Hamson, Albiero receive All-Academic honors
SAN BRUNO, Calif. –Junior center Sara Hamson has been named to the 2019-20 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team, the league announced Wednesday.
This season, 18 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.50 or better and six posted a 3.75 GPA or better. Three student-athletes are making their second appearances in Sara Hamson of BYU, Maddie Muhlheim or Portland and Lauren Yearwood of Santa Clara.
BYU's Maria Albiero was one of 26 student-athletes who were named 2019-20 WCC Women's Basketball All-Academic Honorable Mention. Albiero has a 3.76 GPA in Exercise Science.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.
Name | Yr. | GPA | Major/School |
---|---|---|---|
Katie Campbell | Sr. | 3.36 | Psychology/Gonzaga |
Emily Codding | Jr. | 3.53 | Business Administration/St. Mary's |
Paige Fecske | Sr. | 4.00 | Clinical Psychology/Pepperdine |
Sara Hamson | Jr. | 3.83 | Bioinfographics/BYU |
Ashlyn Herlihy | Jr. | 3.61 | MBA/Santa Clara |
Maddie Muhlheim | Jr. | 3.93 | Accounting/Portland |
Myah Pace | Jr. | 3.67 | Architecture/San Diego |
Sofie Tryggedsson | Gr. | 3.65 | Health, Exercise & Sport Science/Pacific |
Kia Vaalavirta | So. | 3.92 | Biology/San Francisco |
Lauren Yearwood | Sr. | 3.86 | BiologySanta Clara |
2019-20 WCC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
BYU: Maria Albiero
GONZAGA: Katie Campbell, Louise Forsyth, Anamaria Virjoghe, Jenn Wirth, LeeAnne Wirth
LMU: Brittney Reed
PACIFIC: Jessica Blakeslee, Callie Kaiser, Josephine Millard, Kaylin Randhawa
PEPPERDINE: Deezha Battle, Jayla Ruffus-Milner, Jayda Ruffus-Milner
PORTLAND: Lauren Walker
SAINT MARY’S: Claire Ferguson, Sam Simons
SAN DIEGO: Nicole Blakes, Sydney Hunter, Ana Ramos
SAN FRANCISCO: Dolapo Balogun, Abby Rathbun, Rojeen Sharifi
SANTA CLARA: Tia Hay, LindseyVanAllen, Emily Wolph
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