BOULDER ? University of Colorado junior forward Jackie McFarland has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII University Division Women’s Basketball first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
McFarland, an accounting major who sports a 3.95 grade point average, is an all-district honoree for the second-straight year and is one of three juniors joining two seniors on the five-member first team. She is now eligible for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team which will be announced on Feb. 27. McFarland was an ESPN The Magazine second-team All-America selection as a sophomore.
A native of Derby, Kan., McFarland is averaging 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while hitting 63 percent from the field. She leads the Big 12 Conference in field goal percentage and ranked third in NCAA Division I through games of Feb. 4. McFarland ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding, and also leads the league in minutes (36.1 mpg).
A 2006 All-Big 12 second-team selection, she is one of just nine players in CU history with career numbers eclipsing 1,100 points and 600 rebounds. McFarland is 16th on CU’s all time scoring list with 1,194 and 10th in career rebounding with 686.
McFarland is one of just two players in the Big 12 with 14 or more double-doubles this season, recording her most recent with a 22-point, 18-rebound effort at Kansas on Feb. 6. The 18 rebounds are the most by a CU player in one game since Raegan Scott had 21 against Texas in 1997. Her 33 career double-doubles rank third on the Buffs’ all-time list.
She is a four-time member of the Dean’s List, a 2006 Academic All-Big 12 selection and a team representative for the Student Athlete-Advisory Committee. She is working on a concurrent degree program in the school of business which will allow her to earn her MBA while completing her undergraduate accounting degree.
The District VII University Division is comprised of NCAA Division I schools from the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
UNIVERSITY DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
Player School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Jackie McFarland University of Colorado Jr. Derby, Kan. 3.95 Accounting
Megan Vogel South Dakota State University Sr. St. Peter, Minn. 3.83 Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Lindsay Whorton Drake University Jr. Independence, Mo. 4.00 Education
Tyler McIlwraith Saint Louis University Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 3.93 Early Childhood Education
Pamela Findlay U.S. Air Force Academy Jr. Glenview, Ill. 3.83 Biology
SECOND TEAM
Player School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Tahnee Balerio Missouri State University Jr. Buhler, Kan. 3.88 Private and Commercial Recreation
Lyndsey Medders Iowa State University Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 3.44 Sports Management
Wendy Ausdemore University of Iowa So. Neola, Iowa 3.83 Communication Studies and Pre-Business
Courtney Grimsrud South Dakota State University Jr. Sisseton, S.D. 3.95 Biology
Carlynn Savant University of Missouri Gr. Euless, Texas 3.45/4.0 grad Psychology, Educational Counseling Psychology
