2009 - Texas Lutheran Athletics

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ABOUT THE NCAA DIVISION III
Texas Lutheran began a three-year transition from NCAA Division II
and the NAIA to the NCAA Division III in 1999. Texas Lutheran became
a full member of the NCAA Division III for the 2002-03 academic year.
During its entire membership in the NCAA Division III, Texas Lutheran
has been a member of the all-DIII American Southwest Conference.
Colleges and universities in NCAA Division III place highest priority
on the overall quality of the educational experience and on the
successful completion of all academic programs. They seek to establish
and maintain an environment in which a student-athlete’s athletic
activities are conducted as an integral part of the student-athlete’s
educational experience. They also seek to establish and maintain an
environment that values cultural diversity and gender equity among
their student-athletes and athletics staff.
What does NCAA Division III have to offer?
• Division III athletics offers student-athletes the opportunity to
become well-rounded individuals who successfully integrate
athletics and academics. Student-athletes are integrated into the
student body, and they experience the full range of college life.
• Division III athletics departments place special importance on the
impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the
spectators. The student-athlete’s experience is of paramount
concern.
• Division III athletics feature athletes who receive no financial aid
related to their athletic skills and athletic departments that are
staffed and funded like any other department in the university.
• Division III athletics encourages the development of sportsmanship
and positive social attitudes. Coaches and players treat each other
with respect, and administrators work to foster a positive
competitive environment.
• Division III athletics is committed to providing equitable athletics
opportunities for both genders and gives equal emphasis to men’s
and women’s sports.
• Division III athletics encourages participation by maximizing the
number and variety of athletics opportunities available to studentathletes,
placing primary emphasis on regional in-season and
conference competition.
2009 ASC COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Azusa = Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Bacone = Bacone College (Okla.)
Birm. So. = Birmingham Southern (Ala.)
Colo. = Colorado College
EC Okla. = East Central Oklahoma
Hunt. = Huntingdon (Alab.)
La Crosse = University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
Midwest. = Midwestern State
MT = Monterrey Tech
OK Pan. = Oklahoma Panhandle
About the American
Southwest Conference
2009-10 Marks 14th Season Of ASC Competition
The American Southwest Conference, one of the largest intercollegiate
athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, will celebrate its 14th season of
competition in 2009-10.
The ASC was founded to provide a structure for intercollegiate athletics
among the member institutions, a group of 15 college and universities with
similar educational and athletic philosophies. Spreading across four states
— Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi — the ASC offers studentathletes
competition in 16 sports with opportunity for advancement in
both conference and NCAA Division III championships.
The American Southwest Conference has a multidimensional mission to
create an environment characterized by opportunities to learn as well as
provide friendly competition and activities for the conference membership.
ASC members believe team and
individual sports provide learning
opportunities, and its membership strives to
create an athletics environment supportive
of teaching and learning. Traditional
standards of ethical conduct and fair play
are respected. To guarantee the integrity
of the association, the membership adheres
to the policies of the Conference and the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA).
The roster of American Southwest Conference members in 2009-10
includes Concordia Texas in Round Rock, Texas; East Texas Baptist
University in Marshall, Texas; Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene,
Texas; Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas; LeTourneau
University in Longview, Texas; Louisiana College in Pineville, La.;
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas; McMurry University in
Abilene, Texas; Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss.; University of the
Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark.; Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas; Sul
Ross State University in Alpine, Texas; University of Texas at Dallas in
Richardson, Texas; University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas; and Texas
Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.
ASC Championships are conducted in 16 sports (8 men, 8 women).
Men’s championships are offered in baseball, basketball, cross country,
football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Women’s championships
are offered in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track
and field and volleyball.
Date/School TLU Trinity UMHB ETBU HPU SRSU UIW McM HSU LC MC
Aug. 29 idle idle idle idle idle idle MT idle idle idle idle
Sept. 5 idle at McM idle La Crosse idle at WNM Ark. Tech Trinity Whitworth Bacone Millsaps
Sept. 12 Trinity at TLU So. Nazarene at Redlands at SWAG Whittier idle Austin at Linfield idle Cumberlands
Sept. 19 UMHB* at Rhodes** at TLU* at SRSU* Bacone ETBU* Midwest. MC* LC* at HSU* at MCM*
Sept. 26 at ETBU* at Millsaps** MCM* TLU* SRSU* at HPU* at Langston at UMHB* at MC* at Hunt. HSU*
Oct. 3 HPU* Birm. So.** at HSU* at MCM* at TLU* idle at OK Pan. ETBU* UMHB* MC* at LC*
Oct. 10 at SRSU* Rhodes** LC* HSU* McM* TLU* EC Okla. At HPU* at ETBU* at UMHB* idle
Oct. 17 UIW Sewanee** at MC* at LC* at HSU* at MCM* TLU SRSU* HPU* ETBU* UMHB*
Oct. 24 McM* at DePauw** So. Oregon MC* LC* HSU* at SWAG at TLU* at SRSU* at HPU* at ETBU*
Oct. 31 at HSU* Azusa ETBU* at UMHB* at MC* at LC* So. Ark. idle TLU* SRSU* HPU*
Nov. 7 LC* Centre** at HPU* idle UMHB* MC* at ENMU HSU* at McM* at TLU* at SRSU*
Nov. 14 at MC* at Austin** SRSU* HPU* at ETBU* at UMHB* idle at LC* idle McM* TLU*
Sewanee = University of the South at Sewanee (Tenn.)
