Kraayeveld Selected to Second Team Academic All-District Team
Feb. 20, 2003
EUGENE, Ore. - University of Oregon junior forward Cathrine Kraayeveld has been picked to the Verizon Academic All-District Women's Basketball Second Team.
It is the first such honor of Kraayeveld's career. Kraayeveld, a Kirkland, Wash., native, holds a 3.24 cumulative grade-point average and majors in education. She is just one of two Pac-10 student-athletes on the first or second team. Washington senior Loree Payne made the first team. The district is comprised of the Pac-10, West Coast, Big Sky and Big West conferences.
In order to qualify for Academic All-America honors, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA, be a starter or important reserve and be in at least their second season of athletic and academic eligibility. The first team members will
Kraayeveld is averaging 15.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game this year for the Ducks. She recently returned to action last Saturday against Oregon State after a 13-game hiatus because of a staph infection in her left knee.
FIRST TEAM Name School Year Hometown GPA Major Kathleen Nygaard Eastern Washington Junior Adna, Washington 3.70 Marketing Loree Payne Washington Senior Havre, Montana 3.65 Psychology Nikki Petticrew Portland State Senior 9 Mile Falls, Washington 3.78 Psychology Carey Sauer San Francisco Junior Newport, Washington 3.87 Mathematics Corrine Wong Pacific Senior Clackamas, Oregon 3.95 Enviromental StudiesSECOND TEAM Name School Year Hometown GPA Major Katie Davis Saint Mary's Graduate Manson, Washington 3.89 Business Administration Wendy Gabbe UC Irvine Senior Eugene, Oregon 3.59 English Cathrine Kraayeveld Oregon Junior Kirkland, Washington 3.24 Education Kate Smith Nevada Senior Reno, Nevada 3.56 Speech Pathology Lacey Tolbert Northern Arizona Junior Phoenix, Arizona 3.76 Criminal Justice
THIRD TEAM Name School Year Hometown GPA Major Hollye Chapman Oregon State Junior Cottage Grove, Oregon 3.58 Visual Arts Susan King Stanford Soph. Richfield, Minnesota 3.34 Psychology Azella Perryman Stanford Soph. Anchorage, Alaska 3.38 Undeclared Krista Warren Arizona Senior Cloverdale, California 3.38 Studio Art Lisa Willett UCSB Junior Santa Barbara, California 3.70 Psychology
