CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M's Emilee Boyer continued to add to her already impressive resume on Thursday morning as the junior was named the 2025 Lone Star Conference Female Athlete of the Year announced by the league's offices in Richardson, Texas.
 
Boyer becomes the 10^th West Texas A&M student-athlete to claim the female award as she joins Sarah Butler (2000), Celeste Stevenson (2005), Emily Brister (2006. 2007, 2008, 2009), Renee Erwin (2014), Rellie Kaputin (2017), Fatim Affessi (2019), Shanna McBroom (2021), Zada Swoopes (2022) and Florance Uwajeneza (2024). 
 
Brevin McCool of Lubbock Christian was named the league's Male Athlete of the Year following a season that saw the Hobbs, New Mexico product became the Lone Star Conference all-time leader in homeruns while claiming multiple All-American honors and National Player of the Year accolades by the D2CCA, NCBWA and ABCA.
 
A finalist for the Honda Award representing Division II softball, Boyer (Harrisburg, S.D.) capped her junior season with national player of the year awards from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). A right-handed pitcher who also played first base and designated hitter positions, Boyer was named both LSC Player and Pitcher of the Year and a First Team honoree on the NFCA All-America, NFCA All-South Central Region and LSC All-Conference teams. In addition to her prowess on the diamond, Boyer was named to the LSC Softball All-Academic Team and the Commissioner's Honor Roll along with claiming Academic All-American honors from the CSC.
 
Boyer finished the 2025 season as the NCAA Division II and LSC leader in home runs (22) and RBI (90) and led the LSC with 236 strikeouts and 28 wins (28-4) in the circle, leading WT to the LSC West Division title, a share of the LSC Championship, and advancement to the NCAA Super Regional.
 
Overall, nominees for this year's LSC Athlete of the Year awards included individuals who led their teams to top national, regional and conference championship finishes; received LSC and national athletic and academic awards; and earned recognition on All-America, All-Region, All-Conference and All-Tournament lists. 
 
William Amponsah, West Texas A&M (cross country/track and field); Mere Escobar, Midwestern State (soccer); Ricky Lujuan, DBU (basketball); and Ronald Grueso Mosquera, Texas A&M-Kingsville (track and field), followed McCool in LSC men's award voting. JT Smith, UT Tyler (softball); Grace Foster, Lubbock Christian (basketball); Ashley Ingram, Texas Woman's (basketball); and Delaney Fuller, DBU (volleyball) followed Boyer in voting for the LSC women's award.
 
ALL-TIME LSC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR (WT RECIPIENTS)
Female
2025 - Emilee Boyer, Softball
2024 - Florance Uwajeneza, Track and Field
2022 - Zada Swoopes, Track and Field
2021 - Shanna McBroom, Softball
2019 - Fatim Affessi, Track and Field
2017 - Rellie Kaputin, Track and Field
2014 - Renee Erwin, Softball
2009 - Emily Brister, Basketball
2008 - Emily Brister, Basketball
2007 - Emily Brister, Basketball
2006 - Emily Brister, Basketball
2005 - Celeste Stevenson, Basketball
2000 - Sarah Butler, Volleyball
             
Male
2024 - William Amponsah, Cross Country/Track and Field
2022 - Benjamin Azamati, Track and Field
2021 - Benjamin Azamati, Track and Field
2017 - Marshall Kasowski, Baseball
2014 - Dustin Vaughan, Football