Lundy, McCoy Take Top Honors
November 17, 2008
RICHARDSON, Texas – Southwestern Oklahoma State University had 11 players selected to either the first or second team All-Lone Star Conference North Division football team, including two players that were recognized as the best in their category.
Senior linebacker Ruzell McCoy and freshman running back Luke Lundy were chosen as the top players at their position while wide receiver Kyle Wimberly, tight end Joe Sawyer, guard Jerrod Hunt and linebacker Jaron Burgess completed the first team selections.
McCoy, a native of Frederick, was a repeat selection to the first team and was voted as the co-linebacker of the year along with K.C. Asiodu of Central Oklahoma. McCoy led SWOSU in tackles with 107 and topped the entire LSC with 20 tackles for losses totaling 64 yards. McCoy ended his career with 49 stops behind the line of scrimmage, the most ever by a SWOSU defender.
Lundy, a native of Auburn, Neb., also was a first team selection at running back and was named the freshman-of-the-year. He led the team in rushing with 552 yards despite appearing in just nine games. He also caught 20 passes for 210 yards and finished with 762 all-purpose yards, the most on the team.
Wimberly, a senior from Indianapolis, Ind., set a school record by catching 51 passes this season for 678 yards. He had two games in which he caught passes for more than 100 yards and finished tied for the team lead in touchdowns with five.
Sawyer, a junior from Ogden, Utah, made an instant impact this season at tight end. He ended up catching 46 passes for 519 yards and five touchdowns. Only one other tight end in the LSC caught more balls for more yards than Sawyer.
Hunt, a senior from Garden Plains, Texas, has been a three-year starter for the Bulldogs along the offensive line. He played a key role in SWOSU’s revamped rushing attack that finished as the best in the North Division, averaging better than 111 yards a game on the ground.
Burgess, a sophomore from Norman, finished the year with as the team’s second leading tackler with 81 tackles. He had 10 or more tackles three times this season with his best effort against Central Oklahoma when he had a season-high 17 tackles.
SWOSU had three players – offensive lineman Jordan Pettit, defensive tackle Justin Cannon and safety Demarcus Render – that earned second team selections while quarterback Steve Day earned honorable mention recognition.