Formann Named Third Team Academic All-America
April 16, 2024 | Women's Basketball, Herbst Academic Center
First CU women's basketball student-athlete to earn the honor since 2008
BOULDER — Colorado guard Frida Formann was voted a Third Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators Tuesday, becoming the first CU women's basketball player to earn the honor since Jackie McFarland's First Team selection in 2008.
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This is Formann's first Academic All-America selection. In March, she was one of four Colorado players named CSC All-District.
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Formann is a 4.0 student majoring in Environmental Studies. This season, she was an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection, led the Pac-12, and ranked 18th in the nation in 3-point field goal % (min. 2 made per game), shooting a career-best 42.1%.
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The Bagsværd, Denmark, native matched CU's single-season 3-point record, hitting a career-high 82 triples, and became the school's career record holder for 3-pointers made (men & women), ending the season with 260 career makes. She twice tied the school record with seven 3s in a game this season and twice posted a career-high 27 points. She also ranked second in the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game (2.41).
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The senior sharpshooter is a two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection who was lights-out from the free-throw line, hitting 90,1% (64-71) this season.
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Formann was one of five of the 16 Academic All-America Division I women's basketball team members to boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school.
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Formann joins McFarland and Corky O'Rourke as the only CU women's basketball players to earn Academic All-America. McFarland earned three honors from 2006-08, and O'Rourke was a Third-Team selection in 1981.
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In order to be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games or start in at least 66 percent of the games. Additionally, each student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
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This is Formann's first Academic All-America selection. In March, she was one of four Colorado players named CSC All-District.
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Formann is a 4.0 student majoring in Environmental Studies. This season, she was an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection, led the Pac-12, and ranked 18th in the nation in 3-point field goal % (min. 2 made per game), shooting a career-best 42.1%.
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The Bagsværd, Denmark, native matched CU's single-season 3-point record, hitting a career-high 82 triples, and became the school's career record holder for 3-pointers made (men & women), ending the season with 260 career makes. She twice tied the school record with seven 3s in a game this season and twice posted a career-high 27 points. She also ranked second in the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game (2.41).
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The senior sharpshooter is a two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection who was lights-out from the free-throw line, hitting 90,1% (64-71) this season.
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Formann was one of five of the 16 Academic All-America Division I women's basketball team members to boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school.
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Formann joins McFarland and Corky O'Rourke as the only CU women's basketball players to earn Academic All-America. McFarland earned three honors from 2006-08, and O'Rourke was a Third-Team selection in 1981.
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In order to be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games or start in at least 66 percent of the games. Additionally, each student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
Formann announced her intentions to return to the Buffs earlier this month and will play her fifth and final season in 2024-25.Â
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