Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

For Immediate Release
March 14, 2007
Contact: Summer McKesson
Manager of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
smckesson@wbca.org

WBCA and Kodak Announce NAIA
Kodak/WBCA All-America Team

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Eastman Kodak Company announced today the 2007 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. This year’s team marks the 25th year of the NAIA Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team, which began in 1983.  Selection committees in each of the six WBCA geographical regions select 10 of the top women’s basketball players in the nation to be honored. 

The members of the 2007 NAIA Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team are as follows:

Name

Institution

Year

Position

Height

Jan Dodson

Lee University

Junior

Guard/Forward

5-10

Liz Howerth

Indiana Wesleyan University

Senior

Guard/Forward

5-11

Rachel Martin

Oklahoma Christian University

Senior

Guard

5-10

Monique Martin

Brewton Parker College

Senior

Guard

5-11

Stacy Myers

Freed-Hardeman University

Senior

Forward

6-1

Deborah Remmerde

Northwestern College

Junior

Guard

5-9

Jessica Richter

Vanguard University

Junior

Guard

5-11

Kelly Schmidt

Vanguard University

Senior

Forward

6-0

Brittany Smart

Cedarville University

Senior

Guard

5-9

Katherine Sunwall

University of Montana, Western

Senior

Center

6-1

“This year’s Kodak/WBCA All-America Team for NAIA truly stands above the rest in women’s basketball,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass.  “We congratulate these student-athletes for their dedication and perseverance in taking women’s basketball to another level.”

"For the past 32 years, Kodak has partnered with the WBCA to celebrate the best in women's college basketball.  Kodak is in the business of helping people capture and share memories. It is gratifying for us to help honor these student-athletes whose highlights have thrilled us for so many years," said Carl Gustin, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President at Kodak. “We are proud to recognize the accomplishments of these young women and the positive recognition they bring to their schools, their communities and the game."

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

Name

Institution

Year

Pos.

Height

Amy Berry

Huntington University

Sr.

F

5-11

Jackie Braspenninx

Aquinas College

Sr.

C

6-0

Amy Brooks

Carroll College

Sr.

F

6-2

Angie Brown

Saint Xavier University

Sr.

G

5-9

Katie Fariss

Oklahoma Christian University

Sr.

F

6-1

Kepua Lee

Menlo College

Jr.

G/F

5-7

Reggie Maddox

Lambuth University

Sr.

G

5-9

Matalya McBath-Belvin

Langston University

Sr.

G

5-3

Brittany McBride

Northwestern Oklahoma State

Sr.

C

6-0

Josephine Owino

Union University

So.

C

6-4

Mallory Ranfos

Berry College

Sr.

G

5-8

Josephine Reed

Reinhardt College

Sr.

F

5-11

Natanya Smith

Union University

Sr.

C

6-2

Monica Somers

Azusa Pacific University

Sr.

G

5-8

Jessica Still

Lee University

Jr.

G

5-10

Ashley Wellman

York College

Sr.

C

6-2

Tevan Wenbourne

Mount Marty College

Jr.

G

5-7

Jeanette Woodberry

Davenport University

Jr.

G

5-8

About Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator. With sales of $13.3 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak's system of digital and traditional products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images; and leading Healthcare organizations rely on Kodak's innovative products, services and customized workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize efficiency and information sharing within and across their enterprise. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com.

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 in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.

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