Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

For Immediate Release
April 2, 2005
Contact: Tilea Coleman
WBCA Manager of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
WBCA AND KODAK ANNOUNCE NCAA DIVISION I KODAK/WBCA ALL-AMERICA BASKETBALL TEAM

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Eastman Kodak Company today announced the 2005 NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. This year's team marks the 31st year of the longest running sponsorship in women's athletics between the WBCA and Kodak. A selection committee representing each of the eight WBCA geographical regions selects ten of the top women's basketball players in the nation to be honored. The members of the 2005 NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team are as follows:

Name Institution Year Position Height
Seimone Augustus Louisiana State University Junior Guard 6-1
Jacqueline Batteast University of Notre Dame Senior Forward 6-2
Monique Currie Duke University Junior Guard/Forward 6-0
Jessica Davenport Ohio State University Sophomore Center 6-5
Sandora Irvin Texas Christian University Senior Forward 6-3
Janel McCarville University of Minnesota Senior Center 6-2
Kendra Wecker Kansas State University Senior Forward 5-11
Tan White Mississippi State University Senior Guard 5-7
Candice Wiggins Stanford University Freshman Guard 5-11
Sophia Young Baylor University Junior Forward 6-1

This year's team consists of two; two-time Kodak/WBCA All-Americans in Augustus and McCarville. The remaining members of the team are receiving the Kodak/WBCA All-America honor for the first time in their careers.

Wiggins becomes the ninth freshman in history to earn this prestigious recognition, which has been given since 1975. Ann Meyers (UCLA-1975), Lynette Woodard (Kansas-1978), Cheryl Miller, (USC-1983) Janet Harris (Georgia-1984), Katie Smith (Ohio State-1993), Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee-1996), Tamika Catchings (Tennessee-1998), and LaToya Thomas (Mississippi State-2000) preceded her in earning this feat.

"This year's group is filled with fresh new faces. These ten young ladies represent the future of women's basketball," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "Considering the overwhelming field of talent at this level of the game, the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Selection Committee has done an excellent job choosing another class of All-Americans."

The following have been recognized as Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Honorable Mentions:

Steffanie Blackmon Baylor University Senior Forward 6-2
Nikki Blue UCLA Junior Guard 5-8
Meg Bulger West Virginia University Sophomore Guard 6-0
Ryan Coleman Eastern Michigan University Senior Guard 5-8
Jazz Covington University of Louisville Sophomore Center/Forward 6-3
Tasha Crain Louisiana Tech Junior Guard 5-7
Jessica Dickson University of South Florida Sophomore Forward 5-11
Janielle Dodds Southern Methodist University Freshman Forward 6-3
Shay Doron University of Maryland Sophomore Guard 5-9
Megan Duffy University of Notre Dame Junior Guard 5-7
Ashley Earley Vanderbilt University Senior Forward 5-10
Ashley Elliott University of Wyoming Senior Guard 5-7
Shyra Ely University of Tennessee Senior Forward 6-2
Kate Endress Ball State University Senior Guard/Forward 6-0
Julie Gjertsen Weber State University Senior Guard 5-10
Shareese Grant Old Dominion University Senior Guard 5-8
Roneeka Hodges Florida State University Senior Guard 5-11
Tasha Humphrey University of Georgia Freshman Forward 6-3
Dionnah Jackson University of Oklahoma Senior Guard 5-9
Tiffany Jackson University of Texas Sophomore Forward 6-3
Tamara James University of Miami Junior Forward 5-10
Temeka Johnson Louisiana State University Senior Guard 5-3
Cathrine Kraayeveld University of Oregon Senior Forward 6-4
Ivory Latta University of North Carolina Sophomore Guard 5-6
Kristen Mann University of California Santa Barbara Senior Forward 6-2
Anna Montanana George Washington University Senior Forward 6-1
Tiffany Mor University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Senior Forward 6-1
Anne O’Neil Iowa State University Senior-RS Guard 5-11
Shawntinice Polk University of Arizona Junior Center 6-5
Cappie Pondexter Rutgers University Senior Guard 5-9
Liz Shimek Michigan State University Junior Forward 6-1
Khara Smith DePaul University Junior Forward 6-2
Kim Smith University of Utah Junior Forward 6-1
Jess Strom Penn State University Senior Guard 5-7
Ann Strother University Connecticut Junior Guard 6-2
Shona Thorburn University of Utah Junior Guard 5-10
Kendra Wecker Kansas State University Senior Forward 5-11
Dee-Dee Wheeler University of Arizona Senior Guard 5-6
Tanisha Wright Penn State University Senior Guard 5-11

"Kodak recognizes the accomplishments of these student-athletes and the positive recognition they bring to their schools, their communities and the game," said Bud Denker, Director and Vice President, Brand and Market Development at Kodak. "Kodak is proud to partner with the WBCA in honoring the best women's collegiate players as Kodak/WBCA All-Americans."

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 an amateur sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.

About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for entertainment. With sales of $13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on the following businesses: Health -- supplying the medical and dental industries with traditional and digital imaging-information products and services, as well healthcare IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications - offering on-demand color and black and white printing, wide-format inkjet printing, high-speed, high-volume continuous inkjet printing, as well as document scanning, archiving and multi-vendor IT services; Digital & Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; and Display & Components - which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as well as other specialty materials, and delivers imaging sensors to original equipment manufacturers. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com.

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