By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Fort Hays State women’s basketball senior Whitney Randall has earned first team CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the second year in a row, announced Thursday (Feb. 17) by the organization. She is one of six student-athletes from District 7 (MIAA, Northern Sun and Great American) to receive the honor.
A third team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection last season, Randall completed an undergraduate degree in Health & Human Performance in the fall of 2021 with a perfect 4.0 GPA and is currently pursuing a graduate degree. The Alva, Okla. native was the MIAA Women’s Winter Student-Athlete of the Year last season, an award is based on the athletic, academic, and campus/community service accomplishments of an individual. She is a four-time recipient of the MIAA Academic Excellence Award and received the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award in 2021.
Randall was a first team All-MIAA selection last year for her performance on the court. This season she is averaging 10.8 points per game alongside 4.6 rebounds and a field-goal percentage of 43.3 percent. Randall has scored 1,291 points in her career at Fort Hays State, 11th-most in program history. She has scored in double figures 13 times this season and 60 times in her career.
Sports Information and Athletic Communication professionals within District 7 vote on the Academic All-District Team, which honors a combination of academic and athletic accomplishments of the individuals selected. As an All-District Selection, Randall will now be considered for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced next month.
NCAA DIVISION II – All-DISTRICT 7 (Great American, Mid-America, Northern Sun)
Hunter Bentley – Washburn University – Gr. – 3.97/4.00 – Political Science (UG) / Comm. & Leadership (G)
Aislinn Duffy – Augustana University – Sr. – 3.49 – Nursing
Kylie Hammer – Wayne State College – Sr. – 3.92 – Elementary Education
Kelsey Johnson – University of Central Oklahoma – Gr. – 3.66/4.00 – Family & Child Studies
Whitney Randall – Fort Hays State University – Gr. – 4.00 – Health & Human Performance
Amber Stevahn – Minot State University – Sr. – 4.00 – Biology