By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
CoSIDA named Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball senior Whitney Randall to its Academic All-District Team on Thursday (May 6). Randall is one of just five student-athletes from District 7 (MIAA, NSIC, and GAC Conferences) to receive the honor. 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.
Randall has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA over four years of college as a Health & Human Performance major at FHSU, with an emphasis in Teaching and Coaching. The Alva, Oklahoma native is a four-time recipient of the MIAA Academic Excellence Award and received the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award this season for gaining All-MIAA honors on the court. Most recently, Randall was named the MIAA Women’s Winter Student-Athlete of the Year, an award is based on the athletic, academic, and campus/community service accomplishments of an individual.
On the court, Randall was an All-MIAA First Team selection in 2021, helping FHSU Women’s Basketball to the MIAA Regular Season Championship and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. She helped the Tigers to their sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in the last seven years, while leading the team in scoring (15.0 points per game). She scored in double figures in 21 of 26 games and reached at least 20 points in a game five times. During the 2020-21 season, she became the 22nd player in FHSU Women’s Basketball program history to reach 1,000 career points at FHSU, now with 1,033.
As an All-District Selection, Randall will now be considered for Academic All-America honors to be voted on by Sports Information/Athletic Communication professionals nationwide in NCAA Division II.
Below is the 2021 CoSIDA Women’s Basketball Academic All-District Team in NCAA Division II for District 7.
NCAA DIVISION II – ALL-DISTRICT 7 (Great American, Mid-America, Northern Sun)
Hunter Bentley, Washburn University, Sr., 3.97, Political Science
Bailey Brown, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Sr., 3.90, Biology
Gigi McAtee, University of Central Missouri, Sr., 4.00, Biology
Erin Norling, Wayne State College, Sr., 3.93, Biology/Pre-Physician Assistant
Whitney Randall, Fort Hays State University, Sr., 4.00, Health & Human Performance