February 24, 2004

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Three Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) basketball players, two men and a woman, were named to the Academic All-District VII College Division Basketball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) last week.

Wartburg College senior forward Kelly Foley (Tipton, Iowa/Tipton HS) was selected to the Women’s Basketball First Team. Foley is a psychology major.

On the men’s side, Buena Vista University forward Michael Cameron (Urbandale, Iowa/Johnston HS) and junior Coe College junior guard Nick Wilkins (Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell HS) were both named to the Third Team. Cameron is an elementary education major and Wilkins is a business administration/economics major.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-District Team and the Academic All-America® Team, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing, be a starter or key reserve and possess at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Foley, as a member of the Academic All-District VII First Team now moves on to the national ballot. The Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Team will be announced on Friday, March 5.

District VII College Division includes NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA schools in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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