BOULDER ? University of Colorado junior forward Jackie McFarland has received honorable mention to the 2006-07 Associated Press women’s All-America basketball team announced by a national media panel on Wednesday.
A native of Derby, Kan., McFarland topped the Big 12 Conference and ranked third in NCAA Division I in field-goal shooting in 2007 at 60.5 percent. She also led the Big 12 in minutes (36.4 mpg) and was second on the league charts in scoring (17.8 ppg) and rebounding (10.8 rpg) and 10th in blocked shots (1.2 bpg).
McFarland was one of just two players in the Big 12 with 18 or more double-doubles this season and missed five other opportunities by a single point or rebound. Her 37 career double-doubles tie for second on the Buffs’ all-time list and she is one of just six players in CU history with career numbers eclipsing 1,300 points and 700 rebounds.
A 2007 All-Big 12 first team selection, McFarland’s 325 rebounds this season were the most by a junior in team history and the fifth-best team mark overall. Her 10.8 rebounds per game rank as the third best mark on the team single-season charts while her 17.8 points per game are seventh. McFarland set a single-season school record with 161 made free-throws and tied a single-game record with 14 free throws made against Texas Tech in the first round of the 2007 Big 12 Championship.
She was named Big 12 Player of the Week for the season’s opening weekend (Nov. 13) and named to the Coors Classic All-Tournament Team. McFarland is also a two-time Academic All-American and two-time Academic All-Big 12 first team pick.
FIRST TEAM
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
Lindsey Harding, Duke
Ivory Latta, North Carolina
Jessica Davenport, Ohio State.
SECOND TEAM
Sylvia Fowles, LSU
Candice Wiggins, Stanford
Crystal Langhorne, Maryland
Angel McCoughtry, Louisville
Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee
THIRD TEAM
Katie Gearlds, Purdue
Erlana Larkins, North Carolina
Alison Bales, Duke
Armintie Price, Mississippi
Tasha Humphrey, Georgia
HONORABLE MENTION (In alphabetical order)
Matee Ajavon, Rutgers; Meredith Alexis, James Madison; Kimberly Beck, George Washington; Essence Carson, Rutgers; Tina Charles, Connecticut; Marissa Coleman, Maryland; Dee Davis, Vanderbilt; Jessica Dickson, South Florida; Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Shay Doron, Maryland; Krystal Ellis, Marquette; A'Quonesia Franklin, Texas A&M; Kamesha Hairston, Temple; Devanei Hampton, California; Stephanie Hawk, Gonzaga; Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee; Charde Houston, Connecticut; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky; Jackie McFarland, Colorado; Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State; Renee Montgomery, Connecticut; Carrie Moore, Western Michigan; Mandy Morales, Montana; Bernice Mosby, Baylor; Noelle Quinn, UCLA; Allie Quigley, DePaul; Jillian Robbins, Tulsa; Adrianne Ross, TCU; Brooke Smith, Stanford; Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt; Ashley Walker, California; Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh; Abby Waner, Duke; Emily Westerberg, Arizona State; Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue; Dani Wright, BYU.
