March
21, 2008
(release courtesy of Matt Turk, Simpson College sports information
director)
INDIANOLA,
IOWA . . . Simpson College's Katelyn Whiton
(Sr., Panora, Iowa, Perry H.S.) was named to the 2008 National
Collegiate Athletic Association Division III State Farm Coaches’
All-America Basketball Team on Mar. 21. Whiton is the first
Simpson athlete to be named first team All-American since Laurie
Sankey earn the honor in 1984.
Whiton
led the Storm to their second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance
as Simpson posted a 27-3 record this past season. The 5-10 forward
was named Iowa Conference MVP, selected as 1-of-10 finalists
for the Josten's Trophy, and was named D3hoops.com West Region
Player of the Year. Whiton led the Storm in scoring (16.3 ppg)
and rebounding (7.3). She shot a team high 53.9 percent from
the floor.
This
year’s team marks the first State Farm Coaches’
All-America Team, as Eastman Kodak held the previous sponsorship
for 25 years. Selection committees in each of the eight WBCA
geographical regions select 10 of the top women’s basketball
players in the nation to be honored.The members of the 2008
NCAA Division III State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball
Team are as follows:
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
| Melissa
Beyruti |
Kean |
Jr. |
G |
| Jordyn
Boles |
Hope |
Sr. |
G |
| *-Meia
Daniels |
Howard
Payne |
Sr. |
G |
| Elizabeth
Hickey |
Mary
Washington |
Jr. |
C |
| Lindsay
Ippel |
Millikin
|
Sr. |
C |
| Nikki
Lobach |
Messiah |
Sr. |
G |
| Tarra
Richardson |
McMurry |
Sr. |
C |
| Katie
Streck |
Wilmington |
Sr. |
F |
| Marisa
Vespa |
William
Smith |
Sr. |
G |
| Katelyn
Whiton |
Simpson |
Sr. |
F |
| *-State
Farm/WBCA NCAA Division III Player of the Year |
“The
WBCA is pleased to announce the 2008 State Farm Coaches’
NCAA Division III All-America Team,” said WBCA CEO Beth
Bass. “These 10 student-athletes have each had
such successful careers, in particular this season, making each
worthy of being a member on the NCAA Division III State Farm
Coaches’ All-America Team.”
“State
Farm is truly honored to recognize these outstanding student-athletes
for their wonderful and amazing achievements,” said Mark
Gibson, assistant vice president of advertising 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.”
About
State Farm
State Farm(r) insures more cars than any other insurer in North
America and is the leading U.S. home insurer. State Farm's 17,000
agents and 68,000 employees serve over 75 million auto, fire,
life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and
more than 1.6 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of
companies. State Farm is ranked No.22 on the Fortune 500 list
of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com(r)
or in Canada statefarm.ca(tm).
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
as a sport for women and girls. For additional information about
the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.
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