First Team Academic honors

[Bball Girl]

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LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech women's basketball player senior Jolee Ayers-Curry was named to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District VI first team. Ayers-Curry was one of five student-athletes to receive this honor for District VI.

Ayers-Curry is joined on the team by Jamie Carey (Texas), Caton Hill (Oklahoma), Lana Lewis (Southern Miss) and Lindsay Maynard (Rice). All five student-athletes will advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.

In order to be nominated for Academic All-District and All-America honors, a player must be a starter or important reserve, must have a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and must have completed at least one full academic year at her institution.

Ayers-Curry, a native of Canyon, Texas, graduated cum laude in May 2003 with a degree in exercise and sports science with a 3.56 grade-point average. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in sport management and has a 4.00 GPA.

[Jimi]

Jolee Ayers-Currie! Another player we can all be very proud of. Way to GO!!!

[dem]

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Feb. 19, 2004

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State's Anne O'Neil was voted to the CoSIDA District VII Women's Basketball Academic All-America first team and will be placed on the national ballot.

The 5-11 junior point guard from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, leads the Cyclones in scoring and assists with 13.2 points and 4.5 assists per game. She owns a 3.82 grade point average in communications studies.

The District VII first and second teams are comprised of 10 student-athletes. O'Neil is the ninth Iowa State women's basketball player to earn district academic All-America recognition and the sixth to earn the honor during head coach Bill Fennelly's tenure.

2004 Academic All-America District VII Women's Basketball Team
First Team
G, Dayna Finch, Creighton, Sr., 3.61, Psychology
G, Laurie Koehn, Kansas State, Jr., 3.97, Elementary Education
G, Brooklynn Lorenzen, Montana, Sr., 3.91, Communications
F/C, Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State, Sr., 3.63, Elementary Education
G, Anne O'Neil, Iowa State, Jr., 3.82, Communication Studies
F/C, Lindsay Thomas, Colorado State, So., 4.00, English & Spanish


Second Team
F, Jennie Lillis, Iowa, Sr., 3.51, Communication Studies
G, Laura Spanheimer, Creighton, Jr., 3.74, Exercise Science
F, Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, Jr., 3.44, Electronic Journalism
F, Randie Wirt, Colorado, Sr., 3.58, Psychology

[35TangoTango]

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Senior Caton Hill (Ada, Okla.) has been named to the 2004 Verizon Academic All-District VI Women’s Basketball Team, chosen by the district's members of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The 2004 Academic All-America team will be announced on Thursday, March 4.

Hill has guided OU to a current national ranking of No. 24 in the AP poll, an overall record of 17-6 and a 7-5 Big 12 mark heading into Saturday’s game at Baylor.

“To be named to this team once is such an honor but to have it happen twice is something really special,” said senior forward Caton Hill. “We are extremely fortunate at OU to have a great Academic Center and support staff available to us. I’m proud to contribute to the academic success the women’s basketball team and athletic department has had recently.”

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In a stroke of irony, Caton missed practice the week of the Kansas game in order to interview at the University of Kansas Medical School.

[BaylorTMW]

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Steffanie Blackmon Named Academic All-District


Junior post receives honor for second year.
Feb. 20, 2004

WACO, Texas - Junior Steffanie Blackmon (Dallas/Rowlett HS) has been named to the 2004 Verizon Academic All-District VI Women's Basketball Second Team, chosen by the district's members of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This marks the second year that Blackmon has earned second-team academic all-district honors.

To qualify, an individual needs to be nominated by a school's sports information office and have a 3.20 GPA while either serving as a starter or as a significant reserve. The student-athlete must also be at least a sophomore in eligibility and have completed at least one year at the institution.

Blackmon, a business major, is a big factor in the success of the 19th-ranked Lady Bear basketball program, currently 19-7 on the season and 7-5 in the Big 12. The 6-2 post averages 15.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 28.4 minutes a game. In addition, she is the team leader in blocked shots. Blackmon ranks among the Big 12's best in several statistical categories as well.

The Dallas native is marching up the Baylor career charts also. The junior currently ranks No. 2 in blocked shots (121), No. 9 in double-doubles (17) and No. 10 in rebounding (622). She needs 86 points to crack the Top 10 in scoring, she currently has 1,293 points.

[ksuJennyP]

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K-State's Big Three Earn Academic All-District Honors

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State’s Big Three - Nicole Ohlde, Laurie Koehn and Kendra Wecker - were named to the 2004 Academic All-District VII Women’s Basketball Team Thursday as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Ohlde, the school’s all-time leading scorer (2,088 career points to date) and rebounder (948 career rebounds to date), was named to the first team along with Koehn. The senior All-American center from Clay Center, Kan., is the most decorated player in K-State women’s basketball history. Last season, she became only the second player in school history to be named to the prestigious WBCA/Kodak All-American Team. An elementary education major with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.631, Ohlde is currently one of the top finalists for the State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Player of the Year Awards. She was recently named to the Fall 2003 Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll and was one of 30 K-State student-athletes to earn a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester. This is her first appearance on the Academic All-District First Team, having been honored on the second team in 2003.

For the second consecutive year, Koehn earned first team recognition for her on-and-off the court accomplishments. The junior All-America candidate from Hesston, Kan., currently ranks sixth nationally in three-point field goals per game (3.2 avg) as of Feb. 16 and previously was the nation’s three-point leader on Feb. 2. Koehn ranks 12th all-time in scoring with 1,237 career points to date and second all-time in three-point field goals made (270). She is 16 three-pointers away from becoming the school’s all-time leader. An elementary education major holding an impressive 3.966 cumulative GPA, Koehn was recently named to the Fall 2003 Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll and was one of 30 K-State student-athletes to earn a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.

Wecker, who ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 1,576 career points to date, received second team honors for the second time of her K-State career. The junior All-American forward from Marysville, Kan., is also a top finalist for both the State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Player of the Year Awards. Last season, she was named an Associated Press Third Team All-American and USBWA All-American. She is currently the team leader in rebounds (8.2 avg) and steals (46).

As first team selections out of the district, Ohlde and Koehn will move on to the national ballot.