WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State seniors Lauren Craig and Tyler Murphy joined 27 other student-athletes representing each of the 15 Lone Star Conference institutions to be named LSC Scholar Athletes Wednesday afternoon.

Craig, a senior from Frisco, became the first player in league softball history to earn top academic honors and player of the year accolades after leading the Mustangs to a conference record 54 wins and a trip to the NCAA Division II South Central Regionals.

The catcher was presented The Marie Morgan Award as MSU's most outstanding female athlete earlier this spring and became the first player in program history to achieve first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All America honors.

She became the just the fourth player in MSU history to drive in 100 runs as she finished the 2010 campaign batting .348 with eight doubles, five homers and 49 RBIs.

Craig graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average as a psychology major.

Murphy, a senior midfielder from Winfield, B.C., enjoyed a solid playing career at Midwestern as he helped the Mustangs to four consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II postseason including the school's first Final Four appearances in 2007.

The two-time Southwest Soccer Conference Academic Player of the Year played in 70 matches during his career and accounted for six goals and eight assists.

Murphy, the 2010 male recipient of MSU Marie Morgan Award, carried a 3.98 grade-point average as a biology major and chemistry minor.

Each academic year, the LSC presents a Scholar-Athlete Award to one male and one female student-athlete at each member institution. These student-athletes are selected as representatives of the outstanding accomplishments in athletics scholarship and leadership that are displayed on each LSC campus during the year.

To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must have participated at least two years in their sport and must have exhausted athletic eligibility.
  

2010 Lone Star Conference Scholar Athletes

Scholar-Athlete	School	Year	Sport	Hometown
Jamie Meyer	Abilene Christian	Sr.	Basketball	Round Rock, Texas
Willie Uechi	Abilene Christian	Sr.	Baseball	San Antonio, Texas
Christian Willman	Angelo State	Sr.	Soccer	Houston, Texas
Ian Ritchey	Angelo State	Sr.	Football	Boyd, Texas
Peter Svajlen	Cameron	Sr.	Golf	Bratislava, Slovakia
Ashton McBride	Cameron	Sr.	Softball	Ponder, Texas
Alli Miller	Central Oklahoma	Sr.	Soccer	Norman, Okla.
Freddie Harris	Central Oklahoma	Sr.	Football	Carrollton, Texas
Jordan Antonisse	East Central	Sr.	Soccer	Richardson, Texas
Andres Nunez	East Central	Sr.	Tennis	Santiago, Chile
Alex Mayo Otis	Eastern New Mexico	Sr.	Softball	Phoenix, Ariz.
Tommy York	Eastern New Mexico	Sr.	Basketball	Lampasas, Texas
Tyler Murphy	Midwestern State	Sr.	Soccer	Winfield, B.C.
Lauren Craig	Midwestern State	Sr.	Softball	Frisco, Texas
Sarah Millar	Northeastern State	Sr.	Basketball	Melbourne, Australia
Brady Wood	Northeastern State	Sr.	Golf	Broken Arrow, Okla.
Kacey Russell	Southeastern Oklahoma	Sr.	Basketball	Crandall, Texas
Michael McCollum	Southeastern Oklahoma	Sr.	Baseball	Houston, Texas
Kristen Kaufman	Southwestern Oklahoma	Sr.	Volleyball	Bedford, Texas
Steve Day	Southwestern Oklahoma	Sr.	Football	Edmond, Okla.
Julie Norris	Tarleton State	Sr.	Softball	Garland, Texas
Scott Grantham	Tarleton State	Sr.	Football	El Paso, Texas
Lauren Flynn	Texas A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Volleyball	Deer Park, Texas
Danny Jun	Texas A&M-Commerce	Sr.	Golf	Langley, B.C.
Erica Alvarado	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	CC/T&F	Falfurrias, Texas
Jorge Guerra	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr.	Football	Roma, Texas
Billie Callahan	Texas Woman's	Sr.	Softball	Austin, Texas
Jacob Jensen	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Soccer	Horsens, Denmark
Holly Isaacs	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Basketball	Brownfield, Texas