WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State placed seven players on the All-Lone Star Conference South Division's first team Thursday morning when the league announced its annual postseason awards.

Junior quarterback Zack Eskridge garnered co-offensive back of the year honors after passing for 2,997 yards with 28 touchdowns and leads NCAA Division II with a 184.2 pass efficiency rating.

Senior wide receiver Andy Tanner was named the league's receiver of the year after catching a school record 66 passes for 1,094 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Senior cornerback Micah Hill gained co-defensive back of the year after making 47 tackles with two sacks. The CDS Preseason All-America also had four interceptions and seven pass breakups this season.

The trio was joined on the first team by senior tight end J.J. Ford (6 rec., 48 yards), senior center Lance Calloway (four-year starter), senior defensive tackle Sharod Basey (30 tackles, three tackles for loss) and senior safety Danny Jackson (64 tackles, two interceptions).

The Mustangs also placed three players on the second team including senior offensive tackle Matt Hanson (two-year starter), senior return specialist BeeJay Mathis (106.8 all-purpose yards per game) and senior defensive end Stephen Turner (47 tackles, 4.5 sacks).

MSU also had eight players gain honorable mention including running back Marcus Mathis, junior wide receiver Sheldon Galloway, senior offensive tackle Dillion Sullivan, junior place kicker Jose Martinez, senior defensive end Austin Shields, senior linebacker Emmanuel Bagley, junior linebacker Austin McDaniel and senior cornerback Brandon Williams.

Midwestern State claimed its first Lone Star Conference championship with a 9-2 overall record including a 7-2 mark in league play. The Mustangs shared the title with Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Kingsville.

The Mustangs open the playoffs Saturday afternoon by playing host to Abilene Christian. Kickoff is set for noon.

2009 LSC South Division Football All-Conference Awards

Special Honors

Offensive Lineman of the Year

Tony Washington, Abilene Christian

Co-Offensive Back of the Year

Zack Eskridge, Midwestern State

Keithon Flemming, West Texas A&M

Receiver of the Year

Andy Tanner, Midwestern State

Freshman of the Year

Dakarai Pecikonis, Angelo State

Defensive Lineman of the Year

Eugene Sims, West Texas A&M

Linebacker of the Year

Marcus Phillips

Co-Defensive Back of the Year

Micah Hill, Midwestern State

Tony Harp, Abilene Christian

Coach of the Year

Bill Maskill, Midwestern State

Dale Carr, Angelo State

First Team

Offense

Player	Team	Pos.	Year	Hometown
Zack Eskridge	Midwestern State	QB	Jr.	Rowlett, Texas
Fred Winborn	Texas A&M-Kingsville	RB	Jr.	Hollywood, Calif.
Keithon Flemming	West Texas A&M	RB	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
Justin Andrews	Abilene Christian	FB	So.	Fort Worth, Texas
Andy Tanner	Midwestern State	WR	Sr.	Rockwall, Texas
Devin Guinn	Tarleton State	WR	Sr.	Cedar Hill, Texas
Jesse Poku	Eastern New Mexico	WR	Jr.	Murphy, Texas
Edmund Gates	Abilene Christian	WR	Jr.	Vernon, Texas
J.J. Ford	Midwestern State	TE	Sr.	Garden City, Kan.
Royland Tubbs	Abilene Christian	OG	Jr.	Angleton, Texas
Markeith Wesley	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OG	Sr.	Navasota, Texas
Tony Washington	Abilene Christian	OT	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
J'Marcus Webb	West Texas A&M	OT	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
Lance Calloway	Midwestern State	C	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
Garrett Lindholm	Tarleton State	PK	Sr.	Pflugerville, Texas
Kendrick Johnson	Abilene Christian	RS	Jr.	Mexia, Texas
E.J. Leblanc	Texas A&M-Kingsville	RS	Sr.	Beaumont, Texas

Defense

Player	Team	Pos.	Year	Hometown
Marvin Jones	Abilene Christian	DT	Jr.	Oakland, Calif.
Sharod Basey	Midwestern State	DT	Sr.	Waco, Texas
Broderick Marshall	West Texas A&M	DT	Sr.	Austin, Texas
Aston Whiteside	Abilene Christian	DE	So.	Vernon, Texas
Eugene Sims	West Texas A&M	DE	Sr.	Mt. Olive, Miss.
Kevin Washington	Abilene Christian	ILB	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Marcus Phillips	Tarleton State	ILB	Sr.	Humble, Texas
Bryan Braman	West Texas A&M	OLB	Jr.	Spokane, Wash.
Courtney Lane	Abilene Christian	OLB	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Micah Hill	Midwestern State	CB	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Tae Evans	West Texas A&M	CB	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
Tony Harp	Abilene Christian	S	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Lonnie Buchanan	Tarleton State	S	Jr.	Greenville, Miss.
Danny Jackson	Midwestern State	S	Sr.	Beaumont, Texas
Curtis Jefferson	West Texas A&M	S	So.	Houston, Texas
Kyle Hopf	Tarleton State	P	Sr.	Llano, Texas
Kyle Piercefield	Tarleton State	DS	Sr.	Big Spring, Texas