So. Ark = Southern Arkansas
So. Nazarene = Southern Nazarene
So. Oregon = Southern Oregon
SWAG = Southwestern Assemblies of God
WNM = Western New Mexico
* American Southwest Conference game
** Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game
Texas Lutheran football picked sixth
in ASC poll
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs have been
picked sixth in the 2009 American Southwest
Conference Preseason Football Poll after a
vote by the league’s head coaches, sports
information directors and selected media
members.
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is the
2009 preseason favorite in the ASC. The
Crusaders have won four consecutive
conference crowns.
Preseason player of the year honors went to
Hardin-Simmons University quarterback
Justin Feaster, East Texas Baptist University
defensive end Austin Sturrock and Louisiana
College return man Jordan Rideaux.
Mary Hardin-Baylor, which went 12-2
overall (8-0 in ASC) and reached the national
semifinals of the NCAA Division III playoffs
for the second straight time last season, was
followed in the preseason poll by Hardin-
Simmons, Mississippi College, East Texas
Baptist, and Louisiana College.
TLU, Sul Ross State, Howard Payne and
McMurry filled in the final four spots in the
poll.
The 2009 Bulldogs and third-year Head
Coach Dennis Parker return 17 starters (seven
on offense, seven on defense, and three on
special teams) from a 2008 squad that went 4-
6 overall and 3-5 in the ASC.
The Bulldogs finished sixth in the nineteam
ASC a year ago. TLU was the sixth pick
in the 2008 ASC Preseason Football Poll.
TLU has 38 lettermen returning for 2009.
Of those 38 lettermen, 19 lettermen return on
defense, and 16 lettermen return on offense.
ASC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
2009 Justin Feaster, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2008 Adam Shaffer, QB, Jr., Mississippi College
2007 T.J. Barber, RB, Sr., Sul Ross State
2006 Jordan Neal, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2005 Justin Bryson, RB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2004 RoShawn Johnson, RB, Jr., East Texas Baptist
2003 Adam King, QB, Jr., Howard Payne
2002 Dustin Proctor, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2001 Kirk Rogers, WR, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2000 Richard Green, RB, Sr., Howard Payne
1999 Braxton Shaver, QB, Sr., McMurry
1998 Braxton Shaver, QB, Sr., McMurry
Three starting special-teamers will also be
back on the team.
The 2009 ASC season – the 14th in league
history – opens Sept. 5, with six league
members in action (East Texas Baptist,
Hardin-Simmons, Louisiana College,
McMurry and Mississippi College).
TLU, Howard Payne, and Mary Hardin-
Baylor begin their slates on Sept. 12.
The Bulldogs open 2009 with a 6 p.m.
game against area rival Trinity University. The
game will be played at Seguin’s Matador
Stadium. One week after facing Trinity, the
Bulldogs start conference play on Sept. 19
with a 6 p.m. home game against Mary
Hardin-Baylor.
The NCAA Division III Football
Championship playoffs are scheduled for a
Nov. 21 start, with the Amos Alonzo Stagg
Bowl national championship game on tap for
Dec. 19.
ALL-TIME ASC FOOTBALL PRESEASON AWARD RECIPIENTS
ASC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
2009 Austin Sturrock, DE, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2008 Eric Henri, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2007 Jerrell Freeman, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2006 Chad Glover, DE, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2005 Will Galusha, DB, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
2004 Littleton Dean, DT, Sr., East Texas Baptist
2003 Alex Hansen, CB, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
2002 Preston Meyer, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2001 Preston Meyer, LB, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2000 (co) Jared Sanderson, LB, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
(co) Mike Tates, LB, Sr., Howard Payne
1999 David Rausch, DB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
2009 American
Southwest Conference
Preseason Football Poll
(Voted on by ASC Head Coaches, Sports Information Directors,
Media Members)
Rank Team (1st-place votes) Pts (2008 Record)
1. Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) 235 12-2, 8-0 ASC
2. Hardin-Simmons (4) 216 9-2, 7-1 ASC
3. Mississippi College 176 5-5, 5-3 ASC
4. East Texas Baptist (2) 154 5-5, 5-3 ASC
5. Louisiana College 151 7-3, 5-3 ASC
6. Texas Lutheran 88 4-6, 3-5 ASC
7. Sul Ross State 70 3-7, 2-6 ASC
8. Howard Payne 65 2-8, 1-7 ASC
9. McMurry 60 0-10, 0-8 ASC
All-Time American
Southwest Conference
Preseason Football
Top Picks
Season Team Points (1st votes)
2009 Mary Hardin-Baylor 235 (21/27)
2008 Mary Hardin-Baylor 240 (24/27)
2007 Mary Hardin-Baylor 239 (24/27)
2006 Mary Hardin-Baylor 216 (18/26)
2005 Mary Hardin-Baylor 265 (21.5/27)
2004 Mary Hardin-Baylor 245 (9/27)
2003 Mary Hardin-Baylor 239 (13/26)
2002 Hardin-Simmons 94 (5/10)
2001 Hardin-Simmons 100 (10/10)
2000 Hardin-Simmons 81 (9/10)
1999 Hardin-Simmons 46 (4/6)
1998 Mississippi College 80 (5/11)
1997 no poll
1996 no poll
1998 Bryant Shaw, DE, Jr., Mississippi College
ASC Preseason Special Teams
Player of the Year
2009 Jordan Rideaux, RET, Jr., Louisiana College
2008 Kyle Pope, PK, Jr., East Texas Baptist
2007 Holt Storrie, PK, Sr., Texas Lutheran
2006 Will Galusha, Sr., RET, Hardin-Simmons
2005 Holt Storrie, PK, So., Texas Lutheran
2004 (co) Brian Malbrough, KR, Sr., McMurry
(co) P.J. Williams, KR, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
2003 Scott Verhalen, P, Sr., East Texas Baptist
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