NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State football program's return of the coveted Chief Caddo trophy has been chosen and pushed into the "Demon Delight" contest quarterfinals via fan voting online at NSUDemons.com and on the @nsudemons Twitter account.
 
Voting concluded Tuesday at midnight in the fourth of eight opening-round "matchups" of 16 top accomplishments from the recently completed NSU sports year.
 
The fifth pairing in Round 1 will be settled Thursday at midnight, with voters picking their favorite feat between Justin Walker topping the world list with a 9.95 100-meter dash while winning three conference sprint titles or NSU baseball pitcher Adam Oller being named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-America honors.
 
The football program's return of Chief Caddo captured a stranglehold on the contest on both NSUDemons.com and on the @nsudemons Twitter account seizing 79 percent of the votes.
 
Under first-year head coach Jay Thomas, the Demons posted their best record since 2008 including the 40-27 thumping of Stephen F. Austin to close out the season at Turpin Stadium.
 
Beginning Tuesday until midnight Thursday, fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite feat between Walker's record-breaking campaign and Adam Oller's accolades.
 
Sixteen top feats, dubbed "Demon Delights," have been chosen and paired in eight "first-round" voting matchups. In each, fans will have two days to choose their favorite, advancing it to the quarterfinals, then semifinal rounds, with winners selected in a 24-hour span. The finalists will be open for voting for two days with the "2013-14 Demon Delight of the Year" selected on Aug. 3, just before the NSU football team holds its first practice in preseason camp under second-year coach Jay Thomas. 
 
The 2013-14 highlights feature one bracket filled almost completely with team accomplishments, and the other side showcasing spectacular individual performances.
 
The 16 "Demon Delights" of 2013-14 up for fan vote this month:
 
· Janelle Perez' last-second layup beats Lamar, Lady Demon basketball smashes SFA to win Southland tournament; plays Tennessee tough in NCAA Tournament (advanced to quarterfinals by fan vote)
· Softball repeats as Southland tournament champ, makes second straight NCAA appearance
 
·  Women's tennis wins Southland regular-season championship, posts 20 wins for second time in school history; falls in Southland tournament final
·  Baseball sets Southland record with 14-win improvement, ties school record with 17-game turnaround overall while winning 33 times (advanced to quarterfinals by fan vote)
 
· Volleyball's best-ever season carries Lady Demons to Southland Tournament final, just three points shy of first-ever NCAA tourney (advanced to quarterfinals by fan vote)
· Football starts a 3-1 November surge by knocking off No. 15/18 Central Arkansas 31-28 at Turpin Stadium for first win over a nationally-ranked FCS team since 2010
 
· Football returns Chief Caddo home with a 40-27 season-ending win in Turpin Stadium over Stephen F. Austin and posts best record since 2008 under first-year coach Jay Thomas (advanced to quarterfinals by fan vote)
· Instant impact for football: Quarterback Zach Adkins is Southland Newcomer of the Year while breaking seven school passing records; defensive end JeMarcus Marshall earns Freshman All-America honor
 
· Justin Walker's 9.95 100 meter dash time tops world list in winning three conference sprint titles at Southland Outdoor Championships
· Pitcher Adam Oller wins Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-America honors for the Demon baseball team
 
· Stephen Spann carries a no-hitter into the eighth inning, four-hits regular-season Southland champ Sam Houston State as Demons eliminate eventual NCAA entry from conference tournament
· Keelie Arneson is voted Southland Conference Libero of the Year and SLC Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year honors while helping the Lady Demons to their best-ever season
 
· Finishing third in the 200 meter dash and fourth in the 100, Justin Walker scores 11 points for NSU at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing the Demons 20^th in NCAA team standings
· Zeek Woodley leads the nation's guards, finishes fourth overall in NCAA basketball stats for shooting aim (61.7 percent) while earning Southland Freshman of the Year honors
 
· After sweeping the long and triple jump titles at the Southland Indoor Championships, Emmanuel Williams finishes fourth in the long jump at the NCAA Championships, giving NSU its first indoor track and field All-American honor since 2004
· Jalan West earns Mid-Major All-America, Southland Defensive Player of the Year honors in a breakout sophomore season