With the fall season ending and winter approaching, soccer, tennis, volleyball, cross country and football have all come to an end.

Although for some athletes the end of fall sports merely means the beginning of off-season, for some seniors it means the end of their college athletic career. With the conclusion of each sports season also comes a time for recognition and acknowledgment to those athletes who excelled and led their teams throughout the year.

On Monday, Dec., athletes attended the fall sports recognition at the Best Western. At the ceremony Athletic Director Joe Zimmerman and the teams' coaches presented Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference awards, selected in meetings by all of the conference’s coaches. They also presented team awards, voted on by teammates.

The following is a list of the fall sports conference awards:

Men’s Soccer

First team: Justin Jamis, goalkeeper; Aaron Travis, forward; Doug Flett, forward; and David Herndon, outside/midfielder.

Second team: John Anderson, defender, and Josh Hansen, defender.

Defensive player of the year: Justin Jamis.

Freshman of the year: Doug Flett.

Women’s Soccer

First team:  Chasney Betts, Lisa Ratzlaff, Kayla Fenton, Anna Lutke and Alicia Farinola.

Honorable mention: Ebony Phillips.

Player of Year: Kayla Fenton.

Co-offensive player of the year: Lisa Ratzlaff. 

Co-freshman of the year: Ebony Phillips.

Coach of the year: Erica Jewett.

Tennis

First Team: Erica Lopez, Stephanie Chippeaux.

Sportsmanship Award: Stephanie Chippeaux.

Volleyball

First Team: Jessica Cox.

Men’s Cross Country

First Team: Andrew Draut.

Honorable Mention: Chris Dalton.

Co-coach of the year: Winston Kenton.

Women's Cross Country

First Team:  Rachel Carney

Football

KCAC Player-of-the-Year: Aaron Howell.

Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Aaron Howell.

First Team Offense

Running Back - Aaron Howell, 5-7, 160, SR, Oklahoma City, OK.

Offensive Lineman - Ricky Ngo, 6-3, 275, SR, Wichita, KS.

Offensive Lineman - Scott Robinson, 6-5, 310, JR, Wichita, KS.

First Team Defense

Defensive Back - Dan Kontz, 6-1, 200, SO, Derby, KS.

Second Team Offense

Tight End – Garrett Labus, 6-3, 240, JR, Wichita, KS.

Second Team Defense

Linebacker - Josh Wilson, 6-0, 220, SO, Derby, KS.

Defensive Lineman - Cameron Maynard, 6-3, 230, SR, Vinita, OK.

Honorable Mention

Morgan Ballard, WR; Brian Bowling, DB; Dusty Gates, LB;

Eric Hansen, UT; Brandon Johnson, WR; Isaiah Pearson, DL.