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Boston, Tingle, Taylor and Beyer Highlight 2021-22 Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Teams
Women's basketball Academic All-America of the Year includes pair of repeat selections and two first-time winners
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AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Wednesday the 2021-22 Academic All-America® women’s basketball teams for NCAA Division I-II-III and NAIA, headlined by University of South Carolina’s
Aliyah Boston,
Audrey Tingle from West Liberty University, Simpson College’s
Jenna Taylor, and
Grace Beyer of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.
Boston (Division I), Tingle (Division II), Taylor (Division III) and Beyer (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award winner for their respective divisions.
NCAA Division I
Aliyah Boston has been named the 2021-22 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I for the second consecutive season. The junior forward from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, carries a 3.74 GPA while majoring in mass communications. She is the fifth player earn back-to-back Academic All-America® of the Year honors for Division I women’s basketball (previously called the university division). For the year, she is averaging 16.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game for top-seeded South Carolina. She was recently named the National Player of the Year by "The Athletic". Boston was selected as the SEC Player of the Year, is a three-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and a two-time Lisa Leslie Award winner. She is also a three-time SEC First Team selection. Her current streak of 24 consecutive ‘double-doubles’ is the longest active streak in the nation and the longest streak in SEC history.
Five of the 16 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women’s basketball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.87, with the entire Division I team also holding a collective average GPA of 3.87.
Seven other student-athletes join Boston as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division I team.
Vivian Gray of Texas Tech University earns her third Academic All-America® honor after being a first team selection last season and a third team pick the year before. Other repeat selections from 2020-21 include -
Conley Chinn (Belmont University),
Lexie Hull (Stanford University),
Ayoka Lee (Kansas State University),
Dariauna Lewis (Alabama A&M University),
Myah Selland (South Dakota State University), and
Sam Thomas (University of Arizona).
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Aliyah Boston |
University of South Carolina |
Jr. |
3.74 |
Mass Communications |
| Caitlin Clark |
University of Iowa |
So. |
3.53 |
Pre-Business |
| Lexie Hull (1) |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Mgmt. Science & Engineering (UG) / Mgmt. Science & Engineering (G) |
| Ayoka Lee (2) |
Kansas State University |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Couple & Family Therapy (G) |
| Sam Thomas (1) |
University of Arizona |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Educational Leadership |
| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Conley Chinn (3) |
Belmont University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Vivian Gray (1)(6) |
Texas Tech University |
Gr. |
3.77/3.75 |
MBA (G) |
| Caitlyn Harper |
California Baptist University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Lacie Hull |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Product Design (UG) / Mgmt. Science & Engineering (G) |
| Dariauna Lewis (3) |
Alabama A&M University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Biology |
| Myah Selland (2) |
South Dakota State University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Exercise Science / Community & Public Health |
| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Sam Breen |
University of Massachusetts |
Gr. |
3.74/3.90 |
Learning, Media, & Technology (G) |
| Veronica Burton |
Northwestern University |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Learning & Organizational Change |
| Mary Crompton |
Illinois State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Biology (UG) / Biology (G) |
| Makenna Marisa |
Pennsylvania State University |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Education |
| Erin Whalen |
University of Dayton |
Gr. |
3.87/3.88 |
Communication (G) |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2019-20
NCAA Division II
A guard from West Lafayette, Ohio,
Audrey Tingle has been named the Academic All-America® of the Year for Division II. She carried a 4.0 GPA while pursuing an MBA after earning her bachelor’s degree with a 4.0 GPA in speech pathology and audiology. She is the second women’s basketball player from West Liberty to be named Academic All-America® of the Year, joining Tori Hansen who earned the honor in 2010-11. Tingle set an NCAA Division II season record this season with six triple-doubles. Her 19 ‘double-doubles’ ranked third in the nation. For the year, she averaged 14.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game. She is second in Division II in assists and assists per games, and 12th in total rebounds. She is the active career leader in Division II with 856 assists. She was named to the All-Atlantic Region Team First Team by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association. She was also named to the All-Mountain East Conference First Team.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Division II Academic All-America® program.
Eight of the 16 members of the Academic All-America® Division II women’s basketball teams sustain an unblemished 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.98, with the entire Division II team maintaining a collective average GPA of 3.93.
Five student-athletes were repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division II team.
Sierra Kotchman of Fairmont State University and
Denali Pinto of the Colorado School of Mines each earned their third Academic All-America® honor. Pinto has been named to the first team all three years, while Kotchman earned first team honors a season ago and third team honors in 2019-20. Other repeat selections from last year include -
Maighan Hedge (Cameron University),
Whitney Randall (Fort Hays State University), and
Nikki Tucker (Embry-Riddle University (Fla.)).
