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Cassidy Mihalko of California Baptist and Adam Klie of UC San Diego Headline CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Basketball Teams

AUSTIN, Texas – Senior guard Cassidy Mihalko of California Baptist University and senior guard Adam Klie of the University of California San Diego headline the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's and Women's basketball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
Mihalko has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division II women's basketball, while Klie has been tabbed the Academic All-America® of the Year award winner for men’s basketball.
 
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2016-17 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
 
A business administration major with a 3.91 G.P.A., Mihalko is a two-time All-PacWest Conference honoree and was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and CCA All-American teams last season. During her junior campaign, she was named to the PacWest All-Tournament, West Region All-Tournament and All-West Region teams after leading the PacWest in scoring averaging (19.9 points per game).
 
The native of Franklin, Wis., currently ranks No. 5 in the country in field goals made (219) and No. 9 in scoring average (20.7 points per game). During her senior season, she has helped the No. 4 ranked Lancers to a 29-2 overall record and a 20-0 mark in PacWest play, becoming the first team in conference history to post a 20-0 record.
 
California Baptist’s third 2,000-point scorer is making her second-straight appearance on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women's Basketball first team, along with earning PacWest Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors during the 2014-15 season.
 
A senior bioengineering major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., Klie is making his second-straight appearance on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's Basketball first team.
 
The native of Anchorage, Alaska, is a two-time All-CCAA selection and played a part in helping UC San Diego claim the program’s first-ever California Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title this year. The senior leads the Tritons with a 14.4 scoring average and is the program’s all-time Division II leader in points (1,402), rebounds (592) and field goals made (516).
 
The guard is a three-time CCAA All-Academic team selection and was named to the UCSD Athletics All-Academic Team during the 2014-15 season. He currently ranks in the top 10 in the CCAA in scoring, rebounding (6.4 rebounds per game), field goal shooting percentage (48.5), assists (124) and steals (22).

Fourteen of the 15 members of the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Basketball teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., with seven student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The six members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.
 
Eleven of the 15 players on the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Basketball first, second and third teams are new honorees to this year’s listing.
 
Along with Mihalko, the Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Basketball teams have three repeat performers from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams.
 
A native of Fresno, Ohio, Andi Daugherty of Ashland University was a second-team Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Basketball honoree during the 2015-16 season. The finance major with a 3.93 G.P.A., was a WBCA All-America honorable mention selection last year and the junior has helped the Eagles to a perfect 28-0 record with her 14.5 scoring average this season.
 
Mary Dineen of Rockhurst University was a second-team Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Basketball honoree during the 2015-16 campaign. The native of Omaha, Neb., holds a 3.90 G.P.A. in nursing and was a preseason All-American, who ranks No. 20th in the country in scoring average (19.1 points per game).
 
A native of Flushing, Mich., Emily Wendling of Saginaw Valley State University was a second-team Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Basketball honoree during the 2015-16 season. The occupational therapy major with a 3.94 G.P.A., was named to three Division II All-America teams during her junior season. The senior currently ranks No. 23 in the country in scoring (19.0 points per game), No. 8 in free throw percentage (89.3), No. 23 in field goals made (185) and No. 28 in free throws attempted (159).
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team is comprised of Dineen, Kristen Drogsler of Caldwell University, Lewis University’s Jamie Johnson, Mihalko, Wendling and Jordan Wilson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team includes Daugherty, Tiana Hanson of Montana State University of Billings, University of Sioux Falls’ Sam Knecht and Laina Snyder of Ashland University.
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team features Sierra Clark of Adelphi University, Pittsburg State University’s Hadyn Herlocker, McKell Oliverio of Queens University of Charlotte, Lincoln Memorial University’s Megan Pittman and Drew Sannes of Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Nine of the 15 members of the 2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., with two student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The five members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.
 
Along with Klie, the Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball teams have five other repeat performers from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams.
 
John Moon of Oklahoma Christian University was a first-team Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball honoree during the 2015-16 season. The Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Year award winner in an accounting major with a 3.93 G.P.A., ranks No. 9 in the country in blocks (72) and field goal percentage (63.4). He set two NCAA Division I records last season with a 50-point performance against Oklahoma Panhandle where he finished the game hitting 20-of-20 attempts from the field. He finished his career as the conference’s leader in blocked shots and No. 2 on both the career scoring and rebounding lists.
 
A native of Santa Clara, Calif., Gokul Natesan of Colorado School of Mines was a first-team Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball honoree during the 2015-16 season. The computer science major with a 3.90 G.P.A., was named the RMAC Academic Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and the 2016 RMAC Defensive Player of the Year. He has eight 20-point games this season and ranks No. 18 in the country in free throws made (149).
 
Myles Johnson of Dallas Baptist University is making his third appearance on the Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball team after earning third-team honors in 2014-15 and 2015-16. The native of Arlington, Texas, holds a 3.94 G.P.A. as a finance major and ranks fourth in school history in both career starts (112) and scoring (1,645). During his senior season, he ranks third on the team in scoring (12.7 points per game).
 
A native of Garnerville, N.Y., Tyler Sayre of The College of Saint Rose was a third-team Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball honoree during the 2015-16 season. The School of Business Outstanding Senior Award honoree holds a 3.83 G.P.A. in finance and ranks fifth in school history in scoring (1,761).
 
C.J. Wilson of Young Harris College is making his second appearance on the Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Basketball team after earning second-team honors in 2015-16. The native of Conyers, Ga., is a business and public policy major with a 3.41 G.P.A., and is the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,978 career points. Nationally, he ranks No. 10 in assists (170) and No. 13 in assists per game (6.3).
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team is comprised of Michael Coffey of Adelphi, Klie, West Liberty University’s Dan Monteroso, Moon and Natesan.
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team Noah Davis of Seton Hill University, Dixie State University’s Josh Fuller, Johnson, A.J. Leahey of the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown and Sayre.
 
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team features Matthew Dogan of Gannon University, Rockhurst’s Alex Hagan, Spencer Reaves of the University of Central Missouri, Brady Skeens of Washburn University and Wilson.


 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College
Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu
(706) 379-5106

Todd Wetmore, Liberty University
Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
twetmore@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2292