-West Shrine Game participant
Billy Brown
 
NFL Combine Participant
Billy Brown


All-Conference (45)
Football (18)
Billy Brown, First Team
Jeff Ziemba, First Team
Lavonte Hights, First Team
Myles Humphrey, First Team
Jamie Deason, First Team
James King, First Team
James Gupton, First Team
Octavius Thomas, First Team
Tre Sullivan, First Team
Brandon Hlavach, Second Team
Jacob Kingston, Second Team
Brandon Wooten, Second Team
Chris Jones, Second Team
Ruan Venter, Second Team
CJ Davis, Second Team(KR/PR)/Honorable Mention (WR)
Bruno Anyangwe, Honorable Mention
Tatah Ndeh, Honorable Mention
D'Angelo Niler, Honorable Mention

Women's Soccer (3)
Taylor Harwood, Second Team
Regan Stout, Second Team
Ashley Warfield, Honorable Mention

Men's Basketball (3)
AJ Carr, First Team
Steffen Davis, Honorable Mention
Naim Muhammad, Honorable Mention

Women's Basketball (2)
Cara Mason, First Team
Liz Myers, Honorable Mention

Men's Golf (4)
Joey Burkinshaw, First Team
Ryan Crabtree, First Team
Trey Euler, Honorable Mention
Erik Williams, Honorable Mention

Men's Tennis (1)
Carter Davis, Second Team

Baseball (6)
Chase Hoffman, First Team
Jacob Carney, First Team
JJ Sarty, First Team
Ryan Pansch, First Team
Brenton Doyle, Second Team
John Bentley, Honorable Mention

Softball (3)
Alexandra Witt, First Team
Kaitlyn Konopka, First Team
Tara Hanson, Second Team

Women's Lacrosse (8)
Brooke Hunley, First Team
Haley Price, First Team
Courtney Matthews, Second Team
Courtney Schwiegerath, Second Team
Anna Munford, Second Team
Casey Hickman, Second Team
Lillian Funke, Honorable Mention
Lyric Feingold-Conaway, Honorable Mention

MEC All-Freshman Team (1)
Lillian Funke, Women's Lacrosse

MEC All-Tournament Team (11)
AJ Carr, Men's Basketball
Tara Hanson, Softball
Lori Sturgill, Softball
Brooke Hunley, Women's Lacrosse
Courtney Schwiegerath, Women's Lacrosse
Casey Hickman, Women's Lacrosse
Ryan Potts, Baseball
Daniel Heleine, Baseball
Ron Farley, Baseball
Brenton Doyle, Baseball
JJ Sarty, Baseball (MVP)

Academic All-American (3)
Nick Barmoy, football (Second Team)
Myles Humphrey, football  (Second Team)
Jacob Carney, baseball (Third Team)

Academic All-District (4)
Nick Barmoy, football  (First Team)
Myles Humphrey, football (First Team)
Jacob Carney, baseball (First Team)
Austin Thomas, men's tennis (First Team)

MEC Player of the Year (1)
Ryan Pansch, Baseball (Pitcher of the Year)

MEC Coach of the Year
Monte Cater, football

MEC Player of the Week (20)
Football (6)
Ruan Venter (9-12) (Special Teams)
Billy Brown (9-26) (Offensive)
Jeff Ziemba (10-10) (Offensive)
Connor Jessop (10-17) (Offensive)
Myles Humphrey (11-7) (Co-Defensive)
CJ Davis (11-14) (Special Teams)

Women's Soccer (1)
Christi LaBella (10/10) (Defensive)

Baseball (4)
JJ Sarty (2/13) (Player of the Week)
Ryan Pansch (3/6) (Pitcher of the Week)
AJ Stead (3/20) (Pitcher of the Week)
JJ Sarty (4/24) (Player of the Week)

Softball (4)
Morgan Cox (2/20) (Player of the Week)
Kaitlin Munda (3/20) (Pitcher of the Week)
Kaitlyn Konopka (4/24) (Player of the Week)
Tara Hanson (5/1) (Pitcher of the Week)

Women's Lacrosse (4)
Courtney Mathews (3/20) (Offensive)
Casey Hickman (3/20) (Defensive)
Haley Price (4/10) (Offensive)
Anna Munford (4/10) Defensive)

Men's Tennis (1)
Carter Davis, (4/4)

D2 Women's Basketball HERO of the Week
Cara Mason (1/21)

D2 Baseball HERO of the Week
JJ Sarty (2/17)

D2 Softball HERO of the Week
Tara Hanson (5/3)

NCAA II Lambert Meadowlands Award (football)
Shepherd

Nationally-Ranked Teams (Final Poll)
Football (3rd - AFCA; 4th - D2Football.com)
Softball (25th - NFCA)

Shepherd Award Winners

Male Athlete of the Year
Jeff Ziemba, football

Female Athlete of the Year
Kaitlin Munda, softball

Male Senior Athlete of the Year
Shaneil Jenkins, football

Female Senior Athlete of the Year
Erin Phelan, women's lacrosse

MEC Male Senior Scholar-Athlete
Kevin Cook, football

MEC Female Senior Scholar-Athlete
Anna Roper, volleyball

The Ram Award
Eric and Joy Lewis

Coach of the Year
Monte Cater, football

Top Male Team GPA
Men's Tennis

Top Female Team GPA
Volleyball