Bobcat Athletics

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At Texas State, Bobcat student-athletes compete in 16 intercollegiate sports at the NCAA Division I level (Football Championship Subdivision in football).

Men's Teams
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Cross Country
    Football
    Golf
    Indoor Track and Field
    Outdoor Track and Field

Women's Teams
    Basketball
    Cross Country
    Golf
    Soccer
    Softball
    Tennis
    Indoor Track and Field
    Outdoor Track and Field
    Volleyball

Texas State Athletics enjoyed a record setting year in 2008-09, as the Bobcats won Southland Conference regular season championships in football, soccer and volleyball in the fall, marking the first time league history that one school won those championships in the same year. In the spring, the baseball and softball teams won regular-season conference titles, and Texas State also claimed the Commissioner's Cup, awarded to the top athletic program in the Southland Conference, for 2008-09.

The Bobcat football team played in the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs for the second time in the last four years after winning its first outright conference championship since 1983. Texas State also featured third-team All-America wide receiver Cameron Luke, who set school records for most receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns scored in a single season. Running back Karrington Bush, offensive lineman Jeff Bowen and kicker Andrew Ireland were named honorable mention All-Americans.

Luke also earned All-Southland Conference first team honors for the second straight year and was joined in the All-SLC first team by fullback Blake Burton, Bush and Bowen. Offensive guard D.J. Hall, Ireland, defensive end Donavan King and defensive back Morris Crosby were All-SLC second-team selections. Six other Bobcats were honorable mention selections: Quaterback Bradley George, tight end John Gilley, defensive end Travis Houston, linebackers Courtney Smith and Joe Bell, and defensive back Kenneth Hampton.

In addition to winning the SLC regular season title, the women's soccer team won the SLC tournament and earned a berth to play in the NCAA Tournament for the third time since the program was started in 1999. Forward Britney Curry, midfielder Andrea Grifo, defenders Jessica Lewis and Anna Fagan joined goalkeeper Mandi Mawyer as first-team All-SLC selections, while midfielder Kesley Bernard and forward Erica Michaud were named to the second team. In Addition, Lauren Lewis was an honorable mention choice, and head coach Kat Conner was named the SLC coach of the year. Michaud was tabbed freshman of the year.

Emily Jones-Wilkes joined Jessica Weynand and Amy Weigle as All-SLC first-team selections and Lawrencia Brown was named to the second team after they led the women's volleyball team to its fourth SLC regular season championship and a runner-up finish in the SLC tournament.

The women;s cross country team registered a third-place finish at the SLC championships as Tenley Determan and Heather Bullin earned all-conference honors with third and fourth-place finishes, respectively.

The Bobcats also excelled in the classroom as Travis Houston was named to the FCS Athletic Director's academic all star team. Houston, George, Burton and Will Thompson were named the SLC all-academic football team, and 27 Texas State football players were named to the SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Emily Jones-Wilkes was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA first-team academic All-American and to the Southland Conference all-academic volleyball team for the second straight year. Weigle and Melinda Cave joined her on the SLC all-academic team.

Baseball first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was the conference's player of the year, and he also was named to the academic All-America team.

Soccer players Britney Curry and Jessica Lewis were named to the SLC soccer all-academic team. In cross country, Deternam was named to the SLC women's all-academic team, and Roel Elizalde was named to the SLC men'd all-Academic team.

Texas State had 55 student-athletes named to the SLC Commissioner's 2008 fall honor roll after maintaining 3.0 GPA.