Release courtesy of Wes Frahm, Director of Athletic Communications & Marketing, Michigan Technological University
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
— Michigan Tech seniors Katie Wysocky
(Whitefish Bay, Wis.) and Sarah Stream (Ishpeming,
Mich./Westwood) took home major awards at tonight’s
NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Banquet of Champions on
the campus of Missouri Western State. Wysocky was named to the
State Farm Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-America
Team. Stream gained the inaugural NCAA Elite 88 Award for having
the highest grade point average of the participants at the
championship.
Wysocky becomes the first player in school history to earn
All-America First Team honors. The 6-0 forward has posted 24
double-doubles this season with averages of 17.8 points and 11.3
rebounds. She has already been named ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA
Academic All-America First Team, Daktronics Midwest Region Player
of the Year and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Player of the Year. Wysocky is the school record holder for points
in a season (587) and career (1,921) and rebounds in a season (374)
and career (1,221).
A total of 10 players from NCAA Division II were selected by the
coaches as All-Americans. Six of the 10 play on teams competing in
the Elite Eight including National Player of the Year Johanna
Leedham from Franklin Pierce.
Stream, with her 4.0 cumulative grade point average in exercise
science, continues to garner academic accolades. The 5-7 point
guard was named to the ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA Academic
All-America Third Team. She has also gained Daktronics All-Midwest
Region Second Team and All-GLIAC First Team laurels so far in
2009-10. Stream is sixth on Tech’s all-time scoring chart
with 1,445 points and No. 1 all-time in assists with 453.
The NCAA Elite 88 Award recognizes the true essence of the
student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the
pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his
or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard
among his or her peers. The Elite 88 is presented to the
student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average
participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 88
championships.
No. 3-ranked Michigan Tech will open play in the Elite Eight
tomorrow (Mar. 23) against No. 15 Emporia State. Tipoff at Civic
Arena in St. Joseph, Mo., is set for 9:30 p.m. (ET).