Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association


For Immediate Release
March 19, 2009


Contact: Summer McKesson
Director of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
smckesson@wbca.org

WBCA and State Farm Honor NCAA Division III
State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team

ATLANTA – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and State Farm announced the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team. The 10-member team was selected by an online vote of the selection committee.  The committee is comprised of one representative from each of the eight geographical regions and a chairperson. 

The members of the 2009 NCAA Division III State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team are as follows:

Name

Institution

Year

Pos.

Height

LeighAnn Burke

DeSales Univ.

Sr.

G

5’8

Jaclyn Daigneault

Amherst College

Soph.

F

5’10

Hillary Klimowicz

The College of New Jersey

Sr.

C

6’3

Katie Kulavic

Oglethorpe Univ.

Sr.

G/F

5’7

Jessica McEntee

New York Univ.

Sr.

F

5’11

Ashley McFetridge

Eastern Connecticut St. Univ.

Sr.

C

6'3

Megan Scheele

Edgewood College

Sr.

F

5’9

Claire Sheehan

Illinois Wesleyan Univ.

Sr.

G

5’6

Carrie Snikkers

Hope College

Soph.

F

6’3

Keli Ward

York College

Sr.

PG

5’7

“I’d like to congratulate all the members of the 2009 State Farm Coaches’ NCAA Division III All-America Team,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass.  “These 10 student-athletes truly stood above the rest this season and are deserving of such recognition.”

“State Farm is truly honored to recognize these outstanding student-athletes for their wonderful achievements, their dedication to the game of basketball and their commitment to their communities,” said Pam El, Marketing Vice President for State Farm.  “The State Farm Coaches All-America Team represents true excellence in the sport of women’s basketball, and we are extremely proud to be associated with these remarkable student-athletes.”

The following have been recognized as State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions for NCAA Division III:

Name

Institution

Year

Pos.

Height

Molly Ariail

Randolph Macon College

Jr.

C

6’2

Melanie Auguste

Colorado College

Sr.

G

5’6

Val Beckwith

Bates College

Sr.

F

5’11

Kassandra Bills

Concordia Univ. Texas

Sr.

G

5’7

Lauren Boyle

Muhlenberg College

Sr.

G

5’9

Kathleen Brown

Marymount Univ.

Jr.

F

5’11

Jessica Chapin

Brandeis Univ.

Jr.

G

5’7

Dani Dudek

Stevens Institute of Technology

Sr.

G

5’4

Jenna Freudenberg

Concordia College, Moorhead

Sr.

G

5’9

Amanda Hiltunen

Randolph Macon College

Sr.

G

5’6

Julia Hirssig

Univ. of Wisconsin, Stout

Jr.

F

5’11

Mackenzie Hunter

Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Sr.

G

6’0

Cardiss Jackman

Kean Univ.

Jr.

G

5’9

Ebony Jackson

Kean Univ.

Sr.

G

5’8

Megan Kopecki

Univ. of Scranton

Soph.

G

5’9

Kin Kortney

Wilmington College

Jr.

C

6’1

Jessica Laing

State Univ. of NY at Cortland

Jr.

F

5’11

Carrie Larson

Simpson College

Sr.

F

5’10

Julie Marriott

Univ. of Rochester

Sr.

F

5’11

Jessica McKenzie

Muskingum College

Sr.

F

6’0

Tiffany Morton

Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Sr.

C

6’0

Margo Muhlbauer

Buena Vista Univ.

Jr.

G

5’8

Sally Nnamani

Lehman College

Sr.

G/F

5’11

Katie Palmer

Saint Lawrence Univ.

Sr.

F

5’11

Kim Rarick

DeSales Univ.

Sr.

G

5’8

Daniele Sanna

Capital Univ.

Sr.

F

5’10

Chelsie Schweers

Christopher Newport Univ.

Soph.

G

5’8

Kristen Shielee

George Fox Univ.

Sr.

C

6’4

Kathryn Stockbower

Swarthmore College

Soph.

F

6’0

Jayme Thiem

Thomas More College

Sr.

G

5’7

Andrea Wasuk

Westfield Sate College

Sr.

F

5’9

About State Farm
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.comŽ or in Canada statefarm.caŽ.

About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls.  For more information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.

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