Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

For Immediate Release
March 9, 2006
Contact: Summer Thagard
WBCA Manager of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
WBCA Announces Finalists for NAIA
Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company, announced the finalists today for the 2006 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The 29 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA member coaches in each of the six WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team.

The finalists are:

Region I                  
Name Institution Year Pos. Height          
Shalee Fackrell Westminster College Sr. C 6-0          
Jessica Richter Vanguard University So. G 5-10          
Kelly Schmidt Vanguard University Jr. F 6-0          
Katherine Sunwall Univ. of Montana-Western Jr. C 6-1          
Lindsey West Azusa Pacific University Sr. F 5-11          
                   
Region 2          
Name Institution Year Pos. Height          
Dana Lehner Briar Cliff University Sr. C 6-1          
Chelsey Nelson University of Sioux Falls Sr. G 5-8          
Cara Painter College of The Ozarks Sr. C 6-3          
Deb Remmerde Northwestern College So. G 5-9          
Tevan Wenbourne Mount Marty College So. G 5-7          
                   
Region 3          
Name Institution Year Pos. Height          
Theresa Goodwin Hannibal-La Grange College Jr. G 5-10          
Megan Martin Hannibal-La Grange College Jr. F 5-11          
Kendra McCormick John Brown University Sr. F 6-1          
Mariam Sy Oklahoma City University Sr. C 6-4          
                   
Region 4          
Name Institution Year Pos. Height          
Jackie Braspenninx Aquinas College Jr. C 6-0          
Allison Falls Iowa Wesleyan College Sr. C 5-11          
Liz Howerth Indiana Wesleyan University Jr. G/F 5-11          
Laura Panozzo Siena Heights University Jr. F 5-10          
Kim Watson Judson College Sr. G 5-8          
                   
Region 5          
Name Institution Year Pos. Height          
Allison Depp Daemen College Jr. C 6-0          
Ashlee Robertson Freed-Hardeman University Sr. G 5-6          
Tara Walker Shawnee State University Sr. C 6-1          
Jackie Weaver Trevecca Nazarene Univ. Sr. C 6-5          
Judy Wright Roberts Wesleyan College Sr. G 5-7          
                   
Region 6          
Name Institution Year Pos. Height          
Crystal Coston University of Mobile Sr. F 6-0          
Natalie Dial Midway College Sr. F 5-10          
Rebecca May Berea College Jr. G 5-9          
Lindsey Sparks Lee University Sr. G 5-9          
Dannisha Winfrey Brewton Parker College Sr. G 5-6          

Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association 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 an amateur sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.




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