Vander Esch, 3 Others Named NAIA D-II Women's All-Americans
Christon Vander Esch was honored as a second team All-American by the NAIA.
3/18/2009 7:52:06 AM
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- College of Idaho's Christon Vander Esch, the CCC's Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2008-09, has been named a second team NAIA Division II All-American, the national office announced.
Three other Cascade Collegiate Conference players also were recognized with All-America citations: Southern Oregon's Jacki Speer, Concordia's Rebecca Gimeno and College of Idaho's Nicole Gall. Speer and Gimeno were third-team selections, and Gall was an honorable mention choice.
| First Team |
| |
| Name |
Class |
Pos. |
School |
| #*Dani Gass |
Sr. |
G |
Morningside (Iowa) |
| *Kayli Combs |
SR |
G |
Ozarks (Mo.) |
| Kallie Benike |
So. |
G |
Davenport (Mich.) |
| Jenna Plewes |
Sr. |
G/F |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
| Becca Hurley |
So. |
G |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
| Whitney Stichka |
Sr. |
G |
Concordia (Neb.) |
| Autumn Bartel |
Sr. |
G |
Morningside (Iowa) |
| *Lindsay Ducey |
Jr. |
P |
Hastings (Neb.) |
| Becky Babione |
Sr |
F |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
| Kia Herbel |
Jr. |
C |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| |
| # NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Player of the Year |
* Repeat first-team selection
|
| Second Team |
| |
| Name |
Class |
Pos. |
School |
| Kortney Smith |
Sr. |
G |
Haskell (Kan.) |
| Lindsy Murray |
Sr. |
F |
Ozarks (Mo.) |
| Amber Peters |
Sr. |
G |
Bethel (Ind.) |
| Christon Vander Esch |
Sr. |
F |
College of Idaho |
| Kaylaen Dittmer |
Sr. |
G |
Kansas Wesleyan |
| **Ashley Kraft |
Sr. |
F |
Sterling (Kan.) |
| Liz Grider |
Jr. |
G |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| Ali Dolphin |
So. |
F |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| **Sarah Bogardus |
Sr. |
F |
Daemen (N.Y.) |
| Lashay Bagsby |
Sr. |
C |
Minot State (N.D.) |
| |
** Repeat second-team selection
|
| Third Team |
| |
| Name |
Class |
Pos. |
School |
| ***Brooke Smith |
Jr. |
F |
Union (Ky.) |
| Lauren Davenport |
Sr. |
G |
Huntington (Ind.) |
| ***Paige Rudolph |
Sr. |
G |
Taylor (Ind.) |
| Jacki Speer |
Jr. |
F |
Southern Oregon |
| Rebecca Gimeno |
Sr. |
G |
Concordia (Ore.) |
| Joslyn Narber |
Jr. |
F |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
| Alison Lemon |
Jr |
G |
Cedarville (Ohio) |
| Mallory Albers |
Jr |
G |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
| Kim Olech |
Jr. |
C |
Madonna (Mich.) |
| Kiesha Alexander |
Sr. |
G/F |
Florida Memorial |
| |
*** Repeat third-team selection
|
| Honorable Mention |
| |
| Name |
Class |
Pos. |
School |
| Heather Mandela |
So. |
C |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
| Liz Martin |
Sr. |
G |
Covenant (Ga.) |
| Dominique Collier |
Fr. |
F |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
| Maria Parker |
Jr. |
C |
Haskell (Kan.) |
| Candy Walls |
Sr. |
F |
Berea (Ky.) |
| Hannah Thieke |
Jr. |
G |
Indiana Tech |
| Kristi Boehm |
So. |
G |
Davenport (Mich.) |
| Kara Beal |
Sr. |
G |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
| Kelci Fushikoshi |
Sr. |
G |
Menlo (Calif.) |
| Ashley Ames |
Sr. |
C |
Maine at Fort Kent |
| Sharon Houston |
Fr. |
C |
Indiana Northwest |
| Rachel Mitchell |
Sr. |
G |
Iowa Wesleyan |
| Jessie Dirks |
Sr. |
G |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
| Amanda Himes |
So. |
C |
Mt. Vernon Nazarene |
| Rosie Brown |
Sr. |
P |
Bethany (Calif.) |
| Marie Kauffman |
Sr. |
F |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
| Mandy Yoder |
So. |
G |
Bethel (Ind.) |
| Elaine Hessel |
So. |
F |
Indiana Wesleyan |
| Nicole Gall |
So. |
G |
College of Idaho |
| Carrie Abdo |
Sr. |
F |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
| Jacci Tinkel |
Sr. |
G |
Sterling (Kan.) |
| Emily Luckeroth |
Sr. |
G |
Kansas Wesleyan |
| Lindsay Anderson |
Sr. |
G |
Doane (Neb.) |
| Michelle Amundson |
Jr. |
G |
Mount Marty (S.D.) |
| Melissa Tinkham |
Sr. |
G |
Concordia (Neb.) |
| Randa Hulstein |
Jr. |
P |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
| Christa Subbert |
So. |
F |
William Penn( Iowa) |
| Jodi Nikkel |
Sr. |
F |
Grand View (Iowa) |
| Michelle Stelloh |
Jr. |
F |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
| Katelynn Lamb |
So. |
G |
Black Hills State ((S.D.) |
| Abby Rittenhouse |
So. |
F |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
| Ali DeVries |
Jr. |
G |
Iowa Wesleyan |
| Katie Berry |
So. |
G |
Walsh (Ohio) |
| LaCole Wilkinson |
So. |
G |
Kansas Wesleyan (Ohio) |