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Bryanna Brown |
Lincoln University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Finance |
| Maighan Hedge (3) |
Cameron University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Sports and Exercise Science |
| Sierra Kotchman (1)(6) |
Fairmont State University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| Denali Pinto (1)(4) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Audrey Tingle |
West Liberty University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Speech Pathology/Audiology (UG) / MBA (G) |
| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Makaila Cangé |
Lander University |
Jr. |
3.65 |
Biology |
| Kelsey Johnson |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Gr. |
3.66/4.00 |
Family & Child Studies |
| Whitney Randall (3) |
Fort Hays State University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Health & Human Performance |
| Katie Titus |
Daemen College |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Childhood / Special Education |
| Nikki Tucker (1) |
Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Aerospace Physiology |
| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Kylie Hammer |
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Elementary Education |
| Kassidy Malcolm |
Central Washington University |
Gr. |
3.83/4.00 |
Art Studies & Public Relations (UG) /Admin. Mgmt. (G) |
| Annie Roshak |
Ashland University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Accounting |
| Kelsey Siemons |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Amber Stevahn |
Minot State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Tennae Voliva |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Clinical Psychology |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2019-20
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2019-20
NCAA Division III
Jenna Taylor earns the Academic All-America® of the Year for Division III for the second year in a row. The forward from Creston, Iowa holds a 3.76 GPA while pursuing a master’s degree in data analytics, after having a perfect 4.0 while earning her undergraduate degree in accounting and economics: finance. She becomes the first player in Division III to earn the honor twice since CoSIDA split the divisions in 2011-12. Previously known as the college division, Taylor becomes just the third player to earn the Academic All-America® of the Year multiple times. Taylor was also a second team selection in 2018-19. She is the reigning two-time American Rivers Conference Most Valuable Player. For the season, Taylor averaged 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Her 44.9 three-point shooting percentage ranks third in the nation, while her 57.1 field goal percentage ranks 10th. Last season, she was a top-30 finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Division III Academic All-America® program.
Four of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division III women’s basketball teams claim a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The six members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.86, with the entire Division III team retaining a collective average GPA of 3.83.
Joining Taylor as repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division III team are
Nicole Heffington (John Carroll University),
Averi Jordan (DeSales University),
Christina Kiser (Bard College), and
Leah Springer (Messiah University).
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Lexi Dellinger |
Anderson University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Elementary Education |
| Hanna Geistfeld |
Bethany Lutheran |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Elementary Education |
| Nicole Heffington (2) |
John Carroll University |
Gr. |
3.76/3.75 |
Advanced Studies in Education (G) |
| Olivia Parisi |
William Smith College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Economics |
| Leah Springer (1) |
Messiah University |
Gr. |
3.97/4.00 |
Economics (UG) / Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership (G) |
| Jenna Taylor (1)(8) |
Simpson College |
Gr. |
4.00/3.76 |
Accounting & Economic / Finance (UG) / Data Analytics (G) |
| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Claire Brock |
Emory University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology |
| Grace Cannon |
Ithaca College |
Gr. |
3.96/3.96 |
Entertainment & Media Management |
| Averi Jordan (3) |
DeSales University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Nursing |
| Olivia Nagy |
John Carroll University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Accountancy |
| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Christina Antonakakis |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Business Analytics / Comp. Science, Economics, & Data Science |
| Lizzie Davis |
University of Lynchburg |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biomedical Science |
| Madison Kellione |
Transylvania University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Physics / Mathematics |
| Christina Kiser (3) |
Bard College |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Biology |
| Gabby Timmer |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Elementary Education |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(8) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2018-19
NAIA
Grace Beyer becomes the first Academic All-America® honoree in school history, enroute to being named the Academic All-America® of the Year for the NAIA. The junior is a native of Eagle, Wisconsin, who maintains a 3.94 GPA as a pharmacy major. Beyer leads the NAIA, averaging 32.9 points per game and scoring 1,019 total points for the year. She also averaged 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Her 358 free throws made and 402 free throws attempted also lead the NAIA. She was named the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Player of the Year. During the regular season, she was twice named the NAIA National Player of the Week and was named the AMC Player of the Week 10 times. On the year, she scored 20 or more points in 30 of 31 games, scored 40 or more points six times, and scored a season-high 57 points in a game.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
Four of the 11 members of the Academic All-America® NAIA women’s basketball teams maintain an impeccable 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.97, with the entire NAIA team carrying a collective average GPA of 3.92.
The lone repeat selection on the Academic All-America® NAIA team is
Jessi Giles (Dakota State (S.D.)). Giles earns her second consecutive first team honor.
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Bailey Albright |
Sterling College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Health Science/Pre Occupational Therapy |
| Grace Beyer |
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Pharmacy |
| Jessi Giles (1) |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Sr. |
4.00 |
English for News Media |
| Matti Morgan |
Avila University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Nursing |
| Abby Selzer |
Oklahoma City University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Criminal Justice |
| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Peyton Banks |
Siena Heights University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Education |
| Kaylee Edgemon |
Wayland Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Elementary Education |
| Jaycie Jenkins |
Milligan University |
So. |
3.98 |
Child & Youth Development |
| Taylor Stricklin |
Eastern Oregon University |
Gr. |
3.99/4.00 |
Health & Human Performance (UG) / Teaching (G) |
| Emma Tuominen |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration & Marketing (UG) / MBA (G) |
| Ashtyn Veerbeek |
Dordt University |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Business Administration / Management |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Brian Alden, University of South Carolina | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
aldenb@mailbox.sc.edu | (803) 777-1516