Strand Named to First-Team District VII All Academic Squad
2/4/2010 12:46:37 PM | Women's Basketball
Montana State basketball standout Sarah Strand was named to the 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Women’s Basketball District VII All-Academic First-Team, Thursday afternoon.
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By virtue of being named to the first-team,
Strand, a 6-1 forward from Shoreline,
Off the court, the junior has a 3.93 grade-point average in nursing and is a three-time All-Big Sky Conference Academic honoree.
“Sarah has really set the bar for the type of student-athlete we want in our program,” said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. “She is a tremendous player, a fantastic student and an outstanding person.”
“When you look at the size of district VII, this honor is quite an accomplishment,” Binford said. “She was competing against student-athletes from conferences such as the Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big 12, Big 10, Mountain West,
Also named to the District VII All-Academic team were Kari Kincaid,
The national Academic All-America team will be announced Feb. 23.