Second Team

Offense

Player	Team	Pos.	Year	Hometown
Billy Garza	Texas A&M-Kingsville	QB	Sr.	Brownsville, Texas
Roderick Smith	Tarleton State	RB	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
Reggie Brown	Abilene Christian	RB	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Darryl Richardson	Abilene Christian	RB	So.	Vernon, Texas
Keith Demby	Tarleton State	RB	Sr.	Pflugerville, Texas
V'Keon Lacy	Angelo State	WR	Jr.	Arlington, Texas
Ryan Lincoln	Texas A&M-Kingsville	WR	Jr.	Bastrop, Texas
Dakarai Pecikonis	Angelo State	WR	Fr.	Allen, Texas
Jahmeel Hobson	Tarleton State	WR	Sr.	El Paso, Texas
Trey Simeone	Abilene Christian	TE	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Bubba Wagner	Tarleton State	OG	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Jon Ioane	West Texas A&M	OG	Sr.	Tustin, Calif.
Jorge Guerra	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OT	Sr.	Roma, Texas
Matt Hanson	Midwestern State	OT	Sr.	Linden, Calif.
Matt Webber	Abilene Christian	C	So.	Paradise, Texas
James Chandler	West Texas A&M	PK	Sr.	London, England
BeeJay Mathis	Midwestern State	RS	Sr.	Dallas, Texas

Defense

Player	Team	Pos.	Class	Hometown
Ben Taifane	Tarleton State	DT	Sr.	Pago Pago, Samoa
Cody Smith	Angelo State	DT	Jr.	Athens, Texas
Calvin Fance	Angelo State	DT	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Stephen Turner	Midwestern State	DE	Sr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Alonzo Horton	Tarleton State	DE	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
Fred Thompson	Abilene Christian	ILB	Jr.	Houston, Texas
Jeff Edwards	Texas A&M-Kingsville	ILB	Sr.	Houston, Texas
John Reeves	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OLB	Sr.	Bay City, Texas
Edward Zamora	Eastern New Mexico	OLB	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
McNeal Uwajeh	Tarleton State	CB	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Brandon Johnson	Tarleton State	CB	Jr.	Giddings, Texas
Deira Glover	Texas A&M-Kingsville	S	Jr.	Hampstead, Texas
Texavier Henry	Eastern New Mexico	S	Sr.	Pearland, Texas
Corey Robertson	Texas A&M-Kingsville	S	Jr.	Denison, Texas
Mark Spague	Abilene Christian	P	Jr.	Dickinson, Texas
Cody Brown	Abilene Christian	DS	Sr.	Abilene, Texas

Honorable Mention

Player	Team	Pos.	Year	Hometown
Josh Neiswander	Angelo State	QB	Jr.	Winnsboro, Texas
Taylor Harris	West Texas A&M	QB	Jr.	Whitesboro, Texas
Scott Grantham	Tarleton State	QB	Jr.	El Paso, Texas
J.J. Harp	Eastern New Mexico	QB	So.	Argyle, Texas
Connell Davis	Texas A&M-Kingsville	RB	Jr.	Portland, Texas
Evan Robertson	Tarleton State	RB	So.	Pflugerville, Texas
Marcus Mathis	Midwestern State	RB	Jr.	Rockwall, Texas
John Norcot	Angelo State	FB	Jr.	Boston, Mass.
Arvin Jackson	Eastern New Mexico	WR	Fr-RS	Houston, Texas
Sherman Batiste	Texas A&M-Kingsville	WR	Fr.	Fort Bend, Texas
Damian Couthren	Texas A&M-Kingsville	WR	So.	Bastrop, Texas
Sheldon Galloway	Midwestern State	WR	Jr.	San Diego, Calif.
Brian Dickey	Angelo State	OG	Sr.	Boyd, Texas
Levi Wolfe	Abilene Christian	OG	Sr.	Abilene, Texas
Trent Perkins	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OT	Jr.	Alice, Texas
Trevis Turner	Abilene Christian	OT	Jr.	DeSoto, Texas
Dillion Sullivan	Midwestern State	OT	Sr.	Fort Bragg, Calif.
Dustin Washburn	Tarleton State	C	Sr.	Abilene, Texas
Tim Byerly	Texas A&M-Kingsville	C	Jr.	Victoria, Texas
Zack Bradley	Angelo State	C	Jr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Jose Martinez	Midwestern State	PK	Jr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
Taylor Cannon	Eastern New Mexico	PK	So.	Los Lunas, N.M.
Christian Brom	Texas A&M-Kingsville	PK	Jr.	McAllen, Texas
Garrett Tidwell	Angelo State	RS	Jr.	Boyd, Texas
Jimmy Sadler-McQueen	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DT	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Bryant Bray	Tarleton State	DT	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
Dustin Arthur	Angelo State	DE	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Jamaal Steamer	Tarleton State	DE	Sr.	Temple, Texas
Matt Romig	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DE	Fr.	Bells, Texas
Austin Shields	Midwestern State	DE	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
Nathan Uland	Eastern New Mexico	ILB	Jr.	Denton, Texas
Emmanuel Bagley	Midwestern State	ILB	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Anthony Scott	West Texas A&M	ILB	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
DeAngelo Waites	Angelo State	ILB	Sr.	Austin, Texas
Matt Knicky	Tarleton State	ILB	So.	Cedar Park, Texas
Austin McDaniel	Midwestern State	OLB	Jr.	Kaufman, Texas
Brandon Williams	Midwestern State	CB	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Jones Markeith	Angelo State	CB	Jr.	Dallas, Texas
Drew Cuffee	Abilene Christian	CB	Jr.	Arlington, Texas
Rodney Mitchell	Eastern New Mexico	CB	Jr.	Sarasota, Fla.
Eric John	Texas A&M-Kingsville	CB	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
Jordan Smith	West Texas A&M	S	Fr-RS	Killeen, Texas
Major Culbert	Abilene Christian	S	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
Stuart Moffitt	Texas A&M-Kingsville	S	Sr.	Riviera, Texas
Cody Smith	Texas A&M-Kingsville	P	Sr.	Kingwood, Texas
Karlton Graves	Eastern New Mexico	DS	Jr.	Brownwood, Texas